NAUVOO, Ill. (AP) -- Mormon church leaders opened a plush reconstruction of their historic holy sanctuary Wednesday, more than 150 years after the original temple was destroyed. It was here that ...

The managing director of the Church History Department answers questions about changes to the tours and the buildings in the recently acquired historic sites. (RNS) — Many people were stunned by the ...

NAUVOO, Ill. (AP) -- Chandler Whipple recently logged his third 1,000-mile drive from Salt Lake City to this tiny, out-of-the-way town overlooking the Mississippi River, where history and faith have ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Tuesday the acquisitions of the Kirtland Temple, historic Nauvoo buildings, manuscripts and artifacts. In total, the church ...

The recent acquisition by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Mormonism’s first temple — in Kirtland, Ohio — along with historic buildings in Nauvoo, Ill., similarly tied to founder ...

May 28, 1953 – July 18, 2014 Stephen Elliot Kempton, 61, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 18, as a service missionary in the LDS Nauvoo, IL Temple Pageant Mission. He was born on May 28, ...

The historic Kirtland Temple, perched at the crest of the Route 306 hill in Kirtland, is now owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976, ...