A rare-documents dealer waged a secret war on a religion—until it all blew up.

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ST. GEORGE, Utah (Reuters) - A Utah judge rejected a motion to dismiss charges against a self-described "prophet" of a breakaway Mormon sect that practices polygamy after prosecutors rested their case ...

The President, Prophet, Seer, Revelator and Trustee-in-Trust of the Mormons —as the ”peculiar people” call their lead—is the living oracle of God to whom Lord reveals whatever is necessary for the ...

Historian John Turner captures a religious icon who was always on the move, who dangerously pursued polygamy, and bungled finances, yet whose teachings attracted many, appalled others and whose legacy ...

Russell Marion Nelson Sr, prophet and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died aged 101. Nelson was married to Dantzel White from 1945 until her passing in 2005. As of his ...

Last November, Jay Pimentel began hearing that people in his neighborhood were receiving letters about him. Pimentel lives in Alameda, Calif., a small, liberal-leaning community hanging off Oakland ...