On February 4, 1846, members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began their journey west from Nauvoo, ...

On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...

On Feb. 4, 1846, Saints left from New York, Nauvoo for the Rocky Mountains. A group from Mississippi soon joined them.

SALT LAKE CITY — A shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City killed two people and injured six others Wednesday, police said. The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of ...

Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said. The shooting took ...

(RNS) — In 1857, when Latter-day Saints deemed actions emanating from Washington, DC, to be significant breaches of ...

The shooting did not appear to be a targeted attack against the church and seemed to stem from an altercation in its parking lot, the police said. By John Yoon and Benjamin Wood Benjamin Wood reported ...

The founder of the Mormon Church rocked 19th-century America with his spiritual visions, his belief in polygamy—and even a presidential run. Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder and leader of the Church of ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The Army in Europe took a major step toward a more agile, tech-savvy force this week as it deactivated one storied cavalry squadron and activated a parachute infantry battalion ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Police in Salt Lake City said two people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting outside a funeral on Wednesday evening. No suspects are in custody and an active manhunt is ...

Lowering the minimum missionary age for young women from 19 to 18 was meant partly “to reduce the age of marriage” for couples in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So said recently ...

Police said a manhunt is underway for a suspect or suspects. Police in Salt Lake City said two people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting outside a funeral on Wednesday evening. No ...