Did you know there might be a second language on the Book of Mormon gold plates?

Most Latter-day Saints have heard that the plates were written in Reformed Egyptian, but not as many people realize that the Book of Mormon started as essentially a different language first.

Hardly anyone knows this, but the most visited, paid tourist attraction in Hawaii isn’t a beach or resort, and it doesn’t make a profit.

The Polynesian Cultural Center is run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes known as the Mormon church.

I personally think that the easiest way to elevate your scripture study doesn't require commentaries, notebooks, study guides, or anything extra, and is a really simple practice that my own mom instilled in me as a teenager that made all the difference in my own studies. /1

This is your reminder that if you've ever been reading hte Doctrine and Covenants and wondering where is this taking place? When is this happening? Who is this about? /1

Brigham Young did not order the Mountain Meadows Unaliving, I want to show you some evidence that a lot of people online don’t bring up. /1

The Horrifying True Story Behind American Primeval: Mountain Meadows Massacre Explained /1

Learning about differences in the accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision can feel jarring and even contradictory, but the same could be said of well established biblical events such as Paul the apostle seeing God on the road to Damascus, or the resurrection of Jesus Christ. /1

If Joseph Smith didn't make up the first vision, why didn't he write it down first thing? Why did it take him 12 years before recording such an important event? /1

Every time someone tells me to stop being so sensitive about how Latter-day Saints are portrayed in media, I'm going to share this video because even fictional narratives have consequences. /1

A longitudinal study of Latter-day Saint teenagers found that regularly attending the temple has a connection with reduced depression and anxiety. /1

The Mormon Militia depicted in the new Netflix show American Primeval is insane for all the wrong reasons. Even one of the show’s historical consultants admitted, it's “definitely not an accurate history of anything,” so here's what it gets wrong about Latter-day Saint history. /1

If you've ever heard someone say, "the church has a problem with perfectionism," new data paints a vastly different story. Before now, there had never been formal research that specifically looked at perfectionism among Latter-day Saints. /1