Fort Madison, Iowa, with its well-preserved riverfront, sits directly across the Mississippi. Keokuk, Iowa, with its impressive lock and dam system, is a short drive downriver. But Nauvoo’s greatest ...

Nauvoo sits in western Illinois, about 250 miles southwest of Chicago, in a region where the Mississippi carves its way between Illinois and Iowa. The name “Nauvoo” derives from Hebrew, meaning ...

Since their introduction, LDS temple rites have never stopped evolving. Here’s a look at some changes over the years.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has returned a 177-year-old bell to the First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City after the bell was stolen and ended up in the ...

The metrics and advanced numbers aren’t exactly Illinois football’s No. 1 fan. And nothing supports that notion more than ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). Somehow, following that victory over a ...

(RNS) — The Satanic Temple of Illinois’ contribution to a holiday display in the Illinois Statehouse rotunda in Springfield Monday (Dec. 20) — a swaddled baby version of the deity Baphomet — has drawn ...

After 177 years, a stolen bell is returning to the First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City. Reverend Michael Hummer, the church's co-founder, stole the bell in 1848 after being expelled for his ...

NAUVOO, Ill. — 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 forged ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of popular Joseph Smith Memorial Building restaurants are expected to reopen this year, ending a five-year hiatus tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and Temple Square construction.

(RNS) — Women are second-class citizens in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, guest columnist Emily W. Jensen concludes in analyzing the church's recent efforts to connect better with ...

NAUVOO, Ill. (AP) -- Heavy morning rains didn't discourage visitors eager to see the rebuilt Mormon temple in Nauvoo from attending the first day of an almost two-month open house Monday. Officials ...

Born to Martin Elmer and Melba Morgan Christensen in Salt Lake City, UT. Dale and his eternal companion, Carolyn Cahoon, were blessed with six children, sixteen grandchildren, and twelve ...