Portrait of Emma Hale Smith. Oil on canvas, David Rogers, 1842. Image via the Joseph Smith Papers.

Why Did Emma Smith Remain in Nauvoo after the Death of Joseph Smith?

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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Painting of Carthage Jail by Al Rounds. Painting of The Prophet Joseph Smith, by Alvin Gittins.

Why was Joseph Smith Murdered?

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Painting of the "Steamboat Heroine" of 1832 by Peter Rindlisbacher. Image via The Oklahoman and The Oklahoma History Center.

Why Did Joseph Smith File for Bankruptcy?

Thursday, November 04, 2021

Painting of the Heber C. Kimball home in Nauvoo by Al Rounds. Image of the Nauvoo Charter from the Library of Congress.

Why Was the Nauvoo City Charter Important for Protecting the Saints?

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Windows at Liberty by Andrew Knaupp. Submitted to the 2021 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.

Why Did Joseph Write His Famous Letter from Liberty Jail?

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Cold Missouri Night by Joseph Brickey

Why Were the Saints Driven from Missouri in the Fall of 1838?

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Christ Appears in Kirtland Temple by Walter Rane. Image via Gospel Media Library.

Why Is the “Pentecostal” Season in Kirtland Believable?

Tuesday, October 05, 2021

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