In 1838, a revelation given to Joseph Smith (Doctrine & Covenants 118) called the entire Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on a mission to the British Isles. This revelation came shortly after Apostle Heber C. Kimball returned from a successful first mission to Great Britain the year before. Among the Apostles traveling to England were Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, and others from...

The Joseph Smith Papers Project is beginning to wind down its work . This year will mark the conclusion of the project with the publication of its final two volumes: Documents volumes 14 and 15, which cover the final year of Joseph Smith’s life (1 January–27 June 1844). Recently, volume 14 of the Documents series (covering 1 January–15 May 1844) has been published, giving a glimpse into the final...

Many of the people who joined the early church were natives of the British isles. How did they learn about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ? Where in Great Britain did they come from? Who was sent to teach them? Join Professor Casey Griffiths as he travels to several locations in England—London, Liverpool, Preston, and more—to explore church history in the British Isles. The First British...

Where is the exact spot Joseph Smith was born? Where did he grow up? How did his early life and setting prepare him to become the Prophet of the Restoration? Did you know that some of Joseph’s ancestors sailed on the Mayflower and fought in the Revolutionary War? Join professor Casey Griffiths in this travel video, as he explores the early sites of the Prophet’s life. We begin the video with...

Where did the Book of Mormon Come From? Who wrote it? Where was it found? What is it about? Join Professor Casey Griffiths as he travels to upstate New York and Pennsylvania to explore the historical sites connected to the discovery, translation, and printing of the Book of Mormon, and find answers to these questions and more! Before traveling to the east, Casey gathers information about the...

A new volume of the Joseph Smith Papers Project has now been published, featuring “ninety-eight documents including Joseph Smith’s correspondence, accounts of his discourses, and petitions seeking redress from the federal government. The volume also features pay orders, militia commands, and an interview with a newspaper editor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” The new volume is the thirteenth in...

Note: This is a developing article that will be continually updated with additional resources and topics that Latter-day Saints might encounter. Hulu’s newest miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven presents an imaginative retelling of the harrowing murder of Brenda Lafferty in 1984 by Dan and Ron Lafferty, former members of a splinter group of fundamentalist Latter-day Saints...

In a moving new video, Casey Griffiths and Scott Woodward travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, and to Nauvoo, Warsaw, and Carthage in Illinois to review the events that led up to the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. As Casey and Scott visit these sites, they discuss two questions: Why was Joseph murdered? And why do Joseph’s and Hyrum’s deaths mean so much today? Modern day Nauvoo is drastically...

How can people better experience and understand events in Church history? Historical events can sometimes be difficult to picture because the modern world is so different from the world of the past. But recently, Casey Paul Griffiths and the Book of Mormon Central (BMC) video team came up with the idea to create a 3D model of Liberty Jail . This 3D model would provide an immersive experience to...

In 2020, Book of Mormon Central (BMC) and the Church began preparing 360-degree tours of major Church History sites. BMC gathered 360 spheres from the Church History Department, the BYU Religion Department, third party groups and individuals, and our own footage. We commissioned a contractor to film footage at the Priesthood Restoration site in Harmony (now Oakland) Pennsylvania. In April and May...