Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon movement, marked the 2.75-acre parcel, known as the 'Temple Lot,' in Independence, Missouri for a temple for Jesus Christ's Second Coming.

Independence, Missouri, is a sacred spot for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Members of the church began settling in Jackson County in 1831, shortly after founder Joseph ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (RNS) Few places have greater historic and religious significance to Mormons than Missouri. Likewise few places have been the site of greater Mormon conflict. By Tim Townsend.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints puts another 500-plus acres up for sale in Missouri, mere weeks after doing the same with 1,800 nearby acres. This area is seen as part of the faith ...

Mormon Pioneers in Missouri. Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Elder George Peterson explained the migration of Mormons to Independence, MO and the subsequent migrations to Illinois and Utah.

Belief in a divinely inspired start gives Latter-day Saints a unique duty to keep the United States going, leaders say.

According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), the Garden of Eden in which God placed Adam and Eve is located in Jackson County, Missouri, near the town of Independence. Circa ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — In 1831, Mormon founder Joseph Smith declared that the righteous would gather in Independence, Mo., to greet the Second Coming of Jesus Christ — just one of the prophecies ...