Brent M. Rogers, Ph.D., is a managing historian for the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He worked for thirteen years on the Joseph Smith Papers and, for three of those years, served as the project’s managing historian. Brent is the award-winning author of numerous books and articles. His first book, Unpopular Sovereignty: Mormons and the Federal Management of Early Utah Territory (University of Nebraska Press, 2017), received The Charles Redd Center-Phi Alpha Theta Book Award for the Best Book on the American West, the Mormon History Association’s Best First Book Award, and the Utah State Historical Society’s Francis Armstrong Madsen Best History Book Award. Brent is also the author of Buffalo Bill and the Mormons (Bison Books, 2024) and several articles including “A ‘distinction between Mormons and Americans’: Mormon Indian Missionaries, Federal Indian Policy, and the Utah War,” Utah Historical Quarterly (Fall 2014), which won the Western History Association’s Arrington-Prucha Prize for Best Article on the History of Religion in the West. When he is not researching and writing history, Brent enjoys reading about history, watching movies, walking his dog, and trying to keep up with his family’s busy schedule of school, sports, and music.

The city approved an application Tuesday that will allow the Mormon Church to build a chapel that exceeds zoning regulations on 33rd Avenue in Flushing, much to the dismay of civic organizations and Community Board 7.The city Board of Standards and Appeals voted unanimously to approve the application, which would allow the chapel to have a larger floor area than what is allowed in the zoning code, according to the BSA.

In a hallway on the third floor of the giant LDS Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City, you can see photos of top Mormon leaders — the governing First Presidency and the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. Down the way, there are busts of all the previous church presidents.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shares in the growing concern across the world about the Ebola virus and is monitoring the situation carefully. Below is an update on how the Church is responding.

What exciting news for the LDS Business College and its students!

The BYU men’s volleyball team once again showed why they are the No. 1 ranked team in the nation with sweeps over Pacific and No. 8 Stanford, finishing off the regular season with a 21–4 record. The road victories should give the Cougars momentum returning home for the playoffs.

The world watched as Noelle Pikus-Pace of the Kiowa Valley 1st Ward, Eagle Mountain Utah East Stake, won a silver medal in the skeleton during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 14.

Elder Oaks was in Mexico City in early February, where he dedicated the newly remodeled Mexico City Temple Visitors’ Center.

Week 1 The sacrament is a time to remember Jesus Christ.

There has been a great deal of discussion that has been generated by the Internet and social media regarding the history of the Church.