INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (RNS) In 1831, Mormon founder Joseph Smith ... and it shall be called Zion.” The revelations declared that a temple would be built on a lot in Independence, 10 miles east ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — It’s not exactly a holy war ... revelation instructed him to prepare a New Jerusalem, a City of Zion, on this small patch of land near present day downtown Independence.

If you’re visiting Zion National Park this Independence Day weekend, remember to plan for the heat and crowds as much as you’re planning to have fun. The National Park Service anticipates ...

No, Zion will be built ... all sorts of other properties and interests here — to up and leave for Independence, Mo.? How about if Brigham Young’s right place were to become the wrong place?

Local Historian Ralph Goldmisth gave a tour of the city of Independence, Missouri, in a covered wagon to highlight the city’s history. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in ...