Joseph Smith

From their bizarre belief that Jesus Christ visited the Native Americans to their well-known fondness for polygamy, Mormons haven't always made it easy for others to warm to them. Women like Taylor Frankie Paul, therefore, must have seemed like a godsend to the eccentric American sect. Young, perky and wholesome, she lived in a mansion in Utah 's Salt Lake City with her equally photogenic husband Tate and their three adorable children. The videos Taylor relentlessly posted online - showing the family getting dressed for church, washing up dozens of baby-feeding bottles or dancing around her spacious home -- made the life of a conventional young Mormon woman (who generally marry young and rear large families) fascinating to millions.

If there is one thing the British do well and are very passionate about, it is the mighty garden shed.   Cuprinol has announced the winners of the 2024 Shed Of The Year awards - and the victors are far from disappointing.  'Sheddies' - people who are really passionate about sheds - across the country have been competing over the past months in pursuit of the prestigious prize. Pictured, from L: The Bar With No Name, The Handsome Devil's Club, Coconut Bar, Kitchen Cabin. Inset is overall winner Wayne Dawber with his Wrinkly, Rusty and Retro shed.

Moon's Rare Books is more than a bookstore; it's a time capsule disguised as a shop. Reid Moon, the store's encyclopedic owner, curator, and historian, breathes life into ordinary objects. His passion for storytelling transforms the shop into a living, thousand-year-old library amidst the modern allure of The Shops at Riverwoods in Provo, Utah .