Considering the chaotic first 14 years before founding Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr., was assassinated, it is incredible that today his Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed “Mormon” ...

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So it’s not surprising that Turner’s done it again, only with an even more complex biographical subject: Joseph Smith Jr., the founding prophet of Mormonism.

the prophet's son speaks; joseph smith, jr., denounces polygamy. a remarkable sermon in the famous old temple at kirtland--mormons on the wrong track. share full article. april 11, 1887.

Although about thirty people are present, only six—Joseph, Oliver, Hyrum Smith, Peter Whitmer, Jr., Samuel H. Smith, and David Whitmer—become the first legal members of the Church.

Each foot represents a year in the life of Joseph Smith Jr., the progenitor, prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who was born on that humble spot on December ...

But the prophet, a 27-year-old farmer’s son named Joseph Smith Jr., seemed unfazed, claiming that these Canadians were merely “superstitious” and blind to “the truth.” Article content ...

Smith, Jos., Mormon, by Riley. THE MORMON PROPHET.; Woodbridge Riley's New Psychological Study of Joseph Smith.

Insiders’ creation narrative runs like this: in the spring of 1820, in the “First Vision,” God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son informed 14-year-old Joseph Smith Jr. that all existing sects were ...

Although both LDS and Community of Christ churches consider Joseph Smith Jr. a prophet, their interpretation of events taking place at the Temple differs and so do the tours of the Temple.

The Mormon tradition had begun the year before, when Joseph Smith, Jr., ... They persuaded Joseph Smith III, the prophet’s son, to take over his father’s position in 1860.

To loyal Mormons, Joseph Smith Jr. was an American prophet whose creed is preparing for Christ's Second Coming. To skeptics, he was a reprobate impostor — if a remarkably successful one. As ...