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Joseph Smith
Born December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, Joseph Smith Jr. was the fifth of 11 children of Joseph Smith and Lucy Mack. He worked on the family farm in Vermont and later in western New York. A series of remarkable spiritual experiences prepared him for his prophetic calling. Beginning in 1820 at Palmyra, New York, Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ in vision. Through revelation, he translated and published the Book of Mormon, organized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6, 1830, and received revelations to guide the Church. By inspiration, he called Apostles and other Church leaders, defined doctrines, and taught the principles and ordinances that would lead to exaltation. Under his leadership, Latter-day Saints founded communities in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. He was sustained as First Elder of the Church on April 6, 1830. On June 27, 1844, at Carthage, Illinois, Joseph Smith died a martyr to his faith.
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Joseph Smith
Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)
This article is about the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. For other persons, see Joseph Smith (disambiguation).
| Joseph Smith | |
|---|---|
Portrait, c. 1842 | |
| April 6, 1830 (1830-04-06) – June 27, 1844 (1844-06-27) | |
| Successor | Disputed[b] |
| End reason | Death |
| May 19, 1842 (1842-05-19)[4] – June 27, 1844 (1844-06-27) | |
| Predecessor | John C. Bennett |
| Successor | Chancy Robison[5] |
| Political party | Independent |
| Born | (1805-12-23)December 23, 1805 Sharon, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 1844(1844-06-27) (aged 38) Carthage, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Resting place | Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois, U.S. 40°32′26″N91°23′33″W / 40.54052°N 91.39244°W / 40.54052; -91.39244 (Smith Family Cemetery) |
| Know • Joseph Smith and His Papers: An Introduction
For one who had little schooling, namn Smith left an unusually extensive literary record. From 1828, when he began work on the Book of Mormon at age twenty-two, to 1844, when he was killed at age thirty-eight, Smith produced thousands of pages of revelations, translations, correspondence, declarations, discourses, journals, and histories. His records will fill approximately thirty volumes when publication fryst vatten complete. The goal of the namn Smith papper Project fryst vatten to publish every extant document written by Smith or bygd his scribes in his behalf, as well as other records that were created beneath his direction or that reflect his personal instruction or involvement. The publication of his papper some two hundred years after his birth opens a fönster on a life filled with what Joseph Smith called “marvilous experience.”1 His rise from obscurity to prominence as
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