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Joseph Smith Jr.

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Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith received a visitation from God the Father and the Son in 1820. Subsequently, he published the Book of Mormon, which he translated from golden plates. After a liftime of dynamic leadership in Kirtland, Ohio, in Independence, Missouri, and in Nauvoo, Illinois, as the Mormon Prophet, he was killed by a mob while being held prisoner in Carthage, Illinois. His writings have chiefly been appreciated or discussed for their value as scripture and history, and for the theological claims made in them. Their literary value comes through in the deeply personal and often eloquent nature of many of his writings: in his journals and letters, in the history and revelations which he wrote, and in the pages of the Book of Mormon, which he translated.
Joseph Smith, President Joseph Smith, President Joseph Smith Jr., Brother Joseph
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith
Emma Hale Smith
1805-12-23
Sharon, Vermont
1844-06-27
Mayor of Nauvoo, General of the Nauvoo Legion
Male
Author, Translator, Writer
English

30 Works by Joseph Smith Jr.

Title Role Year Genre
The Book of Mormon Translator 1830 Scripture
To the Church in Quincy, Illinois Author Letter
The King Follett Discourse Author Personal Essay
The Elders Journal Author 1964
The King Follett Discourse Author Personal Essay
Book of Mormon (Deseret Alphabet) Translator 1869 Scripture
To Emma Smith [1832] Author Letter
To Emma Smith (August 16, 1840) Author Letter
To W. W. Phelps (July 22, 1840) Author Letter
The Vision Author Poetry
The Words of Joseph Smith Author 1980 Personal Essay
The Book of Mormon Translator 2003 Scripture
The First Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Second Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Third Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Fourth Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Fifth Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Sixth Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Seventh Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Eighth Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Ninth Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Tenth Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Eleventh Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Twelfth Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Thirteenth Article of Faith Author Music Lyrics
The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Author 1981 Scripture
The Constitutions of the United States and Ilinois - Nauvoo Charter and Municipal Court - Writ of Habeas Corpus Author Personal Essay
Epistle from Liberty Jail Author Letter
Sermon on Priesthood Author Personal Essay
Writings of Joseph Smith Author Unassigned
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