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Modern biographers and scholars—Mormon and non-Mormon alike—agree that Smith was one of the most influential, charismatic, and innovative figures in American religious history. [170] In a 2015 compilation of the 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time, Smithsonian ranked Smith first in the category of religious figures. [ 171 ]
Joseph Smith Sr. (July 12, 1771 – September 14, 1840) was the father of Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon , which Mormons believe was translated by Smith Jr. from golden plates .
In 1884, LDS Church leader Junius F. Wells visited Smith's birthplace and conceived a plan to build a monument to him. [3] Under the direction of church president Joseph F. Smith, Wells oversaw the construction of the monument and cottage house in 1905. The Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial was dedicated by Joseph F. Smith on the 100th ...
Later, others came to believe that Smith's son, Joseph Smith III, was the rightful successor under the doctrine of lineal succession. A schism resulted, with each claimant attracting followers. The majority of Latter Day Saints followed Young; these adherents later emigrated to what became Utah Territory and continued as the LDS Church.
The early life of Joseph Smith covers his life from his birth to the end of 1827. Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont, the fifth of eleven children born to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith. By 1817, Smith's family had moved to the "burned-over district" of western New York, an area repeatedly swept by religious revivals during the Second Great Awakening.
An 1841 engraving of Cumorah (looking south), where Joseph Smith said he was given golden plates by an angel named Moroni, on the west side, near the peak.. Cumorah (/ k ə ˈ m ɔːr ə /; [2] also known as The Sacred Grove is a drumlin in Palmyra, New York, United States, [3] where Joseph Smith said he found a set of golden plates which he translated into English and published as the Book of ...
For Joseph Smith's wife Emma, it was an excruciating ordeal," the essay, part of a collection issued over the past year, said. The church, founded in 1830, banned polygamy in 1890 when the U.S ...
The Latter Day Saint movement arose in the Palmyra and Manchester area of western New York, where its founder Joseph Smith was raised during a period of religious revival in the early 19th century called the Second Great Awakening, a Christian response to the secularism of the Age of Enlightenment which extended throughout the United States, particularly the frontier areas of the west.