Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Daguerreotype allegedly of Joseph Smith, c. 1844. In 1830, Joseph Smith, aged 24, published the Book of Mormon, which he described as an English translation of ancient golden plates he received from an angel. The same year he organized the Church of Christ, calling it a restoration of the early Christian Church. Members of the church were later ...
Smith later reported that some revelations are "of the devil". [8] On December 25, 1832, at the height of the nullification crisis where South Carolina threatened civil war, Smith predicted a war "that will shortly come to pass". In actuality, the crisis was averted and the United States remained at peace throughout Joseph Smith's lifetime. [9]
Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805, in Vermont, on the border between the villages of South Royalton and Sharon, to Lucy Mack Smith and her husband Joseph Smith Sr., a merchant and farmer. [6] He was one of eleven children. At the age of seven, Smith had a bone infection and, after receiving surgery, used crutches for three years. [7]
The Church of Christ was organized by a small group of men led by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830. Between that time and Smith's death in 1844, the administrative and ecclesiastical organization of the new church evolved from an egalitarian group of believers into an institution based on hierarchy of priesthood offices.
The murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith Pepper-box pistol used by Joseph Smith to defend himself on June 27, 1844. After a hearing, Smith was released but stayed in the jail at the request of Governor Dunklin as there were to be additional charges filed the following day.
On this subject, Joseph Smith taught that those who commit the unpardonable sin are "doomed to Gnolaum—to dwell in hell, worlds without end." [ 15 ] The word gnolaum is used elsewhere by Smith to mean "eternal" (in the sense of 'everlasting' or 'forever' with perpetuity in time, and likely not "eternal" as 'outside of time' or having no ...
Smith's sons Joseph III and David were too young: Joseph was aged 11, and David was born after Smith's death. [14] The Council of Fifty had a theoretical claim to succession, but it was a secret organization. [b] Two of Smith's chosen successors, Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer, had already left the church. [15]
Joseph Smith, Jr. was the leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.Being Continuationist, the movement is characterized by a belief that the miracles, visions, prophecies, and revelations attributed to the biblical era continue still today, contingent upon need and the faith of those involved.