These Joseph Smith revelations were never canonized. ... “For behold, saith the Lord,” this 1837 inscription reads, a “very fierce and very terrible war is near at hand, ...

John G. Turner’s new book is a nimble account that showcases the frenzied core of Smith’s soul.

According to their research, Lucian Foster, a Latter-day Saint, moved from New York City to Nauvoo and lived in the Smith mansion house for two months before Joseph Smith was killed on June 27, 1844.

On July 21, Mormons were rocked by news that a great-great-grandson of Joseph Smith had discovered a daguerreotype he believes to be the only known photograph of the prophet. Almost immediately ...

Joseph Smith's uniqueness can, I think, be understood by an analogy that I sometimes use to Henry Ford. Henry Ford wanted a car in every home. Joseph Smith was the Henry Ford of revelation.

Joseph Smith was arrested on several occasions, and in 1844 a jail where he and his brother was being held was attacked by an armed mob, and both men were shot and killed. Top.

Here are six actors who portrayed Joseph Smith on film, with commentary from Griffiths about how they fared. (20th Century Fox) Vincent Price, portraying Joseph Smith in the 1940 Western epic ...

Joseph Smith 1805-1844 Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series of tenant farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York.

President Dallin H. Oaks speaks at the Joseph Smith Papers Conference on Friday and announced that a new biography is being written about Joseph Smith, founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...