SMITH, Joseph jr. [1805-1844] -- LDS founder and first president

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a/k/a

The Prophet

He was the founder and first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly referred to as the LDS. A prophet to his followers and a fraud to his detractors, he and his brother were killed in a Carthage, IL, jail by a mob.

Early in 1831, the doctrine of plural marriages is revealed to Smith and he takes a second wife ca 1833. By the time of his death, he had at least 30 wives, and possibly more than 50.

Chronology

1820	His first vision
1823/09/21	His second vision
1827/01/18	He marries Emma Hale
1827/09/22	He obtains the golden plates
1828-1830	Translation of the Book of Mormon from the golden plates
1830/03	Publication of the Book of Mormon
1830/04/06	Organization of the Church of Christ
1831	LDS leaves New York for Ohio
1831-1838	Violent opposition to the LDS church
1832	He is tarred and feathered, and beaten
1838	Ohio leadership and loyal members move to Missouri
1838/10/31	He and several others arrested and imprisoned
1839/04	He is allowed to escape
1839/06	They settle in Nauvoo, IL
1839/10	Smith is told by President Van Buren that there was no help for them
1841	He introduces plural marriage
1844/04	Dissenters challenge Smith's leadership; Smith destroys their press
1844/06	Smith and others arrested in Carthage, IL
1844/06/27	Attacked by a mob while in jail, Smith and his brother are murdered

Bookmarks (off-site links)

Works by Joseph+Smith
- Analyses, critiques and interpretations
- Quotations
- For sale
  - BookFinder.com Books by or about Joseph+Smith
- Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon
- The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Works about
- Biographical
  - Specific periods, events, aspects. Trivia.
  - Chronologies, synopses, encyclopedias
    - Joseph Smith, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    - Tour Nauvoo The Nauvoo Period
  - JosephSmith.com - Joseph Smith American Prophet, Biography
  - American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
- Genealogy
- Memorials, tributes, shrines
  - Suites
  - Joseph Smith (1805 - 1844) - Find A Grave Memorial
- Bibliographies and Link Farms
  - Open Directory
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- Discussion, interviews
Collections, archives - Papers
- The Joseph Smith Papers
Historical context, background
- Places (residences, etc)
  - Joseph Smith Historic Sites - The Mansion House
Gallery
- IMDb character search As a character.
- Google Search: Joseph Smith
- Joseph Smith Home Page: Pictures

Bookmarks:2010-05-31 10:54:00

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