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1843 daguerreotype of
Joseph Smith, Jr. taken by
Lucian Foster (Library of Congress).
Joseph Smith, Jr. ( December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was the charismatic founder and leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. Latter Day Saints revere him as a prophet and martyr. In 1844, he also ran for President of the United States on an anti- slavery platform, and was the first candidate assassinated during a U.S. presidential campaign.
According to Latter Day Saint doctrine, when Smith was a fourteen year old boy God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him and indicated that through him the Church of Jesus Christ would be restored to the Earth once again. Following this, Smith translated several volumes of scripture, including The Book of MormonThe Book of Mormon is a sacred text of Mormonism first published in Palmyra, New York, USA, in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr. The book's self-declared main purpose is to testify of Jesus Christ, through the writings of ancient American prophets. It asser and The Pearl of Great PriceThe Pearl of Great Price (PGP) is a collection of scriptures of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormonism). The PGP includes: the Book of Abraham, a book dealing with Abraham's journeys in Egypt, containing many d, and dictated new revelation, known as The Doctrine and CovenantsThe Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes referred to as D&C is a part of the open scriptural canon of Mormonism, together with the Bible and The Book of Mormon''. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), these three books, together wi. Considered part of the early 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended RestorationismRestorationism is not a single religious movement, but a wave of comparably motivated movements that arose in the eastern United States and Canada in the early 19th century in the wake of the Second Great Awakening. These movements attempted to transcend movement, he attested that he was chosen by God to restoreIn Mormonism, the Restoration was a period in its early history during which a number of events occurred that were necessary to restore the early Christian church as demonstrated in the New Testament, and to prepare the earth for the Second Coming of Jesu the Church of Christ to a world that had forsaken it during a Great ApostasyThe Great Apostasy is a term of opprobrium used by some religious groups to allege a general fallen state of traditional Christianity, or especially of Catholicism and (often merely by implication) Eastern Orthodoxy: that it is not representative of the f.
Critics regarded him, his religion, and his politics with contempt and often violence, leading to his death at the hands of an angry mob at Carthage, Illinois, in 1844. Smith and his legacy continue to evoke strong emotion. His life and works are subject to considerable ongoing debate and research. Some Mormons regard negative criticism as verification of a prophecy Smith asserted he received at seventeen years of age, that his name and reputation "should be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken of among all people." [1]
Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont, the fourth child of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. The Smiths suffered considerable financial problems and moved several times in and around New England.
During the winter of 1812 - 1813, Smith's leg became seriously infected. Some doctors advised amputation, but Smith's family refused. Smith later recovered, though he used crutches for several years and was for the rest of his life bothered with a limp.
Local court records show Smith was tried on March 20, 1826; charged with, and convicted of, disorderly conduct for so-called money-digging activities: using supposedly supernatural stones to dig for treasure. Some argue associated court documents were forged or altered, perhaps after Smith left New York, to cast Smith in an unfair light; others have argued that such "treasure digging" was a common form of folk magic and that Smith was not unique in its practice. Other critics argue the trial was an early example of what they consider Smith's deceptive nature and use of occult methods. Some have argued there is evidence that Smith was not present at the trial, or that the trial was conducted more than ten years after the original allegation - and after Smith left the New York area.
Smith married Emma Hale on January 18, 1827. Some sources report the couple eloped due to the Hale family's disapproval of Smith.
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