Joseph Smith Jr.

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Joseph Smith Jr.
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Birth and Childhood

• Born in Sharon, Vermont in 1805 to Joseph and
  Lucy Mack Smith
• Had 10 brothers and sisters

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• In January of 1817 he moves with his family to
  Palmyra, New York

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• 1818- He wants to learn which church is right so
  he reads from the Bible, James 15, If any of
  you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth
  to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it
  shall be given him.

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The Restoration

• 1820-He went into a grove of trees near his house
  and prayed.
• He is overcome by a darkness, but prays and is
  visited by God and Jesus Christ.
• He was told not to join any of the churches, that
  none were right.

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• September, 1823 Hes visited by the Angel Moroni
  and was talked to about receiving the Book of
  Mormon

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Joseph and Emma

• January 18, 1827, marries Emma Hale
• Between June 15, 1828 and February 7, 1842 they
  have 7 children, 1 set of twins which were
  adopted, and 5 of the children die shortly after
  birth.

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• 1827-Joseph takes the plates from the Hill
  Cumorah after Moroni buried them in 421 A.D.
• People hear that hes going to get them and he is
  followed in an attempt to kill him to get the
  plates

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• September, 1827 Joseph begins the translation of
  the Gold Plates

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• In June, 1829 moves to Fayette, New York,
  finishes translating the Book of Mormon with help
  from Emma, Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdrey and
  others

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• The Church is organized in the log home of Peter
  Whitmer Sr. on April 6, 1830

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• On March 24 of 1832 he is tarred and feathered,
  beaten, scratched, has his hair ripped out and
  has a tooth broken in an attempt of poisoning him
• The next day he speaks of peace and brotherhood
  with members of the mob in the audience
• On March 27, 1832 1 of his adopted twins dies
  from exposure suffered during the night the mob
  was there

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• May, 1834 Leads Zions Camp expedition to redeem
  property taken by mob in Jackson County, Missouri
• In November, 1838 Hes sentenced to be shot by a
  Missouri state militia , but the executioner
  refuses to shoot him

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This is a letter from Joseph Smith to his wife
Emma, when he was in jail in Richmond, Missouri.
Written on November 12, 1838, to tell her of the
conditions of the jail and to reply to what she
had written to him.
Letter
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• December 1838 he and 4 other men are imprisoned
  at Liberty Jail
• April, 1839, He and the other 4 men were allowed
  to escape by prison guards as they were being
  transported from Liberty Jail to Columbia,
  Missouri

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• In 1839, He establishes the city of Nauvoo,
  Illinois and builds it up from a swamp.
• He builds the Mansion house, also used as a place
  for church, civic business, and as a hotel after
  Josephs death to raise money to help Emma care
  for the children.

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• In January 29, 1844 he announces his candidacy
  for president of the United States
• June 18, 1844 he delivers his last public sermon

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• June 25, 1844 turns himself over to the governor
  of Illinois, governor promises hell be safe,
  hes taken to Carthage Jail.

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• June 27, 1844 murdered along with his brother
  Hyrum, by an armed mob at the jail in Carthage,
  Illinois

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Selected Quotes from The Testimony of the Three
Witnesses

• Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues,
  and people, unto whom this work shall come That
  we, through the grace of God the Father, and our
  Lord Jesus Christ, have seen the plates which
  contain this record, which is a record of the
  people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites, their
  brethren, and also of the people of Jared, who
  came from the tower of which hath been spoken.
• And we declare with words of soberness, that an
  angel of God came down from heaven, and he
  brought and laid before our eyes, that we beheld
  and saw the plates, and the engravings thereon
  and we know that it is by the grace of God the
  Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, that we beheld
  and bear record that these things are true.
• Nevertheless, the voice of the Lord commanded us
  that we should bear record of it wherefore, to
  be obedient unto the commandments of God, we bear
  testimony of these things. And the honor be to
  the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
  Ghost, which is one God. Amen.
• Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Martin Harris

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Selected Quotes from The Testimony of Eight
Witnesses

• BE IT KNOWN unto all nations, kindreds, tongues,
  and people, unto whom this work shall come That
  Joseph Smith, Jun., the translator of this work,
  has shown unto us the plates of which hath been
  spoken, which have the appearance of gold and
  as many of the leaves as the said Smith has
  translated we did handle with our hands and we
  also saw the engravings thereon, all of which has
  the appearance of ancient work, and of curious
  workmanship.
• And we give our names unto the world, to witness
  unto the world that which we have seen. And we
  lie not, God bearing witness of it. Christian
  Whitmer, Hiram Page, Jacob Whitmer, Joseph Smith,
  Sen., Peter Whitmer, Jun., Hyrum Smith, John
  Whitmer, Samuel H. Smith

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Thanks

• Google.com, information, pictures
• Jenni Frogley, Music
• The Bible
• The Book of Mormon