Joseph Smith

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Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith Jr. was the first President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He saw God the Father and Jesus Christ in 1820 and received authority from heaven to establish God's Church and kingdom on the earth.

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Life and Character	Status in Latter-day Saint belief Joseph Smith's family as trustworthy and hard-working Education Trustworthiness The Hurlbut affidavits Alleged narcissism Money digging Folk magic or the occult The Word of Wisdom
Revelations and the Church	Witness of Jesus Christ First Vision Book of Mormon Joseph Smith's inspired revision of the Bible The restoration of the priesthood Personages who appeared to Joseph Smith Use of seer stones as a youth Book of Abraham Kinderhook Plates
Prophetic Statements	The U.S. Civil War Rocky Mountain prophecy The White Horse prophecy Alleged false prophecies of Joseph Smith
Society	Legal issues 1826 trial Creation of the Kirtland Safety Society Failure of the Kirtland Safety Society Campaign for President of the United States
Plural marriage (polygamy)	Plural marriage or polygamy Polygamy navigator
Death	The Nauvoo Expositor Events surrounding the death of Joseph Smith Firing a gun at Carthage Jail Qualification as a martyr 1844 Succession to Joseph Smith

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Life and Character

• Joseph Smith's character
• Joseph Smith's alleged narcissism
• Joseph Smith and money digging
• Joseph Smith and magic or the occult
• Death of Joseph Smith

Revelations

• Joseph Smith's use of seer stones as a youth
• Joseph Smith's First Vision
• Book of Mormon
• Joseph Smith's inspired revision of the Bible
• The restoration of the priesthood
• Prophetic statements of Joseph Smith

Society

• Joseph Smith and legal issues
• The Kirtland Safety Society
• Joseph Smith's campaign for President of the United States
• Joseph Smith and plural marriage (or polygamy)