Joseph Smith
American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
- Lived
- 1805–1844
Updated September 2026
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All free classicsThe Book of Mormon
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 6
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 5
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 2
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 4
The Lectures on Faith
General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States
The Wentworth Letter
About Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith Jr. was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thousands of followers by the time of his death fourteen years later. The religious movement he founded is followed by millions of global adherents and several churches, the largest of which is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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