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In 1844, after his practice of polygamy was revealed to civil authorities, Smith was charged with perjury and fornication. After ordering the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor, Smith was charged with inciting a riot. Rather than submit to arrest, Smith declared martial law and called out the Nauvoo Legion. After the Governor mobilized the ...
Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805, in Vermont, on the border between the villages of South Royalton and Sharon, to Lucy Mack Smith and her husband Joseph Smith Sr., a merchant and farmer. [6] He was one of eleven children. At the age of seven, Smith had a bone infection and, after receiving surgery, used crutches for three years. [7]
In 1868, Smith was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served one term from March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871. [1] After his term was completed, he moved to Portland, Oregon and resumed his law practice. [1] He ran for Governor of Oregon in 1882, but lost to Republican Zenas Ferry Moody. [1]
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Shortly thereafter, Joseph's eldest brother, Alvin, dies. Smith meets and marries Emma Hale, against the objections of her parents. A few years later, Smith retrieves and translates the golden plates. During one session of translation, Smith and his scribe, Oliver Cowdery, pray to learn more about a
The teachings of Joseph Smith include many religious doctrines as well as political ideas and theories, many of which he said were revealed to him by God. Joseph Smith is the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement and is recognized by multiple Latter Day Saint churches as the founder.
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Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith (founder of the Latter Day Saint movement) and Emma Hale Smith. Joseph Smith III was the Prophet-President of what became the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church), renamed Community of Christ in 2001, which ...