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Mormonism, then called the Latter Day Saint movement, was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr., a self-claimed prophet who predicted that Jesus would return before his 85th birthday. He was never able to validate this prophetic vision, however, for he was murdered quite a few years before on July 27, 1844. He established a following with his reports of encounters with an angel who led him to buried plates made of gold that were inscribed with revalations about religion.

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