Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith was awaiting trial for ordering the destruction of a printing press as mayor of Nauvoo. The press had been causing an uproar in the community for printing anti-Mormon material, and he ordered that it be destroyed because it was a "public nuisance". The owners of the press regarded this as destruction of personal property and an infringement of free speech, inciting enemies from neighboring towns. To protect the public safety, Joseph declared martial law and called on the Nauvoo Legion to protect the city. This act was viewed as treason against the state of Illinois, and the governor called for Joseph and the Nauvoo city council to appear in county court. Because of the uproar about the event, it was decided that Joseph Smith would be held in the Carthage jail to await his trial. This was meant to protect him from enemies who threatened to kill him rather than allow his case to be heard. Joseph stayed in an upstairs bedroom with friends while the local militia, the Carthage Greys, guarded the jail.

Unfortunately, the Carthage Greys were known to be anti-Mormon. The afternoon of June 27, 1844, an armed mob of about 200 men stormed the jail, joined by some members of the Carthage Greys. With little to defend themselves, a short battle at the door to the room ensued, Willard Richards trying to deflect the guns with his walking stick while Joseph fired three rounds. At this point they were out of ammunition and the mob had fully pushed through the door. The mob shot and killed Joseph and his brother Hyrum, while friends Willard Richards and John Taylor were injured.

Joseph Smith's parents (Lucy Mack Smith and Joseph Smith, Sr.) had four daughters and seven sons. They were:

Stillborn girl born 1797

Alvin 1798 - 1823

Hyrum 1800-1844

Sophronia 1805-1896

Joseph Jr. 1805-1844

Samuel 1808-1844

Ephraim 1810 (died at 11 days old)

William 1811-1894

Catherine 1812-1900

Don Carlos 1816-1841

Lucy 1821-1882

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He never said specifically, but we can logically assume that it was because they would be of extremely high value and could cause issues with greed or cause problems with looters or robbers. Additionally, if the plates existed it would eliminate the need to accept the Book of Mormon on faith, which is a basis of Mormonism.

Joseph Smith was visited by many angels throughout his lifetime. The most commonly discussed is Moroni, who taught him and gave him the gold plates to translate into the Book of Mormon. Joseph recorded at least 20 visits from the angel Moroni.

Joseph Smith was also visited by God the Father, Jesus Christ, Adam, Abraham, Moses, Elias, Elijah, Peter, James, John, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Seth, Enoch, Issac, Jacob, John the Baptist, and Nephi. He saw in vision the twelve Apostles, the early Christian martyrs, his brother Alvin, ancient inhabitants of America, and future events.

Yes. The Jospeh Smith monument in Sharon, Vermont is an obelisk.

There is no official answer for when exactly Joseph Smith was considered a prophet. Some, citing the Jeremiah 1:5 ("...before thou camest forth from the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."), would consider Joseph Smith to have always been a prophet, and say that he was ordained to that position by God before his mortal birth.

Others might consider Joseph Smith a prophet from the age of fourteen, when he received his first vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ, and learned that his mission was to restore true Christianity to the earth.

Others might consider him a prophet from the time he received the plates and began translating the Book of Mormon. Others still could consider him a prophet from the day the Church was organized, April 6, 1830, or from the time that he was sustained as the president, prophet, seer, and revelator of the Church.

Yes. Joseph Smith, Jr. owned several different horses over the course of his lifetime.

Joseph Smith was never convicted or found guilty of any crime. Yes he was accused and summoned to trial but never found guilty.

He was shot by a mob of dissenters while awaiting trial, not as an act of law, and his death is legally a murder.

The same question might be asked of all Christians - Jesus was convicted, tried, found guilty, and given the death penalty for His teachings, yet He is revered by millions.

The Bible is full of stories of prophets who were found guilty - Daniel was sent to a lions den for breaking the law. Schadrach, Meschach, and Abednego were sentenced to death by fire for breaking the law. The great King David committed adultery. Jacob was a bigamist. Joseph was sent to prison for adultery - and yet Christians, Jews, and Muslims honor and revere these great men. The Bible says that a prophet is never accepted in his own country (Mark 6:4; John 4:44; Luke 4:24; Matthew 13:57) - this has been proven true time after time.

Joseph Smith, Jr. was shot and killed by an anti-Mormon mob on June 27, 1844 in Carthage, Illinois.

Yes, there are many pictures of Joseph Smith, but there are no photographs as photography was still a new invention at the time of his death.

Alvin Smith - brother of Joseph Smith - was born on 1798-02-11.

Though I suspect that an exact answer / one that is desired, is not possible, I would venture to say that the majority of the mob members were Protestants of various sects. This is reasonable when one considers the geographical area and the time period. Although it is entirely likely that some of the members of the mob were not affiliated with any particular religious group - "Mormons" were also persecuted for their political / economic beliefs (they were anti - slavery in a southern state), it is doubtful that they all belonged to the same religious denomination.

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It has also been suspected that some members of the mob were former Mormons were were angry with Joseph Smith for a variety of reasons, but as the previous answer stated, it is very unlikely that all belonged to the same church or religious organization. It was most likely a collection of various Protestants, non-religious people, and former Mormons. Since most that were in the mob were never identified, it would be impossible to know.

Joseph Smith attempted to employ the same solution to religious persecution as the Puritans of England, that is, he tried to move away. He moved from New York to Ohio to Missouri to Illinois, but it didn't work. He was murdered. His successor moved to Utah. That was much farther. That worked.

No, Joseph Smith, Sr. lost his farm in New York. There are no volcanos in New York. He lost his farm due to the same sorts of economic factors that have plagued farmers for centuries.

I think he was 6 foot 2

Joseph Smith prayed in the grove in the spring of 1820. He was born in December 1805. So it was just a few months after he turned 14 years old that this took place.

There are over 15 million followers of Joseph Smith living today. Most of these are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church), but there are nearly a million belonging to other break off groups, including the Community of Christ.

Nobody knows: it was a large mob, and they had painted their faces to avoid identification. It's also not the kind of thing you write about in your journal, so we are unlikely to get any leads there.

Joseph Smith was once accused of being a horse thief by some of his enemies but he was never found guilty.

Joseph Smith Harris died on 1910-06-01.

No. Jospeh Smith was very poor throughout the majority of his life. Growing up, his family had to move several times due to their poverty. Every member of the family had to work in order for them to survive. After he was married and founded the church, he was not quite as poor and shared much of what he had with those poorer than himself. Much of the money he did earn went to pay for court fees and lawyers because of the many legal cases he was involved in.

Nothing. Joseph Smith was not present at the Battle of the Alamo. In fact, he never visited the state of Texas during his lifetime.

Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 - June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, the predominant branch of which is Mormonism. At age twenty-four, Smith published the Book of Mormon, and in the next fourteen years he attracted thousands of followers, established cities and temples, and created a lasting religious culture.

The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 - March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, USA).

Many newspapers have printed lies about the Mormon Church, but I believe you may be referring to the Nauvoo Expositor, which Joseph Smith (as mayor of Nauvoo) had destroyed beacuse they were causing an uproar in the town. (This was also the action for which he was jailed, and this inprisonment allowed his assasination)

The Nauvoo Expositor printed only one issue. Joseph Smith, as mayor, had their printing press destroyed as punishment for disturbing the peace, and they never printed anything again. They didn't really have a reason to print anything else, as after that Joseph was dead and the Mormons moved out of the state.