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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
Portrait attributed to William Warner Major, c. 1842
Night-time treasure digs were a common practice in New England, as shown in "The Money Diggers" (1832) by artist John Quidor.
Joseph's older brother Alvin died in 1823.
Smith dictated most of the Book of Mormon by looking into a seer stone placed in a stovepipe hat.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Christian denomination and the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. Founded
Carthage Jail, where Joseph Smith was killed in 1844
Brigham Young led the LDS Church from 1844 until his death in 1877.
Completed in 1974, the Washington D.C. Temple was the first built in the eastern half of the United States since 1846.