Joseph+Smith

__**Joseph Smith (December 23, 1805-June 27 , 1844) **__



Mormons considered Joseph Smith to be the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Mormons also believed that Joseph Smith was also a true Prophet. On June 25, 1844 Governor Thomas Ford told his militia that Smith and his brother were “dangerous men” and guilty of treason. The two brothers went t **﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿****﻿** **﻿** ﻿**﻿** o Carthage Illinois to deliver themselves up to the “pretend requirements of the law.” To deliver themselves up, Joseph and his brother were confined in Carthage Jail. Joseph Smith gave his life to the cause of building what is known by some as the Mormon Church. http://www.josephsmith.com/ http://www.lds-mormon.com/jsmith.shtml http://www.gnosis.org/ahp.htm

Cheyenne Hoyt