Exhibiting the Prophet of Mormonism
A Prophet from Palmyra?
Dennis A. Wright, DMin
Joseph Smith Jr. 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. He was one of eleven children.
At the age of seven, Joseph suffered a crippling bone infection and, after receiving surgery, used crutches for three years.
After an ill-fated business venture and three successive years of crop failures culminating in the 1816 “Year Without a Summer,” the Smith family left Vermont and moved to the western region of New York State, and took out a mortgage on a 100-acre farm in the townships of Palmyra and Manchester.
How Do We Test a Prophet?
Sandra Tanner
Frequently a person will say to me that the Mormon missionaries have challenged them to pray about Joseph Smith’s message and the Book of Mormon. But is this the proper way to determine if his message is truly from God?
The Importance of Joseph Smith in Mormonism
Sandra Tanner
On April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith gathered a few friends together to form the “only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth.” He said God had designated him as His mouthpiece.
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