Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord restored the fulness of His gospel. Great things have come since this small beginning. Today, there are over 15 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in more than 160 countries throughout the world. | Joseph Smith, The Prophet

#OnThisDay in 1844, Joseph and Hyrum Smith were murdered at Carthage Jail. 172 years later, the words of John Taylor still ring true, "They lived for glory; they died for glory; and glory is their eternal reward. From age to age shall their names go down to posterity as gems for the sanctified" (D&C 135:6). | Joseph Smith, The Prophet

Joseph Smith translated an ancient text “by the gift and power of God” to produce the Book of Mormon. Watch here as Elder Jeffrey R. Holland shares his testimony of the Book of Mormon. | Joseph Smith, The Prophet

The story of Joseph Smith's First Vision: | Joseph Smith, The Prophet

If Joseph Smith didn't make up the first vision, why didn't he write it down first thing? Why did it take him 12 years before recording such an important event? . Well that's easy, he did write it down first thing. Joseph Smith never recorded any of his life before 1832. The first time he took time to write about his life in 1832, he talked about the First Vision. . Writing personal histories or keeping a journal wasn't nearly as universal for a 19th century farmer as it is in today's age of Goo