Murder Of An American Prophet Joseph Smith 1805 1844 PDF Download

What's so special about Joseph Smith, Jr.?In this new, compelling book from author Trudie Clayton, find out more about Joseph Smith, Jr. ...Joseph Smith, Jr. was an American religious leader and the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, which gave rise to Mormonism. Smith is regarded by his followers as a prophet.Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont, the fourth child of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. By 1817, Smith's family had moved to the "burned-over district" of western New York, an area repeatedly swept by religious revivals during the Second Great Awakening. Smith family members held divergent views about organized religion, but they believed in visions and prophecies and engaged in folk religious practices typical of the era.According to Smith, beginning in the early 1820s he had visions, in one of which an angel directed him to a buried book of golden plates, inscribed with a Christian history of ancient American civilizations. In 1830, he published an English translation of these plates as the Book of Mormon, and organized the Church of Christ, as the restoration of the early Christian church. Church members were later called Latter Day Saints, Saints, or Mormons.In 1831, Smith moved west to Kirtland, Ohio intending to establish a city of Zion in western Missouri, but Missouri settlers expelled the Saints in 1833. After leading Zion's Camp, an unsuccessful expedition to recover the land, Smith began building a temple in Kirtland. In 1837, the Kirtland Safety Society, a bank established by Smith and other church leaders, collapsed. The following year Smith joined his followers in northern Missouri, where earlier settlers fearing the rapid growth of Mormon communities fought them in the 1838 Mormon War. The Saints were defeated and expelled from Missouri, and Smith was imprisoned.After being allowed to escape state custody in 1839, Smith led his followers to settle at Nauvoo, Illinois on Mississippi River swampland. There he served as both mayor and commander of its large militia, the Nauvoo Legion. In early 1844, he announced his candidacy for President of the United States. That summer, after the Nauvoo Expositor criticized Smith's practice of polygamy and called for the repeal of the Nauvoo Charter, the Nauvoo City Council ordered the paper's destruction. During the ensuing turmoil, Smith first declared martial law and then surrendered to the governor of Illinois. Although the governor promised his safety, Smith was murdered while awaiting trial in Carthage, Illinois.Smith's followers regard many of his publications as scripture. His teachings include unique views about the nature of God, cosmology, family structures, political organization, and religious collectivism.So, what seperates this book from the rest?A comprehensive narrative of Joseph Smith, Jr., this book gives a full understanding of the subject.A brief guide of subject areas covered in "1844 Deaths - Joseph Smith, Jr." include -- Joseph Smith, Jr.- Early life of Joseph Smith- Life of Joseph Smith from 1827 to 1830- Life of Joseph Smith from 1831 to 1834- Life of Joseph Smith from 1834 to 1837- Life of Joseph Smith from 1838 to 1839- 1838 Mormon War- Life of Joseph Smith from 1839 to 1844- Death of Joseph Smith- Teachings of Joseph Smith- Mormon cosmologyAnd much, much more ...Find out more of this subject, it's intricacies and it's nuances. Discover more about it's importance. Develop a level of understanding required to comprehend this fascinating concept.Author Trudie Clayton has worked hard researching and compiling this fundamental work, and is proud to bring you "1844 Deaths - Joseph Smith, Jr." ...Read this book today ...