Throughout his childhood, the young Smith, born on this day in 1805, fought disease, poverty and spiritual battles of his own ...
More than 200 years ago in 1820, Joseph Smith was a young farm boy with questions about religion and his standing before God.
Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series of tenant farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. Though in his youth ...
What we learned about Brother Joseph this year ... history professor at Brigham Young University drew parallels between today’s political climate and that of Smith’s era.