Deseret book, 1958, 345 in 1844, josiah quincy, the distinguished american judge and congressman, declared. During his life, smith made several prophecies, many documented in the doctrine and covenants, a book of scripture in several of the movements denominations there is much dispute surrounding the known and. The most recurring theme of joseph smiths life as found within heidi swintons book was his endearing love for both his friends and his enemies. The story of joseph smith 1999 gregory peck narrates this powerful story of a tumultuous chapter in 19th century american religious history.
The story of the church of jesus christ in the latter days. A brief history of the early visions of the prophet and the rise and progress of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. This movie is to show how wonderful the prophet joseph smith jr. December 23, 1805 june 27, 1844 was an american religious leader and founder of mormonism and the latter day saint movement. Review american prophet is all about proselytizing and not exactly a balanced look at smiths life. Truman madsen has done extensive research on the history and major events in the prophet joseph smiths life. In addition, citing journal entries and scholarly interviews, audiences will see dramatized scenes of joseph translating the book of mormon by looking at a seer stone in a hat, being pulled out of his home at night to be tarred and feathered, shivering in the liberty jail, speaking to his. A pbs docudrama of the life of mormon leader some believe prophet joseph smith 180544. He and five associates formally organized the church at fayette, new york, on 6 april 1830. What prompted these reactions were multiple revelations that came to joseph smith, particularly in the years of 182931.
American prophet, examines what it was about his remarkable life story that has inspired such impassioned rancor on one side and unflinching reverence on the other. Its also true that early leaders like joseph smith and brigham young are considered american prophets. American prophet by coppermoon on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The story of joseph smith, which profiles the life and times of the controversial religious figure. The story of joseph smith 1999 pbs documentary by lee groberg, heidi s.
Witnesses of the prophet joseph smith prophet of god. Includes interviews with historians some of them mormon and lds officers and elders. Joseph smith the prophet saw god and jesus in first vision. Who was this joseph smith, and what was it about his remarkable life story that inspired such impassioned rancor or unflinching loyalty and even reverence. A joseph smith chronology prominent characters a joseph smith bibliography. Important doctrinal discourses of the prophet joseph smith. Joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement, is viewed by the movements adherents as a prophet in the tradition of the ancient prophets recorded in the bible. When he was 24, smith published the book of mormon. Teachings of the prophet joseph smith taken from his sermons and writings as they are found in the documentary history and other publications of the church and written or published in the days of the prophets ministry selected and arranged by the historian, joseph fielding smith, and his assistants in the historians office of the church of jesus christ of. Watch joseph smith american prophet online vimeo on. If you havent seen it, youre in for a delightful experience. Joseph smith is creating a spiritual system, combined also with morals and industry, that may change the destiny of the race. American prophet,the story of joseph smith, was wonderful.
Joseph smith 180544, the founder of the mormon church, is profiled. Yet this american frontier prophet of the early 1800s found little honor and eventual martyrdom at the hands of an angry mob in his own country. He discusses a number of gospel subjects, including the being and kind of being god is and the immortality of the intelligence of man. With john foss, anna daines, casey elliott, tom nacy warner.
Joseph smith looked upon himself first as a servant of the lord jesus christ, and this caused him to react to situations in a way that is unusual to the people of the world. Joseph smith said, happiness is the object and design of our existence teachings of the prophet joseph smith, p. The prophet joseph smith delivered the following discourse before about twenty thousand saints at the april conference of the church, 1844, being the funeral sermon of elder king follett. Haight was a member of the quorum of the twelve apostles of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints when this. This one the result of truman madsen s deep love for the prophet and years of research illuminates specific facets. The latterday saints mormons hold as among the first and most important principles of their religion, on which all the rest is based, that the founder of their church, joseph smith jr. Joseph smith american prophet reveals a new comprehensive history of this revered figure. The story of joseph smith, is an online resource with information on joseph smith, his life, and his legacy. Neuenschw ander joseph smiths apostolic testimony was borne of experience, divine command, and instruction.
The making of a prophet is a biography of the formative years of the founder of mormonism written by dan vogel. This reboot of the 1999 pbs production narrated by the late great actor gregory peck, includes new material and scenes that bring insight into the prophets life. It is true that the book of mormon contains stories of ancient prophets who lived in the americas. Cannon, life of joseph smith the prophet salt lake city. Joseph smith, the son of the prophet, and president of the reorganized mormon church, paid me a visit, and i had a long talk with him. Christopher conkling, a joseph smith chronology, deseret book company, 1979. Richard dutcher, mormon moviemaker article in deseret news. He presided over the church until 27 june 1844, when he was martyred. Autobiographical sketch, 1832a history of the life of joseph smith, jr. The book covers the period of smiths life up until 1831. He laid the foundation of mormonism and his story cannot be minimized.
The missing film gave the filmmakers the opportunity to add new elements in telling the story. Each coloured link within the article will lead you to a related topic on a different page on this site. Prophet joseph smith during the nauvoo period historical note in the latter part of april, joseph smith and those who w ere incarcerated with him escaped from the prison in which they were held for mor e than six m onths in mis souri. However while the text is part of the original article, the links are not. Continuing my reading of joseph smith era history, i now cover dan vogels work. The bottom line has been that joseph smith is a very hard individual to explain because he was either very. Vogel casts smith in the role of a magician, who perhaps believes in his own ability to perform magic while using fraud to support his position. The author of this article may or may not agree with the views expressed on those pages. This work is interesting in that it is a voluminous, fulllength tome, yet only covers the vermont and new york periods of josephs life, examining the most foundational aspects of both josephs role as prophet and the early beginnings of the church he organized. Charlatan or prophet, divine leader or schizophrenic dictator, visionary or fraud, joseph smith, founder and first prophet of church of jesus christ of latter day saints, is featured in american prophet. I recommend it to anyone in the church lds or anyone who wants to know about our chuch. O n april 30, 18 39, the pr ophet purch ased the land including and surrounding the s mall. Smith came from an unremarkable new england family.
By the time of his death, 14 years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion that continues to the present with millions of global adherents. Joseph smith also received a revelation in 1833 outlining a code of health called the word of wisdom. Joseph smith the prophet, an album by rob gardner on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Everything, the condition of the tape and the jacket of the tape was just as he said it was and i would buy from this seller again. Record book diary and journal, 183536sketch book for the use of joseph smith, jr. Teachings of the prophet joseph smith book wikipedia. Information and links about richard dutchers epic historical film prophet. The false lds joseph smith and the real historical.
Brought to video by pbs, this documentary speaks to the masses about the godfearing. I saw that he was not inclined to believe the truth about his father, so i said to him. If anyone ever loses the testimony given to him by the holy spirit that joseph smith was a true prophet of god, it is in every case because that person has deviated far enough from the truth to lose the witness of the holy spirit rather than because that righteous individual discovered something unsavory about gods prophet. It is an easy read and flows well with many well placed pictures and paintings throughout. This 2017 narrative beautifully portrays the rich details of his life, the founding of the lds church and its early history in new york, ohio, and illinois. Joseph spent the night with his friends, who pulled and ripped off the pieces of tar and skin. A prophet, according to the old and new testament, relies on revelation from god to teach the people, and not on his own wisdom or learning. Buy a cheap copy of joseph smith the prophet book by truman g. But with members all over the globe, in over a hundred countries, its inaccurate to say the church today is an american church. Joseph smith an american prophet by john henry evans. It was an old book of my dads and it has been interesting to see an outsiders point of view. Who was this joseph smith and what was it about his remarkable life story which inspired such impassioned rancor or unflinching reverence.
Some pbs stations including kbyu will air mormonpromoting joseph smith film. The new film joseph smith american prophet has inspired lives and strengthened testimonies since its release last fall. First presidency and quorum of the twelve apostles. This allnew dramatic recreations and scholarly and religious commentary from experts outside of the faith as well as current religious leaders from inside the faith, joseph smith.
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