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 ...
More than 200 years ago in 1820, Joseph Smith was a young farm boy with questions about religion and his standing before God. He had worries and fears, much like young people today.
Although Joseph Smith was no pacifist—he preached an aggressive ... context of a rising conflict between Mormon leader Brigham Young and the federal government. When the Mormons had first ...