Joseph Smiith

Joseph Smith was the young man who restored the gospel of Jesus Christ in its fullness to the earth after seeking for truth as to which church was right. He received a vision from God, the Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ, who told him that none of the churches on the earth at that time was true.

Three years later, Joseph received a visit from an angel, named Moroni, who told him of a record of his people who had come to America before the time of Christ. This record was written on plates of gold. Joseph was to eventually retrieve these plates and translate them. This translation became the Book of Mormon, another Testament of Jesus Christ.

From the time Joseph, a fourteen-year-old boy, told others about his vision, he was persecuted. When it was learned that he would be receiving plates of gold, the...