Author · United States · 1805–1844
Joseph Smith
Foundational texts and sermons of a new religious movement; community, law, and vision.
Joseph Smith was an American religious leader known for founding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with the intention of restoring the early church of Jesus Christ.
He is also known for publishing the Book of Mormon, which translates into English the ancient writings that told of Jesus' visit to the ancient Israelite Native Americans.
He is one of the most influential people in the United States during the 19th century.
Origins and community in 2026
Joseph Smith stands at the start of a lasting faith. Revelations, organization, and migration reveal how belief becomes a people with rules, hopes, and trials. Read these writings to study how scripture forms, how leadership works under pressure, and how communities sustain meaning across time.
