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The Book of Mormon/Authors
Did Joseph Smith create Mormonism?
Joseph Smith Sr. Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement.
Who Wrote the Book of Mormon and why?
Smith as sole author According to some, the simplest explanation is that Joseph Smith authored the Book of Mormon himself, without the intentional complicity of anyone else. One argument for this theory is that the Book of Mormon reflects Smith’s life experiences.
How the Mormon Church started?
1830
Mormonism/Founded
Where did Joseph Smith wrote the Book of Mormon?
Palmyra
Adherents mostly accept Joseph Smith’s account of translating ancient golden plates inscribed by prophets. Smith preached that the angel Moroni, a prophet in the Book of Mormon, directed him in the 1820s to a hill near his home in Palmyra, New York where the plates were buried.
How did the Mormon religion spread?
The LDS Church grew rapidly after World War II and became a worldwide organization as missionaries were sent across the globe. The church doubled in size every 15 to 20 years, and by 1996, there were more Mormons outside the United States than inside.
Who founded Mormon Church?
Joseph Smith
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/Founders
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), also called Mormonism, church that traces its origins to a religion founded by Joseph Smith in the United States in 1830.
Why is the Book of Mormon called the Book of Mormon?
Why is it called the Book of Mormon? After hundreds of years, the record was given to Mormon, who was both a prophet and military leader. Mormon condensed all the writings into one volume, engraved on thin sheets of metal. He titled it the Book of Mormon.