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 ...

With the coming Monday marking the 219th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s birth in Sharon, Vermont, it’s time once again to remind readers and listeners of stories and podcasts we produced this ...

Each foot represents a year in the life of Joseph Smith Jr., the progenitor, prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who was born on that humble spot on December ...

According to the testimony of Joseph Smith's younger brother William, Joseph, at age 14, had heard Rev. George Lane preach a sermon on "what church shall I join" and quoted from the New Testament ...