The martyrdom of both Joseph and Hyrum Smith led to ... While the papers didn’t necessarily yield many facts unknown to historians about Smith, historians felt like they now know Smith better ...
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 ...
Joseph Smith was convicted and sentenced to death for a brutal murder in 1997. His case turns on how lower courts determine whether a defendant is intellectually disabled and, therefore ...