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Born in Sharon Township, in Windsor County, Vermont
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At 7 years old He suffered complications from typhoid fever and was operated on
Moved from Vermont to Palmyra -
During the time of Joseph Smith's teenage year, in the city of Palmyra there are 4 churches on four corners in the city. The churches were the following: Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptists and Episcopal. They were very prominent in getting people to join their churches and preaching what they believed was the "true" word of God. At this time Joseph felt very pressured on joining which church, especially because his parents belonged to 2 different churches.
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At the age of 14 Joseph was very conflicted on which church to join, and turned to New Testament for Guidance and read John 3:5. Then went to what is now the Sacred Grove in Palmyra and prayed. He then had what is called the First Vision in the Mormon religion which is when God and Jesus Christ came down and told him to join none of the churches and start restoring the true chruch of God.
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Moroni was the last Nephite prophet in the late fourth and early fifth centuries
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the location in which Moroni buried the golden plates which contained the writings of the prophets in the Book of Mormon
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On top of the Hill Cumorah
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The manuscript of the Book of Mormon is lost
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the Book of Mormon was completed and first printed in Palmyra and then went on sale
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John the Baptist restored the Aaronic Priesthood
Peter, James, and John restored the Melchizedek Priesthood -
men began going on Misions and bapsting people in surrounding states, as well as converting Native americans. More was added to the BOM
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Between April and September of 1830 many things happened for the church after it was reorganized. It became public to the people as well as the first and second gernal Conferences happened. Baptisms stated to happen as well as persecutions. Joseph Smith was arrested for the first of many times. The church then started the custom of the sacrament, and people started to go on missions.
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Mobs start vandalizing things like the printing shop and the Whitmer Settlement. It got to the point where people (Elders) wee offering their lives for the saftey of other Mormons. Incidents got nicknames such as "Bloody day". until they were eventuallly expelled form Jackson County
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Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith were murdered by a mob in Carthage
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Brigham Young (the next Prophet after Joseph Smith) declares that Mormons will start moving West (they start moving there in groups)
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They finally settle in The Salt Lake Valley
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When the church was first founded it was known that the act of ploygamy in the church was used. In the 1860s the goverment started creating laws against polgyamy, though the chruch countiuned to use it. It was not until 1890 when President Woodruff recevied revalation that polygamy was no longer need or welcome in the church.
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Women missionaies were now allowed
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as of 2016, there are 70,946 full time LDS mormons serving in 421 LDS churches around the world
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There are now 160 dedicated temples in the world, 10 under construction, and 31 announced and waiting to be built temples.
