Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Bopæl: 1880, Poland, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1885, Poland, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1895, Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1900, Fayette, Decatur, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1910, Fayette, Decatur, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1920, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Elbert blev gift med Clara Abigail Cochran den 4 sep. 1895 i Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA. Clara (datter af Asa Selden Alva Cochran og Mabel Eliza Church) blev født den 12 jan. 1874 i Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA; døde den 30 okt. 1948 i Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA; blev begravet den 1 nov. 1948 i Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

1. Ronald Gibson Smith blev født den 10 okt. 1902 i Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA; døde den 4 feb. 1988 i Crawford, Kansas, USA.
2. Lynn Elbert Smith blev født den 20 jan. 1911 i Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA; døde den 1 jun. 1992 i Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
3. Lawrence David Smith blev født den 3 jun. 1896 i Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA; døde den 17 jun. 1896 i Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA.

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Bopæl: 1830, Blue, Jackson, Missouri, USA
• Bopæl: 1850, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA
• Bopæl: 1860, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA
• Bopæl: 1885, Poland

David blev gift med Clara Charlotte Hartshorn den 10 maj 1870 i Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA. Clara (datter af William Harrison Hartshorn og Charlotte Eastman) blev født den 18 maj 1851 i Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA; døde den 9 aug. 1926 i Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Bopæl: 1860, Somerset, Steele, Minnesota, USA
• Bopæl: 1880, Poland, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1900, Fayette, Decatur, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1910, Fayette, Decatur, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1920, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Notater:

Joseph Smith's ancestors were ordinary New England farm people who emigrated from England to America in the seventeenth century and settled in Massachusetts. Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, the son of Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith. In his youth Joseph was largely deprived of a formal education, but he was instructed in reading, writing, and the basic rules of arithmetic; his mother reported that he was often given to meditation and deep study.

The Smiths moved several times in less than twenty years. When Joseph was eleven, his family moved to Palmyra, New York, where Joseph lived almost all of his later childhood. This area was known as the "burned-over district," because it was given to frequent and fervent religious excitement. Various Christian sects sponsored tent meetings and revivals, and they competed vigorously for converts.

In 1820, at the age of fourteen, Joseph was deeply perplexed about which church he should join, and the conflicting preaching of many religious ministers increased his uncertainty. Members of his immediate family were drawn to the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. Joseph was determined to know which of the many religions was right. After reading a passage in the Bible in the Book of James, instructing any who lacked wisdom to "ask of God" (James 1:5), Joseph decided to turn directly to God for guidance.

Early one morning in the spring of 1820, Joseph went to a secluded wood to ask God which church he should follow. As he was praying, as he recounted later, God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him. This experience is called the First Vision in Mormonism and considered a pivotal event in the history of humankind, second only to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The importance of the event hinges on its definition as the beginning of the restoration of Christ's true gospel on earth, which was lost upon the death of the original apostles.

Later, in 1823, Joseph Smith said he was also visited by an angel named Moroni, who told him of an ancient record containing God's dealings with the former inhabitants of the American continent. Joseph was shown the forest location of the record's hiding place by the angel. However, he was also told that he should wait another four years before being able to obtain the record, and that until then he should return each year to the same place to receive further instructions. In 1827, Joseph was finally able to retrieve the record, which was inscribed on golden plates. Shortly after obtaining these golden plates, Joseph Smith began translating its words by the "gift of God."
1843 Photograph of Joseph Smith, Mormon Prophet
1843 Photograph of Joseph Smith, Mormon Prophet

The result of his translating efforts became known as the Book of Mormon-Another Testament of Jesus Christ, which was published in March of 1830. Following the publication of the Book of Mormon, on April 6, 1830, the prophet finally organized the Church and became its first president.

While working in Harmony, Pennsylvania, in 1825, Joseph Smith met Emma Hale. On January 18, 1827, Joseph and Emma were married. Together they had eleven children (including two who were adopted), only five of whom lived past infancy. Joseph deeply loved his family, and his personal writings are filled with concerns and prayers for the welfare of his family.

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Bopæl: 1850, Newark, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
• Bopæl: 1860, Somerset, Steele, Minnesota, USA
• Bopæl: 1880, Poland, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1880, Poland, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA

William blev gift med Charlotte Eastman i 1836. Charlotte blev født i 1805 i Canada; døde den 5 jun. 1883 i Poland, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Bopæl: 1880, Poland, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
• Bopæl: 1880, Poland, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Bopæl: 1820, Ontario, New York, USA

Joseph blev gift med Lucy Mack den 24 jan. 1796 i Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, USA. Lucy (datter af Solomon Mack og Lydia Gates) blev født den 8 jul. 1775 i Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA; døde den 14 maj 1856 i Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Bopæl: 1840, Hancock, Illinois, USA
• Bopæl: 1850, Hancock, Illinois, USA