Joseph Smith

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Another photo of Joseph Smith? LDS Anarchist has images of another purported daguerrotype of Joseph Smith. It looks quite different from the other one.

Rachel at LDS.About.com reports on a statement issued by the Church on the authenticity of this purported photo of Joseph Smith.

A purported image of Joseph Smith is circulating widely on the Internet. Some persons have mistakenly claimed that this image belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and that Church officials have verified or are verifying its authenticity. These claims are not true.

While it may not be confirmed by the Church, it still may be real.  On the other hand, all the recent publicity may just be orchestrated to publicize a new book.

Mormon Mentality: “Joseph Smith as the anti-Mystic“:

If you’re going to invent a new scripture, the Book of Mormon is exactly the opposite kind of book a mystic would write.

Nine Mormons’ quest for the presidency.  Sounds like an interesting book.  Some of the listed candidates weren’t directly affiliated with the Church at the time of their candidacies (thank goodness).

1968 Eldridge Cleaver (Peace and Freedom) — Prior to joining the Mormon church, Eldridge Cleaver was a radical left-wing activist in the black power movement. If elected president, he promised to burn the White House down. By the 1980s, Cleaver converted to Mormonism and became an ardent right-wing Republican.

Is this an actual photograph of Joseph Smith?

Very handy one-stop page for  Joseph Smith manual downloads in text, PDF, mp3, ASL for the entire manual or by chapter.

Very nice Flickr stream of the Joseph Smith Sharon Vermont Memorial.

The new Joseph Smith manual: A Pleasant Surprise.

Joseph Smith’s presidential campaign platform.

Q: Who was the first U.S. Presidential candidate to be assassinated? A: Joseph Smith. And he campaigned against incarceration!? It actually makes sense in the context of the day. And I’m all for more work and less loafing for prisoners.