Listed In: Theologians
Birthdate: December 23, 1805
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sharon, Vermont, United States
Died: May 27, 1844
Joseph Smith Jr. was an American religious leader who founded Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. He attracted a large following through the publication of the Book of Mormon and the organization of the Church of Christ. Smith led his followers to establish communities in Ohio and Missouri before settling in Nauvoo, Illinois. He published numerous religious texts that he claimed were divinely inspired, shaping the beliefs and practices of the Latter Day Saint movement to this day.
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