Joseph Smith or Brigham Young's Contributions to the Mormon Movement

The definition of this essay with be given to 2 writers in which are John Smith and William Bradford wrote different kinds of stories about their journeys because of their different kinds of audiences that they had. The one who wrote a kind of orientated propaganda was smith as a third person of himself. All this to have a higher place in a government and to bring more enlightenment to their world. John Smith's novels can be considered as newer version novels. On the other hand William Bradford he wrote his narrative as a first person to show some association with some other people. He interpreted his events to add to his religious beliefs. William Bradford was also considered as a Governor after what he did. Moreover John smith called the native americans savages. In addition would have many interactions with the indians and those who could speak english to communicate with him and because of their kindness he called them indians and allies.

In 1844, Joseph Smith, ecclesiastical leader of the Latter-day Saints and presidential candidate, was murdered by an angry mob. This mob was fostered by the release of a newspaper questioning Smith’s practices (including polygamy), qualifications, and intentions for his potential presidency. More than 150 years later, Mitt Romney, a member of the LDS Church, launched a presidential campaign and garnered forty-two percent of the popular vote. Although these two candidates share a faith, their political roles and views are substantially different. This is representative of the significant changes in the relationship between the Mormon church and the U.S. government.

Although the author of John Smith’s testimony is unknown, it seems that the author is possibly a government official who is trying to figure out what happened for the

Hanging or imprisonment would not suffice for punishment or restitution.” (GILMORE 17 BOOK OF MORMON) Smith continues in the Book of Mormon to explain that to forgive an ultimate sin, the blood of the person who committed the sin must be spilled on the ground as an offer to God. In other words, these boys were taught by their own mother to fear God and that we, as human beings, are forever indebted to him. Rather than being taught to worship, the boys were taught to remember important parts of Mormon history such as the Mountain Meadow Massacre which led eventually to the division of Mormons into good or bad saints. Mormonism encouraged the killing of those who belonged to the “bad” saints. In this massacre, farms were burned, men and children were murdered and often women were raped, often by the direction of state militiamen. (17) While it was true that Bessie may have been contributing to the initial factors which may have sparked Gary’s desire or destiny to become a criminal, she was very hopeful when it came to her son, Gary in terms of the destiny he had in store, but as it turns out, this is likely for her own benefit. “Perhaps [Gary] was the one who might act out her rage for her, and avenge all the years of abuse and exclusion she had suffered during life in Utah. If ever a mother had a son who might pay back the legacies of her past, then that alliance was Bessie and Gary Gilmore.”

Mormonism was founded by Joseph Smith, a man who came from a family of poor New York state farmers that were involved in occult practices according to Malise Ruthven and Peggy Fletcher Stack. He claimed to have been visited by the angel Moroni after attending a revival in the New York area. During his visitation, he was given spiritual revelation from God, which Joseph claimed were written on “golden plates”, which he then translated using sacred stones . His translation of these golden plates was printed in 1830 with financial aid from a farmer by the name of Martin Harris who obtained a loan for the publication fees. Criticism of the book of Mormon was almost immediate, the Wayne Sentinel declared that “most people entertain an idea that the

They then told him that he would be the prophet of the new church (Smith, n.d.). Joseph Smith’s own account of that day says,

Mormonism was founded in the 1820s’ by Joseph Smith. Smith, wanting to expand his religious following migrated to Illinois where he established a settlement that included a temple of worship and a village (Green 57). In Illinois the Mormon peoples’ were met with threats, violence, and occasionally they were even killed. This was the case for their leader Joseph Smith; Smith was met with disgust from non-mormons when he attempted to run for presidency and his church riddled with scandal when the word of polygamy got out. With his tarnished reputation, Smith was ultimately murdered by an outraged mob, who then threatened other Mormons that if they did not leave they would be met with the same fate (Mormons into the West). With that warning, the Mormons picked a new leader, Brigham Young, who wanted to flee the American Border. Young set for travel with his new followers to the Great Salt Lake, which at the time was located in Mexico.

He provided a good example due to the Market Revolution in the early 1800s. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, or Mormonism, created another model of a religious utopia (Keene, 301). Smith grew up in western New York, where the fires of the Great Awakening burned hot. In Smith’s Christian Religion environment, had a revelation on which Mormonism was based (Keene, 301). The Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York, in 1830 and this town became the site of one of the earliest Mormon communities (Keene 301). Smith was influenced by the widespread belief that the millennium was at hand, bringing with it an end to debt and the return of Christ and a new era of peace, happiness, and prosperity. Smith’s revelations detail struck a resonant chord with small farmers and etc whose experience with the expanding market economy had been largely negative (Keene 301). The revelation attracted thousands of followers. Joseph Smith members were popularly known as Mormons. With the exception of the first generation of Mormon converts, American society does not seem to have been receptive to him; they were pushed from one location to another, and eventually after Smith’s assassination, they moved to Utah. Prior to their exodus the Mormons endured a long period of internal dissension and harassment by their non-Mormon

He was very crucial in the trade with the Powhatan, for food. In the fall of 1609, Smith was injured by some burning gun powder and was later returned to England. After this he never did return to James Town. But he did write many accounts and publications in favor of Colonizing the North American states. Smith's departure triggered an event called the starving times, in this time many men and women died either from starvation or disease. This caused warfare between the English and the Indians. With their superior knowledge of the land, the Indians were holding their own against the English's superior fire

Reported to being visited by an angel and given golden plates in 1840; the plates, when deciphered, brought about the Church of Latter Day Saints and the Book of Mormon; he ran into opposition from Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri when he attempted to spread the Mormon beliefs; he was killed by those who opposed him.

However Joseph Smith made a statement that was to start his downfall. In 1844 he declared that only certain Mormons could practise Polygamy. His own people turned against him and had him imprisoned, declaring him a false prophet. Also non-Mormons were outraged at this knew knowledge that they practised polygamy and matters were made worse when Joseph Smith declared he was running for President. On 27 June 1845 a mob attacked the jail where Joseph Smith was and shot him dead.

They name their son James Joseph Parker. Their third son died in infancy. Isaac urge the government to give Fort Smith’s 300-acre of military reservation to help fund the public school system. In 1884, the government gave Isaac the military reservation to the city of Fort Smith. In Arkansas and the territory of Oklahoma, it is rumored that the town folks of the time would say, “ There is no Sunday west of St. Louis-no God west of Fort Smith.” The number of how many people Isaac hung will never be known. Some say that it is 78 to 80 people, others say it was more than hundred. He heard thousands and thousands of criminal complaints about almost everything. Some of the complaints every had disputes and violence between the Indians and the white

Not only did the Mormons kill 120 men, women, and children, but the United States and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints almost went to war. No one knows for sure why the Mormons massacred the

It is uncertain whether Joseph Smith was killed by the Masons for revealing their secrets, as William Butler had been, or if he was killed for destroying the Nauvoo Expositor press machines. Perhaps both reasons were in play at the time. It seems obvious that when Joseph Smith was killed he was in the act of crying out “O Lord my God…” This is the first part of the Masons plea for help and assistance, the entire plea is “O Lord my God, is there no help for the widows son?” He must have felt those trying to kill him were Masons since he was invoking the Mason’s plea for help.