num_pages: 272
description: Focuses on the first twenty-five years of Smith's life, describes his visions, and recounts how he established the Church of the Latter-day Saints
language: English
title: Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism
titlecomplete: Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism
genres: Church, History, Religion, Lds, Church History, American History, Spirituality, Biography, Mormonism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 314
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Evans Biography Award
publisher: University of Illinois Press