Title: Joseph Smith and the beginnings of Mormonism
Description: The core of Mormon belief was a conviction about actual events. The test of faith was not adherence to a certain confession of faith but belief that Christ was resurrected, that Joseph Smith saw God, that the Book of Mormon was true history and not philosophy, and that Peter, James, and John restored the apostleships.
Subjects: Mormon Church, History, Mormon Church - History - 19th century, Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844, Église mormone, Geschichte (1830-1900), Mormonen, Histoire, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religion, Smith, joseph, jr., 1805-1844, Mormon church, history
People: Joseph Smith (1805-1844)
Time periods: 19th century