NAME | DESCRIPTION |
JOSEPH SMITH | Joseph Smith Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion that continues to the present with millions of global adherents. |
NAME OF SITE | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE |
BIRTHPLACE | Monument & Original Home | Sharon | Vermont |
BAPTIZED | Susquehanna River | Harmony | Pennsylvania |
RESIDENCE | Brigham was ordained an apostle in 1840 and succeeded Joseph Smith as the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1847. | Nauvoo | Illinois |
DEATHPLACE | Carthage Jail | Carthage | Illinois |
BURIAL PLACE | Smith Family Cemetery | Nauvoo | Illinois |
MEMORIAL | Joseph Smith Memorial Building | Salt Lake City | Utah |
MEMORIAL | Joseph Smith Building – Brigham Young University | Provo | Utah |
CHURCH | Provo Utah Temple -The temple was dedicated on February 9, 1972, by church President Joseph Smith | Provo | Utah |
TEMPLE | Kirtland Temple | Kirtland | Ohio |
STATUE | Temple Square – Downtown | Salt Lake City | Utah |