preacher’s sermon.
Joseph prayed for help, and according to
his report, two beings of brightness and
glory appeared to him (God and Jesus).
They informed him that all churches
were misguided in their teachings. A local
minister, however, dismissed his vision as
a delusion, but this did not deter the
devoted young man in his convictions.
After all, despite the many conflicted
religious beliefs within his family, the
belief that visions and dreams were divine
was a constant.
On September 21, 1823, Joseph would go
on to assert an angel named Moroni, who
led him to two golden plates, enabling
him to transcribe The Book of Mormon,
visited him. Despite his sufferings and
arduous religious journey, Joseph became
a prominent, worldwide religious leader
and prophet.
A granite obelisk on a hill in the White
River Valley near Sharon and South
Royalton, Vermont marks the place of
Joseph’s birth. The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints erected the
monument; he is recognized as the first
president and founding prophet. The
obelisk was quarried in Barre, Vermont
and has been cited as a remarkable feat of
engineering.
When telling his own story, Joseph Smith
customarily began with his Vermont
birth. He asserted that his Vermont
childhood shaped his character: “It is a
love of liberty which inspired my
soul—civil and religious liberty to the
whole human race.”
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