The Life of Joseph Smith (Jesus Christ, ritual, Latter-Day Saints, salvation)

[Bishka]

Just a quick summary.

23 December 1805
Joseph Smith Jr. is born in a small cabing in Sharon, Vermont, to Lucy Mack and Joseph Smith Sr.

Spring 1820
In answer to Joseph's prayer, God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ, appear in a grove of trees near Joseph's home in Palmyra, New York.

18 January 1827
Joseph marries Emma Hale in South Bainbridge, New York

22 Septebmer 1827
After years of preparation, Joseph receives the golden plates from the angel Moroni at the Hill Cumorah, near Palmyra.

15 May 1829
John the Baptists ordains Joseph and Oliver Cowdery to the Aaronic Preisthood on the banks of the Susquehanna River in Harmony, Pennsylvania.

26 March 1830
The first edition of the Book of Mormon, published by E.B. Grandin in Palmyra, New York, is completed.

6 April 1830
Joseph is sustained as prophet of the newly organized Church at the Peter Whitmer farm in Fayette, New York.

February 1831
In obdience to revelation, Joseph and the Saints move to Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph and Emma live for a time with Newell K. Whitney in an apartment connected to his store.

24 March 1832
While staying with the Johnsons in Hiram, Ohio, Joseph is dragged from the house and tarred and feathered. The next day he preaches a sermon.

May-June 1834
Joseph marches wiht Zion's Camp from Ohio to Jackson County, Missouri, to try to reclaim the Saints' land from which they had been driven.

27 March 1836
Joseph dedicates the Kirtland Temple. On 3 April, the Savior appears in the temple to accepts it as His house.

December 1838-April 1839
Joseph is imprisioned in Liberty, Missouri. Though his suffereing is great,he receives sacred revelations, given us in sections 121-123 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

April 1839-June 1844
Joseph oversees the building of Nauvoo, Illinios, and also leads the Saints to begin building another temple. He reveals the ordinances of sealing, the endowment, and baptism for the dead.

27 June 1844
After being imprisoned in Carthage, Illinois, the Prophet and his brother Hyrum are martyred by a mob.

[Buttercup]

Speaking of Baptism for the dead....what's that all about? Does that mean you can live it up however you want and then just get someone to pray for you after you die for your salvation?

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by Buttercup

Speaking of Baptism for the dead....what's that all about? Does that mean you can live it up however you want and then just get someone to pray for you after you die for your salvation?

You know what? I started a thread on this subject just yesterday. But I only got two or three replies to it. (Made me feel really unwanted. ) It was called, "Salvation after death?" and was on the "Same Faith Debate" forum. I'll post something to it so that you can spot it easily. Then we can continue to talk about it there, okay? (Watch for it within a couple of minutes.)

[Bishka]

Joseph Smith Jr., 1st President of the Church
Next Basic Facts

Birth Date: December 23, 1805
Death Date: June 27, 1844
Years as President: 1832–1844


“Surely I have contemplated the things of God.”




Biographical Sketch:
Born December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, Joseph Smith Jr. was the fifth of eleven children of Joseph Smith and Lucy Mack. He worked on the family farm in Vermont and later in western New York. A series of remarkable spiritual experiences prepared him for his prophetic calling. Beginning in 1820 at Palmyra, New York, Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ in vision. Through revelation, he translated and published the Book of Mormon, organized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6, 1830, and received revelations to guide the Church. By inspiration, he called Apostles and other Church leaders, defined doctrines, and taught the principles and ordinances that would lead to exaltation. Under his leadership, Latter-day Saints founded communities in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. He was sustained as First Elder of the Church on April 6, 1830. On June 27, 1844, at Carthage, Illinois, Joseph Smith died a martyr to his faith.