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Joseph Smith Sr. (July 12, 1771 – September 14, 1840) was the father of Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Smith Jr. from golden plates.
In 1834, Joseph Jr. called his father as the Patriarch to the Church, and for the rest of Joseph Sr.’s life, he blessed the Saints, often holding meetings where as many as 15 members would receive blessings under his hands.
(1771–1840) Joseph Smith Sr., 1972, pencil on paper, William Whitaker, Church History Museum. Joseph Smith Sr. was born in Topsfield, Massachusetts, in 1771. In 1796 he married Lucy Mack in Tunbridge, Vermont. He was the recipient of an early revelation (Doctrine and Covenants 4).
Joseph Smith, Sr., was the father of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph Sr. was a hard-working individual who was supportive of his son from the time he had his first vision.
Joseph Smith Sr. Lawrence R. Flake, Prophets and Apostles of the Last Dispensation (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2001), 307–10. Born: 12 July 1771, Topsfield, Massachusetts. Patriarch to the Church: 18 December 1833 (age 62) to 14 September 1840.
9 paź 2018 · Joseph Smith Sr. – Biography. Smith, Joseph, Sr. Biography. 12 July 1771. –14 Sept. 1840. 2. Cooper, farmer, teacher, merchant. 3. Born at Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 4. Son of Asael Smith and Mary Duty. 5. Nominal member of Congregationalist church at Topsfield. 6.
26 mar 2019 · The office of Patriarch began in 1833 when Joseph Smith Sr. was ordained as the first Patriarch. His responsibilities were to provide patriarchal blessings and bestow blessings to the fatherless.
