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unusual facts about Joseph Smith Jr.



Mormonism in Norway

Knut Pedersen from Stavanger and Erik Hogan from Telemark were some of the many Norwegian members that migrated west to the Utah Territory after the death of Joseph Smith Jr. They were met in the mountains by a group heading east who had been called to open the Scandinavian Mission: Erastus Snow, the Swede John E. Forsgren, and the Dane Peter O. Hansen.


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Eight Witnesses

In 1838, the Whitmer family became estranged from Joseph Smith Jr. during a leadership struggle in Far West, Missouri, and all were excommunicated along with other dissenters and fled Caldwell County after receiving an ultimatum from the Danites.

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

During this review, the music to "Praise to the Man" (a song commemorating Joseph Smith, Jr. written after his death) is played in the background while the people the riders pass seem to show on their faces that this is the last time they'll see Joseph alive.

Moroni

Angel Moroni, the angel that Joseph Smith, Jr. claimed visited him on numerous occasions and led him to the golden plates from which he translated the Book of Mormon, said to be the same Moroni portrayed in the book.

President of the Church

As such, the prophet of the Remnant Church, President Frederick Niels Larsen, is a direct descendant (maternal 2nd great-grandson) of Joseph Smith, Jr.

Thomas Sharp

Thomas C. Sharp, opponent of Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Latter Day Saints

William Grover

William N. Grover, American attorney acquitted of murdering Joseph Smith, Jr.