joseph smith published the book of mormon in march 1830.
when did joseph smith publish the book of mormon?
march 1830
by the spring of 1830, smith had in mind the idea that his informal body of believers who called themselves the church of christ should be organized as a formal, legal body . therefore, smith traveled from harmony to the manchester-palmyra area. in march 1830 , just before publication of the book of mormon. smith stayed in palmyra until april 6, 1830, the date he had chosen to formally organize the church. while in manchester that day, a tuesday, smith dictated a series of short revelations , including a revelation stating that smith was to be considered "a seer, a translator, a prophet, an apostle of jesus christ, an elder of the church" . the revelation stated that smith was to be the first "elder" in the church of christ, while cowdery was to be the "first preacher" . then several people, including martin harris and joseph smith sr. , but apparently not joseph smith himself , were baptized that night in a nearby dammed-off stream . although the baptisms were performed after dark "because of persecution" , the event was witnessed by a few non-believing palmyra residents . the majority of witnesses say this organizational event took place in the log home of joseph smith sr. in the manchester area (; ; ; ), followed by a meeting the next sunday in fayette, new york . nevertheless, one of smith's histories , and a later statement by david whitmer place the event in fayette .
life of joseph smith from 1827 to 1830
joseph smith and the origins of the book of mormon





















































joseph smith and the origins of the book of mormon is a 1985 book by david persuitte. a second expanded edition was published in 2000. it provides detailed biographical information about joseph smith and background information about the origin of the book of mormon. in the book, persuitte provides a large number of parallels in support of the idea that joseph smith used an earlier work, "view of the hebrews", as a source of ideas in creating the book of mormon.
joseph smith and the origins of the book of mormon