<P> Joseph Smith Jr . ( December 23 , 1805 -- June 27 , 1844 ) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement . When he was twenty - four , Smith published the Book of Mormon . By the time of his death fourteen years later , he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religious culture that continues to the present . </P>
<P> Joseph Smith Jr . ( December 23 , 1805 -- June 27 , 1844 ) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement . When he was twenty - four , Smith published the Book of Mormon . By the time of his death fourteen years later , he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religious culture that continues to the present . </P>
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Joseph Smith Jr .
Joseph Smith Jr .