Joseph Smith founded the Mormons other wise know as Latter-day Saints in 1830 at Fayette, N.Y. Joseph Smith was born in 1805 and died in 1844. As a child he went through many hardships and poverty on a rough frontier. He had documented later in his life that he had seen visions when he was a child of the existence of secret records. In 1827 the records were revealed to him. A couple of authors came together and …showed first 75 words of 976 total…

…showed last 75 words of 976 total…many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. The Mormons are Christians. They basically believe in the bible as Christians do but also have the Book of Mormon. Many Christian religions think they don’t believe in the Bible but they do. There are over 5 million Mormons in the United States as of 1997. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**