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"A Subject That Can Bear Investigation": Anguish, Faith, and Joseph Smith's Youngest Plural Wife (15,939 views)
from No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues
Joseph Smith (13,720 views)
from Latter-day Prophets and the United States Constitution
Joseph Smith and the Kirtland Crisis, 1837 (12,698 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Egyptian Papyri and the Book of Abraham: A Faithful, Egyptological Point of View (12,310 views)
from No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues
Joseph Smith and the Kirtland Temple, 1836 (11,741 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Joseph Smith and the Historicity of the Book of Mormon (10,175 views)
from Historicity and the Latter-day Saint Scriptures
Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible: The Joseph Smith Translation and the King James Translation in Parallel Columns (9,924 views)
Firsthand Witness Accounts of the Translation Process (9,878 views)
from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder
The Probation of a Teenage Seer: Joseph Smith’s Early Experiences with Moroni (9,375 views)
from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder
John C. Frémont’s 1843–44 Western Expedition and Its Influence on Mormon Settlement in Utah (8,868 views)
from Far Away in the West: Reflections on the Mormon Pioneer Trail
A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process (8,004 views)
from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder
Joseph Smith and "The Vision," 1832 (7,330 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Joseph Smith Goes to Washington, 1839-40 (7,238 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Authorship and History of the Lectures on Faith (7,150 views)
from The Lectures on Faith in Historical Perspective
The Restoration of All Things: What the Doctrine and Covenants Says (7,045 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants
The Prophet's Final Charge to the Twelve, 1844 (6,718 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Joseph Smith, John C. Bennett, and the Extradition Attempt, 1842 (6,607 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Joseph Smith in Northern Missouri, 1838 (6,539 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
The Saints' Forced Exodus from Missouri, 1839 (6,451 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Hefted and Handled: Tangible Interactions with Book of Mormon Objects (6,417 views)
from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder
Martin Harris’s 1828 Visit to Luther Bradish, Charles Anthon, and Samuel Mitchill (6,314 views)
from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder
Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible, 1830 (6,268 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Oliver Cowdery as Second Witness of Priesthood Restoration (6,259 views)
from Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery
Elizabeth Ann Whitmer Cowdery: A Historical Reflection of Her Life (5,581 views)
from Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery
Prophets and Apostles of the Last Dispensation (5,089 views)
The Conversion of Oliver Cowdery (4,878 views)
from Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery
Photo Essay of Church History Sites in Liverpool and the Ribble Valley (4,643 views)
from Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: The British Isles
Oliver Cowdery as Book of Mormon Scribe (4,541 views)
from Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery
The Brigham Young Journals: Volume 1: April 1832–February 1846 (4,469 views)
Oliver Cowdery in the Doctrine and Covenants (4,464 views)
from Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery
A Seeker’s Guide to the Historical Accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision (4,320 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 12 No. 1 · 2011
Joseph Smith and Abraham Lincoln (4,102 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
Zion's Camp (4,086 views)
from Mormon Thoroughfare: A History of the Church in Illinois, 1830–1839
Suspicion or Trust: Reading the Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision (4,050 views)
from No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues
The Saints Flee from Ohio to Missouri (3,850 views)
from Mormon Thoroughfare: A History of the Church in Illinois, 1830–1839
A Method for Evaluating Latter-day Saint History (3,564 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 21 No. 3 · 2020
“For Their Salvation Is Necessary and Essential to Our Salvation”: Joseph Smith and the Practice of Baptism and Confirmation for the Dead (3,504 views)
from An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor Richard O. Cowan
Medical Terms Used by Saints in Nauvoo and Winter Quarters, 1839–48 (3,383 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 10 No. 3 · 2009
Expulsion from Zion, 1833 (3,229 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
"The Laws of the Church of Christ" (D&C 42): A Textual and Historical Analysis (2,970 views)
from The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context
Joseph Smith and the Redemption of Zion, 1834 (2,831 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Doctrines, Covenants, and Sweet Consolation, 1843 (2,644 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Conquest of the Heart: Implementing the Law of Consecration in Missouri and Ohio (2,633 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 3 No. 2 · 2002
Understanding Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible (2,613 views)
"Taught from on High": The Ministry of Angelic Messengers to the Prophet Joseph Smith (2,533 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
Joseph Smith, Robert Foster, and Chauncey and Francis Higbee (2,395 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 18 No. 1 · 2017
Reconciling Joseph Smith—History 1:10 and 1:18–19 (2,390 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 14 No. 2 · 2013
The Nauvoo Temple, 1841 (2,365 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Scenes and Incidents in Nauvoo (2,358 views)
from A Woman's View: Helen Mar Whitney's Reminiscences of Early Church History
Oliver's Joseph (2,203 views)
from Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery
Joseph Smith’s Negotiations to Publish the Book of Mormon (2,200 views)
from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder
Restorations: Scholars in Dialogue from Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (2,199 views)
"Something Better" for the Sisters: Joseph Smith and the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo (2,157 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
Israel Barlow and the Founding of Nauvoo (2,106 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 10 No. 1 · 2009
Discussing Difficult Topics: Plural Marriage (2,064 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 17 No. 1 · 2016
Joseph Smith as a Visionary: Heavenly Manifestations in the Latter Days (1,865 views)
The Fall of Kirtland: The Doctrine and Covenants’ Role in Reaffirming Joseph (1,797 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 8 No. 1 · 2007
Zion’s Camp: A Study in Obedience, Then and Now (1,699 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants
Wilford Woodruff: Missionary in Herefordshire (1,697 views)
from Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff
The Peter Whitmer Log Home: Cradle of Mormonism (1,691 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 12 No. 3 · 2011
Zion’s Camp: A Study in Obedience, Then and Now (1,667 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants
Dan Jones and the Wales Mission (1,628 views)
from The Saints Abroad: Missionaries Who Answered Brigham Young’s 1852 Call to the Nations of the World
Thoughts on Reclaiming the History of Relief Society (1,596 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 15 No. 3 · 2014
Fayette: The Place the Church was Organized (1,586 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants
“The Poorest of the Poor and the Sickest of the Sick”: The Luman Andros Shurtliff Poor Camp Rescue (1,531 views)
from Far Away in the West: Reflections on the Mormon Pioneer Trail
Race, the Priesthood, and Temples (1,474 views)
from A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History
Wilford Woodruff’s Mission to the Three Counties (1,461 views)
from The Field Is White: Harvest in the Three Counties of England
Thomas Bullock: "The Lord's Clerk" (1,458 views)
from Salt Lake City: The Place Which God Prepared
The Council of Fifty and Joseph Smith's Presidential Ambitions (1,409 views)
from The Council of Fifty: What the Records Reveal about Mormon History
Joseph Smith's Practice of Plural Marriage (1,400 views)
from A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History
Absence of “Joseph Smith” in the Book of Mormon: Lack of the Name Letter Effect in Nephite, Lamanite, and Jaredite Names (1,396 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 17 No. 2 · 2016
"The Lord Told Me to Go and I Went": Wilford Woodruff's Missions to the Fox Islands, 1837-38 (1,328 views)
from Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff
“They Pursue Me without Cause”: Joseph Smith in Hiding and D&C 127, 128 (1,274 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 16 No. 1 · 2015
7 April 1844 (2) (Sunday Afternoon). Grove 1/4 mile east of Temple (1,268 views)
from The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph
Before 8 August 1839 (1) (1,259 views)
from The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph
The Early Reception of the Book of Mormon in Nineteenth-Century America (1,242 views)
from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder
Joseph Smith and the First Principles of the Gospel: 1820-29 (1,181 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Latter-day Saints in Tubuai, French Polynesia, Yesterday and Today (1,173 views)
from Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: The Pacific Isles
George A. Smith's Mission with the Twelve in England, 1839–41 (1,164 views)
from Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: The British Isles
Raising Money in Righteousness: Oliver Cowdery as Banker (1,137 views)
from Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery
From Kirtland, Ohio, to Far West, Missouri: Following the Trail of the Mormon Mummies (1,122 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 2 No. 1 · 2001
2 July 1839 (Tuesday) (1,110 views)
from The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph
Scenes in Nauvoo after the Martyrdom of the Prophet and Patriarch (1,071 views)
from A Woman's View: Helen Mar Whitney's Reminiscences of Early Church History
The Joseph Smith Revelations and the Crisis of Early American Spirituality (1,031 views)
from The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context
Return to the Joseph Smith Family Farm (1,023 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 11 No. 3 · 2010
The Economic Sacrifice of the Nauvoo Exodus (1,010 views)
from Far Away in the West: Reflections on the Mormon Pioneer Trail
“A Revelation I Give unto You”: The Revelation of Jesus Christ to Emma Hale Smith (1,008 views)
from How and What You Worship: Christology and Praxis in the Revelations of Joseph Smith
Remembering the Impact of British Missionary Isaac Russell (1,003 views)
from Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: The British Isles
The Restoration of the Priesthoods (997 views)
from A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History
The Harvest of Converts (994 views)
from The Field Is White: Harvest in the Three Counties of England
A Flood of Revelations, 1831 (971 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
"We the People of the Kingdom of God": Constitution Writing in the Council of Fifty (921 views)
from The Council of Fifty: What the Records Reveal about Mormon History
God and the People Reconsidered: Further Reflections on Theodemocracy in Early Mormonism (912 views)
from The Council of Fifty: What the Records Reveal about Mormon History
Quincy, Illinois: A Temporary Refuge (911 views)
from Mormon Thoroughfare: A History of the Church in Illinois, 1830–1839
Wilford Woodruff Chronology (861 views)
from Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff
Remembering the First Vision (812 views)
from A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History
The Explanation-Defying Book of Abraham (788 views)
from A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History
Oliver Cowdery's Legal Practice in Tiffin, Ohio (777 views)
from Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery
Discoveries from the Joseph Smith Papers Project: The Early Manuscripts (773 views)
from The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context
The Kinderhook Plates (686 views)
from A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History

Gospel Topic: Church History 1820–1844

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