Joseph Smith Jr. - That which has a beginning will surely have an e

That which has a beginning will surely have an end.

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Smith, Joseph. Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Selected by Joseph Fielding Smith, Deseret Book Company, 1976, p. 344.

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About the Author

Joseph Smith Jr.

Born: December 23, 1805
Died: June 27, 1844
Nationality: American
Profession: Religious Leader

Biography

Joseph Smith, Jr. 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.

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