Third Hour Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Joseph Smith is somewhat of an enigma. To some, he's a prophet of God, called to restore Christ's church once again on the earth. To others, he's a charlatan, a con man, and a liar. Much of what we know about Joseph is from second or even third-hand sources. Keep in mind that we're told stories about him decades after they allegedly happened. It makes you wish we had access to more of what Joseph Smith himself thought, felt, wrote, did, said, believed, etc. It makes you wish we had access to something like, say, Joseph Smith's personal journal. Well, we do. The Joseph Smith Papers via LDS Media Talk The Joseph Smith Papers project really has one goal: Publish every single scrap of paper that Joseph Smith personally was involved with. That includes "documents created by Joseph Smith or by staff whose work he directed, including journals, revelations and translations, contemporary reports of discourses, minutes, business and legal records, editorials, and notices," according to josephsmithpapers.org. Ergo, we have access to Joseph Smith's personal journal. FYI—Joseph... View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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