Document Type
Book Chapter
Department
Religion (CGU)
Publication Date
1988
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | History of Religions of Western Origin | Other Religion | Religion
Abstract
Because the Latter-day Saints love and honor Joseph Smith, we wish to create for him a family background in perfect harmony with his later life as a prophet. Not that his parents had to be wealthy or well-educated, for we know they certainly were not, but we believe they must have been devout people who taught their son faith in the Christian religion and surrounded him with their love.
Rights Information
© 1988 Deseret Book Co.
Recommended Citation
Bushman, Richard L. "Joseph Smith's Family Background," in Larry C. Porter and Susan Easton Black, eds., The Prophet Joseph: Essays on the Life and Mission of Joseph Smith (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1988), 1-18.
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