About Joseph Smith, Jr
Joseph Smith Jr., an American religious and political figure, started the Latter Day Saint movement. He published the Book of Mormon when he was 24, and by the time of his death fourteen years later he had attracted tens of thousands of followers.
![“Will not the Lord hear my prayers and listen to my cries as soon as he ever did to theirs [the ancient saints'] if I come to him in the manner they did?” quote by Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/835/joseph-smith-jr-1647_ancient_will-not-the-lord-hear-my-prayers-and-li_208030.png)
![“Friendship is one of the grand fundamental principles of “Mormonism”; [it is designed] to revolutionize and civilize the world, and cause wars and contentions to cease and men to become friends and brothers” quote by Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ad3/joseph-smith-jr-1647_brother_friendship-is-one-of-the-grand-fundament_844384.png)
![“[W]e shall have the satisfaction of knowing that we have acted conscientiously, and have used our best judgment. And if we have to throw away our votes, we had better do so upon a worthy rather than an unworthy individual who might make use of the weapon we put in his hand to destroy us.” quote by Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4ad/joseph-smith-jr-1647_hands_w-e-shall-have-the-satisfaction-of-knowi_98392.jpg)
