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Kevin L. Barney, "A Tale of Two Restorations," (1999 FAIR Conference presentation.) A comparison of the LDS restoration movement and the Alexander Campbell restoration movement.

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Larry C. Porter, "Visions of Joseph Smith," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 1512-1516

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"Highlights in the Prophet's Life," Ensign, June 1994, 24. A time line of some key events in the life and ministry of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

David B. Haight, "Joseph Smith, the Prophet," Ensign, December 2001, 26. Young, unlearned, but humble, Joseph Smith was the instrument the Almighty used to reestablish His work in these, the latter days.

Edwin O. Haroldsen, "Good and Evil Spoken Of," Ensign, August 1995, 8. As Moroni prophesied, Joseph Smith's name has been spoken of for both good and ill. Today, some outside the Church are beginning to look at the Prophet in new light.

Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, "The Ministry of the Prophet Joseph Smith," Ensign, July 1999, 32. Decreed in the councils of eternity, the mighty latter-day work came forth through the service and sacrifice of the Lord's foreordained seer.

George A. Horton, Jr., "Prophecies in the Bible about Joseph Smith," Ensign, January 1989, 20.

Arthur Henry King, "A Man Who Speaks to Our Time from Eternity," Ensign, March 1989, 13. The beautiful, well-balanced prose of Joseph Smith's writings is the work of someone bending all his faculties, under inspiration, to expressing eternal truth. A celebrated stylistician and convert gives his impressions about Joseph Smith's testimony and his other writings.

Neal A. Maxwell, "Joseph, the Seer," Ensign, November 1983, 54.

Robert L. Millet, "Joseph Smith among the Prophets," Ensign, June 1994, 19. He is the preeminent witness of Christ in this, the final dispensation.

Other Resources

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Stephen R. Gibson, "Can People Go To Heaven Without Joseph Smith's Consent?," One-Minute Answers to Anti-Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers) How can Latter-day Saints claim to worship Jesus Christ when their leaders teach that no one will get to heaven without the consent or passport of Joseph Smith (Journal of Discourses, Vol 7, p.289, 1869)?

Stephen R. Gibson, "Why Did Joseph Smith Make Changes In the Doctrine & Covenants?," One-Minute Answers to Anti-Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers) Don't changes in the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants prove Joseph Smith was not a prophet of God?