Lt. General Joseph SmithSutcliffe Maudsley, 1844
"It is a love of liberty
which inspires my soul -- civil and religious liberty to the
whole of the human race" (History of the Church, 5:498).
Joseph Smith, Jr.Charles William Carter, 1886
Jesus Christ revealed to
Joseph of Egypt: "A seer will I raise up out of the fruit of
thy loins; and unto him will I give power to bring forth my
word" (2 Nephi 3:11).
Joseph SmithH. B. Hall, unknown
"I the Lord . . .
called upon my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and spake unto
him from heaven, and gave him commandments" (D&C 1:17).
Joseph SmithSutcliffe Maudsley, unknown
"The great plan of
salvation is a theme which ought to occupy our strict
attention" (History of the Church, 2:23).
Joseph and HyrumSutcliffe Maudsley, 1847
The Prophet and the Patriarch.
Joseph SmithSutcliffe Maudsley, unknown
"Like most of the Lord's
anointed in ancient times, [Joseph Smith] has sealed his
mission and his works with his own blood" (D&C 135:3).
Joseph Smith in a Broadcloth SuitSutcliffe Maudsley, 1844
"We are trying here to
gird up our loins, and purge from our midst the workers of
iniquity and . . . roll forth this good work" (History of
the Church, 5:66).
Joseph SmithUnknown, 1845
"Even his most bitter
enemies were generally overcome, if he could once get their
ears" (Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, 46).
Joseph Smith Jr. and Hyrum SmithFrederick Piercy, 1850s
"They lived for glory;
they died for glory; and glory is their eternal reward. From
age to age shall their names go down to posterity as gems
for the sanctified" (D&C 135:6).
Joseph Smith, Jr.David Rogers, unknown
"[Joseph Smith] left a
fame and name that cannot be slain" (D&C 135:3).
Joseph SmithUnknown, unknown
"Praise to the man who
communed with Jehovah! Jesus anointed that prophet and seer"
("Praise to the Man," Hymns, no. 27).
Joseph and Hyrum SmithUnknown, unknown
"In life they were not
divided, and in death they were not separated" (D&C 135:3).
Joseph SmithUnknown, unknown
"Purify your hearts
before me; and then go ye into all the world, and preach my
gospel" (D&C 112:28).
Joseph SmithDavid Rogers, 1842
"They lived for glory;
they died for glory; and glory is their eternal reward. From
age to age shall their names go down to posterity as gems
for the sanctified" (D&C 135:6).
Joseph SmithUnknown, mid to late 1800s
"Surely the Lord God
will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his
servants the prophets" (Amos 3:7).
Joseph Smith, The ProphetDanquart Weggeland, pre-1918
"I the Lord . . .
called upon my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and spake unto
him from heaven, and gave him commandments" (D&C 1:17).
Joseph Smith, Jr.Danquart Weggeland, unknown
"His word ye shall
receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and
faith" (D&C 21:5).
Joseph SmithUnknown, 1920
"The weak things of the
world shall come forth and break down the mighty and strong
ones" (D&C 1:19).
Joseph Smith, Jr.W. Brown, 1915
"For he that receiveth
my servants receiveth me" (D&C 84:36).
Joseph Smith Jr.Richard Burde, 1948
Jesus Christ said of
Joseph Smith: "And I will make him great in mine eyes; for
he shall do my work" (2 Nephi 3:8).
Joseph and HyrumKenneth Corbett, 1996
"Like most of the Lord's
anointed in ancient times, [Joseph] has sealed his mission
and his works with his own blood; and so has his brother
Hyrum" (D&C 135:3).
Joseph SmithKenneth Corbett, 1999
"Joseph Smith, the
Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus
only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other
man that ever lived in it" (D&C 135:3).
Joseph SmithAlvin Gittins, 1959"Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it" (D&C 135:3).Joseph SmithTheodore Gorka, 1982
Jesus Christ revealed to
Joseph of Egypt: "A seer will I raise up out of the fruit of
thy loins; and unto him will I give power to bring forth my
word" (2 Nephi 3:11).
Joseph Smith in Nauvoo, 1840 (detail)Theodore Gorka, 1981
"His word ye shall
receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and
faith" (D&C 21:5).
Joseph Smith, Jr.Peter M. Kamps, 1930
"[Joseph Smith] left a
fame and name that cannot be slain. He lived great, and he
died great in the eyes of God and his people" (D&C 135:3).
Joseph Smith in Front of the Nauvoo TempleHarold Kilbourn, 1975
"I would to God that
this temple was now done, that we might go into it, and go
to work and improve our time, and make use of the seals
while they are on earth" (History of the Church, 6:184).
Brother JosephDavid Lindsley, 1998
"And out of
weakness he shall be made strong" (2 Nephi 3:13).
American ProphetDel Parson, 1999
"That seer will I bless,
and they that seek to destroy him shall be confounded"
(Joseph Smith Translation, Genesis 50:33).
Joseph Smith, Jr.Lewis A. Ramsey, 1910
Hyrum Smith said,
"There were prophets before, but Joseph has the spirit and
power of all the prophets" (History of the Church,
6:346).
Joseph SmithWilliam Whitaker, 1980
"I will be merciful unto
you; he that is weak among you hereafter shall be made
strong" (D&C 50:16).
Joseph, A Poor Wayfaring Man of GriefJared Barnes, 2001
"He lived great, and he
died great in the eyes of God and his people" (D&C 135:3).
Four ProphetsRobert Barrett, 2000
"Surely the Lord God
will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his
servants the prophets" (Amos 3:7).
Joseph Smith, Prophet of the LordDavid Lindsley, 2000
"And blessed be he that
shall bring this thing to light" (Mormon 8:16).
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