Stories
- “A Special Guest” (December 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A boy learns about Joseph Smith’s First Vision during family home evening. - “The First Vision” (June 2008 Liahona and Friend)
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shares his testimony of Joseph Smith and the First Vision. - “Two Houses Where Joseph Smith Lived” (January 2013 Liahona and Friend)
Explore two houses where Joseph Smith lived in New York. - “Eli’s Operation” (March 2011 Liahona and Friend)
A boy gets a priesthood blessing before surgery and gains courage from hearing about Joseph Smith’s surgery as a child. - “Important Places in the Life of the Prophet Joseph Smith” (December 2005 Liahona and Friend)
Learn about and see pictures of some of the places in Joseph Smith’s life. - “Jesus Christ and the First Vision” (January 2013 Liahona and Friend)
An image and short description of the First Vision. - “Jesus Christ Restored the Fulness of the Gospel through Joseph Smith” (April 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A description of the Restoration with a scripture journal prompt and story-wheel craft.
English only
- “A Prophet Is Born” (December 2012 Friend)
Learn about Joseph Smith’s early life with three children who visit their grandparents who are missionaries at the Prophet’s birthplace in Vermont. - “Emma Hale, the Prophet’s Wife” (April 2008 Friend)
An illustrated retelling of the story of Joseph and Emma meeting and getting married. - “Joseph, The Seer” (April 2002 Friend)
Elder Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) testifies of the Prophet Joseph Smith. - “Joseph Smith: Loving Friend of Children” (December 2005 Friend)
A story from the life of a child who knew the Prophet Joseph Smith. - “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (April 1995 Friend)
Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles tells the story of the Restoration, including the First Vision. - Poem: “As Joseph Did” (May 2007 Friend)
- “The Martyrdom of the Prophet” (December 2008 Friend)
An illustrated retelling of the story of Joseph Smith’s martyrdom. - “The Story of The Book of Mormon” (May 2012 Friend)
An illustrated description of how we got the Book of Mormon, and Joseph Smith’s role it’s coming forth.
Activities
- Coloring Page: “Joseph Smith saw and testified of Jesus Christ.” (December 2012 Liahona and Friend)
English only
- Coloring Page: “Prophet Joseph Smith” (April 2008 Friend)
- “Joseph Smith Marries Emma Hale” (April 2008 Friend)
Cut out and color these figures and use them to tell the story of Joseph and Emma’s marriage. - “Partial Pictures” (August 2010 Friend)
Match scriptures with scenes from Joseph Smith’s life. - “Sing a Song of Joseph” (May 2007 Friend)
To learn about the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, tell and sing this story of Joseph Smith with your family, Primary class, or friends. - “Your Own Time Line” (August 2012 Friend)
Using important events in the life of Joseph Smith’s life as an example, children can chart their own time lines. - “Joseph Smith Finger Scenes” (July 2001 Friend)
Make finger scenes that tell the story of Joseph Smith. - “The Life of Joseph Smith” (December 2010 Friend)
Draw a line from each of the drawings of Joseph Smith to the place where an important event in his life occurred at that age.
Media
- Gospel Art Picture: “Emma Smith”
- Gospel Art Picture: “First Vision”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Receives the Gold Plates”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Seeks Wisdom in the Bible”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Translating the Book of Mormon”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Translating the Book of Mormon”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Moroni Appears to Joseph Smith in His Room”
- Gospel Art Picture: “The First Vision”
- Gospel Art Picture: “The Prophet Joseph Loved Children”
- Music: “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” (Hymns, no. 26)
- Music: “Praise to the Man” (Hymns, no. 27)
- Music: “The Sacred Grove” (Children’s Songbook, 87)
- Prophet Portrait: “Joseph Smith” (January 2013 Liahona and Friend)
English only
- Poster: “Joseph Smith” (December 2011 Friend)
Image and short description of the First Vision. - Scripture Figures: “The Book of Mormon, a Gift From Heavenly Father” (December 2012 Liahona and Friend)
Scripture figures to go along with the story of Joseph Smith receiving the Golden Plates. - Sheet Music: “A Young Boy Named Joseph” (May 1995 Friend)
- Sheet Music: “The Prophet Joseph” (April 2007 Friend)
- Sheet Music: “Truth Restored” (December 2005 Friend)
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 1: Joseph Smith and His Family (1805–1820)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 2: Joseph Smith’s First Vision (1820)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 3: The Angel Moroni and the Gold Plates (1823–1827)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 5: Joseph and Oliver Cowdery (February–April 1829)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 6: Joseph and Oliver Are Given the Priesthood: May 1829”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 9: Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ (6 April 1830)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 13: Joseph and Emma (July 1830)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 25: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon Go on a Mission (December 1831–January 1832)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 27: The Prophet Continues His Work Despite Persecution (March 1832)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 46: Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail (November 1838-April 1839)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 57: The Prophet Is Killed (June 1844)”
- Video: “Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration”
An hour long motion picture about the life and legacy of Joseph Smith - Video: “Special Witness - Elder Christofferson”
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles bears his testimony of the Sacred Grove and of Joseph Smith seeing God the Father and Jesus Christ. - Video: “The Restoration”
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