This Mormon Newspaper Was Printed in Salt Lake City

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Rare issue of “The Deseret News.” 8p. folio, Great Salt Lake City, August 27, 1856, with this particular issue being dedicated to the “History of Joseph Smith.” with excellent and historic content. VG.Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was the American religious figure who founded the Latter Day Saint movement, also known as Mormonism. Smith's followers declared him to be the first latter-day prophet, whose mission was to restore the original Church of Jesus Christ, believed to have been lost soon after the death of the Apostles which caused an apostasy. This restoration included the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the priesthood authority, and the publication of the Book of Mormon and other new scriptures. As a leader of large settlement communities, Smith also was recognized as a political and military leader in the American Midwest.

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