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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the life and influence of Joseph Smith:
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- ↑ Digital faith: Former U student creates special effects for new LDS film Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine from The Daily Utah Chronicle
- 1 2 "Video: Joseph Smith, prophet of the restoration". Church News. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ↑ "'Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration' comes to Netflix". DeseretNews.com. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ↑ Wikisource:The Doctrine and Covenants/Section 128
- ↑ Smith' filming proceeds at a fast clip from Deseret News
- ↑ Places to Visit from the LDS Church website
- 1 2 Miriam Shumway (3 April 2011). "New version of Joseph Smith movie available for download". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 15 April 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Film about Joseph Smith Now Available Online\". www.mormonnewsroom.org. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
