CHAPTER XLI

JOSEPH SMITH THE PROPHET

Joseph Smith, a Prophet of God--Joseph Called and Directed by God--The Development of the Prophet--What Joseph Taught--Results of the Prophet's Labors--Persecutions of the Prophet--The Prophet Harassed by Law-suits--Joseph of Good Character--Why the Prophet was Killed--Joseph's Work in the Spirit World--Nature of the Prophet and His Family--The Twelve, the Successors of the Prophet--Some Sayings of the Prophet