He had a fish market.
Brigham Young! He had way more children than Joseph Smith. Thus, Young had more Mormon descendants to further the Mormon movement . Brigham also didn't die as early as Joseph Smith, giving him more time to reign over "Zion"ANOTHER ANSWER:As there wouldn't be a Mormon movement without Joseph Smith, I'm going to say that he contributed more... he started the whole thing!
Joseph Smith is known for being the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) and the father of the Mormonism movement.
Joseph Smith, Jr. was a religious leader, and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. He's also well-known as the author of the Book of Mormon.
Probably Joseph Smith, since he restored the church and was the one who lead them across the plains to the Salt Lake Valley.
Joseph Smith, Jr (1805-1843) is the founder of the Mormonism movement. He is viewed as a modern prophet by his followers, who believe that Jesus Christ personally appeared to Joseph and directed him in proper Christian doctrine and organization. His father (Joseph Smith, Sr.) and son (Joseph Smith III) also lived during the 1840's and were influential within the Mormonism movement - Joseph Smith Sr (1771-1840) was the Presiding Patriarch of the Church and a great supporter and believer of his son's teachings. Joseph Smith III (1832-1914) was the appointed leader of a group who split from the main body of the church at the death of Joseph, preferring religious authority to be passed down the family line rather than to senior Apostle Brigham Young.
Joseph Smith, Jr. is the founder of the Latter-day Saint movement, a Restorationist Christian movement branching out of the Second Great Awakening. The largest churches or denominations affiliated with this movement are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" Church) and the Community of Christ.
The American founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, Joseph Smith, was born in December 1805. At the age of 24, in 1930, he published the original Book of Mormon.
no. Joseph Smith was the founder of mormanism.
Joseph Smith went to the Sacred Grove, a small patch of woods near his family's farm in Palmyra, New York. It was in the Sacred Grove that Joseph Smith claimed to have had his First Vision, a pivotal event in the founding of the Latter-day Saint movement.
Upon his birth, Joseph Smith was named Joseph Smith. Throughout his life he was called Joseph Smith, Jr. because his father's name is also Joseph Smith. His son was named Joseph Smith, III. His enemies often referred to him as Joe Smith. This was intended to be very disrespectful, and it was often offensive.
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Alvin Smith - brother of Joseph Smith - was born on 1798-02-11.