A few years ago, a copy of the Book of Mormon surfaced in the Church History Library that was thought to have been given to Jesse N. Smith by Joseph Smith. Speaking today the Jesse N. Smith Family Reunion, I explained why this is not the book and how to find and identify the actual book.
About the Presentation
- Summary of Main Ideas (published in the Church News, July 8, 2016)
- Selected Slides from the Presentation (PDF)
- Authentic Jesse N. Smith Items in the Church History Library (PDF)
Authentic Sources for Jesse N. Smith
- Portrait of Jesse N. Smith, c. 1864 (Church History Library)
- Autobiographical Sketch, c. 1884 (also published in Andrew Jenson’s LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (1941), pp. 316-322.)
- Statement, 15 February 1894 (Church History Library)
- Journal, 1904-1906 (Church History Library)
- General Conference Address, April 1905, pp. 50-52
- See also Jesse N. Smith in the Early Mormon Missionaries Database
