Works relating to Joseph Smith explained
There are many works relating to Joseph Smith. These works cover Joseph Smith's his life, legacy, and teachings. Smith is the author of several works of scripture, and several personal histories, letters, and other writings. There have also been several biographies written about him.
Works accepted by Latter Day Saints as Scripture
- Book: Smith, Joseph, (translator) . . . . 1981 . 1830 . 0-385-51316-X .
- Book: Smith, Joseph. . Salt Lake City, Utah . Intellectual Reserve . 1981 . 1835 . 1-59156-560-X . etal.
- Book: Smith, Joseph. . Salt Lake City, Utah . Intellectual Reserve . 1981 . 1851 . 1-59156-560-X . etal.
- Book: Smith, Joseph (translator) . . . . 1991 . 1867 . 0-8309-0112-4 .
Teachings and writings
- Book: Smith
, Joseph
. . Joseph Smith . 1835 . Kirtland, Ohio . F. G. Williams & Co. . [1]
- Book: Smith
, Joseph
. . Joseph Smith . 1 . . . Salt Lake City . 1902–2012 . [2]
- Book: Smith, Joseph
. . Joseph Smith . 1 . . . Salt Lake City . 1976 . 1938 . 0-87579-243-X .
- Book: Smith, Joseph
. The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph . Joseph Smith . 1 . . . Grandin Book . Orem, UT . 1991 . 1980 . 0910523398 .
- Book: Smith, Joseph
. Personal Writings of Joseph Smith . Joseph Smith . 1 . . . Salt Lake City . 2002 . 1984 . 1-57345-787-6 .
- Book: Smith, Joseph
. The Papers of Joseph Smith (3 vols) . Joseph Smith . 1 . . . Salt Lake City . 1989–1992 . 0-87579-199-9 .
- Book: Smith, Joseph
. An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith . Joseph Smith . 1 . . . Salt Lake City . 1989 . 2nd . 1987 . 0-941214-78-8 .
- Book: Smith, Joseph
. The Essential Joseph Smith . Joseph Smith . 1 . . Salt Lake City . 1995 . 0-941214-71-0 .
- Book: Smith, Joseph
. Encyclopedia of Joseph Smith's Teachings . Joseph Smith . 1 . . . . Salt Lake City . 2000 . 1-57008-672-9 .
- Book: Smith, Joseph
. The Parallel Joseph . Joseph Smith . 1 . . 2005 . 1st .
- Book: Smith
, Joseph
. . Joseph Smith . 1 . . . . . Salt Lake City . 2008 . (10 volumes as of 2014, publication ongoing)
Biographies
- Book: Tullidge, Edward W.
. Edward Tullidge . Life of Joseph the Prophet . Salt Lake City . 1878 .
- Book: Cannon, George Q.
. George Q. Cannon . The Life of Joseph Smith, the Prophet . . New York . 1888 .
- Book: Brodie, Fawn M.
. Fawn M. Brodie . . . New York . 1971 . 1945 . 2nd . 0-679-73054-0 .
- Book: Bushman, Richard Lyman
. Richard Lyman Bushman . . . New York . 2005 . 1-4000-4270-4 .
- Book: Hill, Donna
. Donna Hill . Joseph Smith: The First Mormon . 1999 . 1977 . Salt Lake City . . 1-56085-118-X .
- Book: Remini, Robert V.
. Robert V. Remini . Joseph Smith . . New York . 2002 .
- Book: Smith, Lucy Mack
. Lucy Mack Smith . Smith . George A. . George A. Smith . Smith . Elias . . 1902 . 1853 . . Salt Lake City, Utah .
- Book: Vogel, Dan
. Dan Vogel . . . 1-56085-179-1 . 2004 .
Other historical works
- Book: Ash
, Michael R. . Michael R. Ash . Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith . Cedar Fort . Springville, Utah . 2008 . 978-1-59955-231-6 .
- Book: Beam
, Alex . Alex Beam . American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church . registration . . New York . 2014 . 978-1610393133 .
- Book: Bitton
, Davis . Davis Bitton . Knowing Brother Joseph Again: Perceptions and Perspectives . Greg Kofford Books . Salt Lake City . 2010 . 2nd . 1996 . 978-1-58958-123-4 .
- Book: Compton
, Todd . Todd Compton . . 1997 . . Salt Lake City . 1-56085-085-X .
- Book: Holzapfel . Richard Neitzel . Richard N. Holzapfel . Jackson . Kent P. . Kent P. Jackson . 2010 . Joseph Smith, the Prophet & Seer . . . 978-0-8425-2753-8 .
- Book: Madsen
, Truman G. . Truman G. Madsen . Joseph Smith the Prophet . . Salt Lake City . 1989 . 0-88494-704-1 .
- Book: Reid L. . Neilson . Reid Larkin Neilson . Terryl L. . Givens . Terryl Givens . Joseph Smith, Jr.: Reappraisals After Two Centuries . . 2009 . 9780199708697 .
- Book: Quinn
, D. Michael . D. Michael Quinn . . . Salt Lake City . 1994 . 1-56085-056-6 .
- Book: . The Changing World of Mormonism . 1981 . Moody Press . 0-8024-1234-3 .
- Book: Bryan . Waterman . The Prophet Puzzle: Interpretive Essays on Joseph Smith . Essays on Mormonism Series . 9 . . Salt Lake City . 1999 . 1-56085-121-X .
- Book: John W. . Welch . John W. Welch . The Worlds of Joseph Smith: A Bicentennial Conference at the Library of Congress . BYU Studies Monographs . . Provo . 2006 . 0842526366 .
Films
Fiction
- Book: Dougall
, Lily
. Lily Dougall . The Mormon Prophet . New York . . 1899 .
- Book: Card
, Orson Scott
. Orson Scott Card . . New York . . 1984 . 0-425-07002-6 .
- Book: Fisher
, Vardis
. Vardis Fisher . Children of God . New York . . 1939 .
- Book: Lund
, Gerald N.
. Gerald Lund . . Vols. 1-6 . Salt Lake City . . 1990–1995 .
- Book: Pratt
, Parley P.
. Parley P. Pratt . . New York . . 1844 .
- Book: Sorensen
, Virginia
. Virginia Sorensen . A Little Lower than the Angels . New York . . 1942 .
- Book: Stansfield
, Anita
. Anita Stansfield . Emma: Woman of Faith . American Fork, Utah . . 2008 . 978-1598116304 .
- Book: Taylor
, Samuel W.
. Samuel W. Taylor . Nightfall at Nauvoo . New York . . 1971 .
- Book: Margaret Blair . Young . Margaret Blair Young . Darius . Gray . Darius Gray . One More River to Cross . Standing on the Promises . 1 . Salt Lake City . . 2000 . 1573456292 .
Notes and References
- These lectures were originally published in 1835 as part of the canonized Doctrine and Covenants. In its 1921 edition, the LDS Church dropped the lectures as only lessons, not canon. Research has indicated that authorship may be attributable to Sidney Rigdon with contribution from Smith. See:
Noel B. Reynolds, “The Case for Sidney Rigdon as Author of the Lectures on Faith,” Journal of Mormon History 31/2 (Fall 2005), 1–41.
- Smith is listed as author, although authorship has been attributed to various other scribes and editors. See:
Dean C. Jessee, “The Reliability of Joseph Smith's History,” Journal of Mormon History 3 (1976), 23–46.