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Joseph F. Smith: The Father of Modern Mormonism

Harrison, Alexander R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1401400299

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2014, Master of Humanities (MHum), Wright State University, Humanities.
Joseph F. Smith (1838-1918) was the father of modern Mormonism. Nephew of the founding Prophet, President Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844), Joseph F. Smith was the sixth president of the Mormon Church. During his presidency (1901-1918), he redefined Mormonism. He helped change the perception of what a Mormon was, both inside and outside the faith. He did so by organizing the structure of the faith theologically, historically, ideologically, and institutionally. In doing this, he set the tone for what Mormonism would become, and set a standard paradigm for the world of what a Mormon is. Joseph F. Smith became the second founder of Mormonism. The founding president and prophet of the faith, Joseph Smith Jr., developed the doctrines and concepts of Mormonism; Joseph F. Smith organized these concepts into a set Mormon identity.
Ava Chamberlain, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Jacob Dorn, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Nancy Garner, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Robert E. W. Fyffe, Ph.D. (Other)
133 p.
Religion; Religious History
Joseph Smith; LDS; Mormon; Joseph F Smith; Latter-day Saints; Temples; Poligamy

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  • Harrison, A. R. (2014). Joseph F. Smith: The Father of Modern Mormonism [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1401400299

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Harrison, Alexander. Joseph F. Smith: The Father of Modern Mormonism. 2014. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1401400299.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Harrison, Alexander. "Joseph F. Smith: The Father of Modern Mormonism." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1401400299

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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