Joseph Smith III
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| Prophet-President of the Church | |
| June 6, 1860 – December 10, 1914 | |
| Predecessor | Joseph Smith, Jr. |
| Successor | Frederick M. Smith |
| Reason | Doctrine of Lineal succession |
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| Born |
November 6, 1832 Kirtland, Ohio, United States |
| Died | December 10, 1914 (aged 82) Independence, Missouri, United States |
| Cause of death | Heart Seizure |
| Resting place | Mound Grove Cemetery 39°6′41.20″N 94°25′34.78″W / 39.1114444°N 94.4263278°W |
| Spouse(s) | Emmeline Griswold(1856-1869) Bertha Madison(1869-1896) Ada R. Clark(1898-1914) |
| Children | 17 children 5 by Emmeline 9 by Bertha including Frederick M. Smith Israel Alexander Smith 3 by Ada including William Wallace |
| Parents |
Joseph Smith, Jr. Emma Hale Smith |
| Website | Joseph Smith III |
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Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and Emma Hale Smith. Joseph Smith III was the Prophet-President of what became known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, now called Community of Christ, which considers itself a continuation of the church established by Smith's father in 1830. For fifty-four years until his own death, Smith presided over the church. Smith's ideas and nature set much of the tone for the church's development.
Joseph Smith III was born in Kirtland, Ohio on November 6, 1832, to Joseph Smith, Jr., and Emma Hale Smith. He moved with his parents to Far West, Missouri, in 1838, where his father was arrested partially as a result of the events in the 1838 Mormon War. Young Joseph was able to stay overnight with his father in prison on several occasions. It was later alleged by fellow prisoner and church apostle Lyman Wight that during one of these visits, Joseph Jr. laid his hands upon Joseph III's head and said, "You are my successor when I depart." While his father was still imprisoned in 1839, Joseph III left Missouri with his mother and siblings and moved to Quincy, Illinois and later to the new settlement of Nauvoo. The elder Smith escaped custody later that year and rejoined the family.
At Nauvoo, the Latter Day Saints created a militia known as the Nauvoo Legion and soon afterward, 500 of the town's boys created their own junior version of the militia. Joseph III became general of the boys' militia whose motto was, "our fathers we respect, our mothers we'll protect."
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