“Church History” (in Times and Seasons)

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“Church History” is the 1842 Times and Seasons article by Joseph Smith that outlines key events of the early Latter-day Saint movement and presents the foundational “Articles of Faith.”

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instanceOf Latter-day Saint historical document ⓘ
newspaper article ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wentworth Letter (published form) ⓘ
linked to: Wentworth Letter
associatedWith Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
early Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ
author Joseph Smith ⓘ
basedOn letter to John Wentworth ⓘ
citedBy Latter-day Saint scholars ⓘ
official Church publications ⓘ
contains Articles of Faith ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describes Joseph Smith’s early visions ⓘ
coming forth of the Book of Mormon ⓘ
founding events of the Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ
migration of Latter-day Saints to Missouri and Illinois ⓘ
organization of the Church of Christ in 1830 ⓘ
persecutions of early Latter-day Saints ⓘ
documentType creedal statement source ⓘ
narrative history ⓘ
firstPublicationOf Articles of Faith ⓘ
genre autobiographical sketch ⓘ
religious history ⓘ
hasCanonicalInfluenceOn Articles of Faith in Latter-day Saint scripture ⓘ
linked to: Articles of Faith
hasSignificance earliest formal statement of Latter-day Saint beliefs in newspaper form ⓘ
primary historical source for Joseph Smith’s own account of early Church history ⓘ
historicalPeriodDescribed 1820s–1840s early Latter-day Saint history ⓘ
influenced later Latter-day Saint doctrinal summaries ⓘ
intendedAudience general American readership ⓘ
keySection thirteen Articles of Faith ⓘ
linked to: Articles of Faith
language English ⓘ
mentions Bible ⓘ
Book of Mormon ⓘ
freedom of religion and conscience ⓘ
restoration of the gospel ⓘ
spiritual gifts ⓘ
placeOfPublication Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ
publication Times and Seasons ⓘ
publicationDate 1842 ⓘ
publisher Times and Seasons printing office ⓘ
linked to: Times and Seasons
purpose to present core Latter-day Saint beliefs ⓘ
to summarize the rise and progress of the Church ⓘ
religiousTradition Latter-day Saint ⓘ
linked to: Latter Day Saint
subject Joseph Smith ⓘ
history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ

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Wentworth Letter → alsoKnownAs → “Church History” (in Times and Seasons) ⓘ