How did Joseph Smith restore the church?

When Jesus Christ was on the earth, He established His Church among His followers. After His Crucifixion and the deaths of His Apostles, the fulness of the gospel was taken from the earth because of widespread apostasy. read more

In the spring of 1820, Joseph Smith prayed to God and asked which church he should join. God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him, and he was instructed that he should join none. In the following years, he had a number of angelic visitations. read more

The church that Joseph established in 1830 is today a global faith of more than 14 million members, and Joseph Smith himself is regarded by Latter-day Saints as the pre-eminent prophet of modern times. Contrary to assertions by some opponents of the Church, Joseph is not worshiped by Church members. read more

Joseph was told that through him Jesus Christ would eventually restore His original Church, which had been lost through the apostasy of the previous millennia. Joseph was also told that in the coming years he would be called as a prophet. read more