Joseph Smith, then a fourteen-year-old boy, had a vision telling him that the true church was not in this world. ... In 1830, Smith published the Book of Mormon, which he believed to be a religious record of the ancient inhabitants of North America, and is now believed, used, and sacred piece of literature by the Mormons. ...

• Word Count: 2529
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School