Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series ... he was visited by an angel named Moroni, who told him of an ancient record ...

Each foot represents a year in the life of Joseph Smith Jr., the progenitor ... According to Mormon belief, an angel named Moroni came to Smith on the night of September 21, 1823, and told ...