Joseph Smith Jr.\xa0(December 23, 1805\xa0\u2013 June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and the founder of\xa0Mormonism\xa0and the\xa0Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the\xa0Book of Mormon\xa0at the age of 24, Smith had attracted tens of thousands of followers by the time of his death fourteen years later. The religion he founded continues to the present day, with millions of global adherents and several churches claiming Smith as their founder, the largest being\xa0The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints\xa0(LDS Church).
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