Stories
- “Digging into History!” (December 2018 Friend)
Some children went to the place where Joseph Smith’s home was in Vermont to find out what his life was like when he was very young. - Challenges in Missouri” (July 2013 Liahona and Friend)
A description of some of the events in Church history in Missouri, including information about Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail. - “Eli’s Operation” (March 2011 Liahona and Friend)
A boy gets a priesthood blessing before surgery and gains courage from hearing about Joseph Smith’s surgery as a child. - “Emma Hale, the Prophet’s Wife” (April 2008 Friend)
An illustrated retelling of the story of Joseph and Emma meeting and getting married. - “The First Vision” (June 2008 Liahona and Friend)
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shares his testimony of Joseph Smith and the First Vision. - “Important Places in the Life of the Prophet Joseph Smith” (December 2005 Liahona and Friend)
Learn about and see pictures of some of the places in Joseph Smith’s life. - “It Makes them Happy” (December 2006 Liahona and Friend)
Joseph Smith loved and played with children, even if some people thought it was beneath him. Two little boys he played with later saved his life. - “Jesus Christ Accepts the Kirtland Temple as His House” (May 2013 Friend)
An illustration and short summary of the event. - “Jesus Christ and the First Vision” (January 2013 Liahona and Friend)
An image and short description of the First Vision. - “Jesus Christ Restored the Fulness of the Gospel through Joseph Smith” (April 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A description of the Restoration with a scripture journal prompt and story-wheel craft. - “Jesus Christ Speaks to Latter-day Prophets” (August 2013 Friend)
Illustrations and simple statements about this idea. - “Joseph’s Experiences in Jail” (October 2008 Liahona and Friend)
An illustrated retelling of Joseph Smith’s experiences in jail in Missouri. - “Joseph Smith: Loving Friend of Children” (December 2005 Friend)
A story from the life of a child who knew the Prophet Joseph Smith. - “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (April 1995 Friend)
Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles tells the story of the Restoration, including the First Vision. - “Joseph, The Seer” (April 2002 Friend)
Elder Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) testifies of the Prophet Joseph Smith. - “Lessons from the Prophet Joseph” (February 2014 Friend)
President Henry B. Eying shares some lessons we can learn from the life of the Prophet. Includes two activities. - “The Martyrdom of the Prophet” (December 2008 Friend)
An illustrated retelling of the story of Joseph Smith’s martyrdom. - “The Nauvoo Temple and Carthage Jail” (September 2013 Liahona and Friend)
Pictures and descriptions of these important landmarks. - “Our Page” (March 2012 Liahona)
Features a child from Columbia who received a strong testimony of Joseph Smith after watching a Church film. - Poem: “As Joseph Did” (May 2007 Friend)
- “A Prophet Is Born” (December 2012 Friend)
Learn about Joseph Smith’s early life with three children who visit their grandparents who are missionaries at the Prophet’s birthplace in Vermont. - “Sing a Song of Joseph” (May 2007 Friend)
Perform this musical play with your friends. - “A Special Guest” (December 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A boy learns about Joseph Smith’s First Vision during family home evening. - “The Story of The Book of Mormon” (May 2012 Friend)
An illustrated description of how we got the Book of Mormon, and Joseph Smith’s role it’s coming forth. - “Two Houses Where Joseph Smith Lived” (January 2013 Liahona and Friend)
Explore two houses where Joseph Smith lived in New York.
Activities
- Coloring Page: “Joseph Smith saw and testified of Jesus Christ.” (December 2012 Liahona and Friend)
- Coloring Page: “Prophet Joseph Smith” (April 2008 Friend)
- Cutout Figures: “Joseph Smith’s Operation” (February 2008 Friend)
Color and cut out these figures to retell the story. - Cutout Figures: “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (March 2008 Friend)
Color and cut out these figures to retell the story. - Cutout Figures: “Joseph Smith Receives the Gold Plates” (May 2008 Friend)
Color and cut out these figures to retell the story. - Cutout Figures: “Joseph Smith Protects the Gold Plates” (June 2008 Friend)
Color and cut out these figures to retell the story. - Cutout Figures: “Joseph Smith Lives in Ohio” (July 2008 Friend)
Color and cut out these figures to retell the story. - Cutout Figures: “Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail” (October 2008 Friend)
Color and cut out these figures to retell the story. - Family Home Evening Idea: The Prophet Joseph Smith
Tell and sing the story of Joseph Smith by reading “Sing a Song of Joseph” (May 2007 Friend). Then read the poem “As Joseph Did” to discover how you can be more like Joseph (May 2007 Friend). - “Joseph Smith Finger Scenes” (July 2001 Friend)
Make finger scenes that tell the story of Joseph Smith. - “Joseph Smith Marries Emma Hale” (April 2008 Friend)
Cut out and color these figures and use them to tell the story of Joseph and Emma’s marriage. - “The Life of Joseph Smith” (December 2010 Friend)
Draw a line from each of the drawings of Joseph Smith to the place where an important event in his life occurred at that age. - “The Life of Joseph Smith”
An activity to remember important events in the life of Joseph Smith. - “Partial Pictures” (August 2010 Friend)
Match scriptures with scenes from Joseph Smith’s life. - Sharing Time: Joseph Smith—Prophet of the Restoration” (July 2001 Friend)
Use these visual aids to create a diorama of the First Vision. - “Sing a Song of Joseph” (May 2007 Friend)
To learn about the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, tell and sing this story of Joseph Smith with your family, Primary class, or friends. - “Stick Pull” (February 2014 Friend)
You can play a game played by Joseph Smith. - “Your Own Time Line” (August 2012 Friend)
Using important events in the life of Joseph Smith’s life as an example, children can chart their own time lines.
Media
- “Baptism and the Priesthood Restored” (February 2017 Liahona and Friend)
Scripture figures of Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and John the Baptist giving them the priesthood. - Book of Mormon Scripture Figures: “The Book of Mormon, a Gift from Heavenly Father” (December 2012 Liahona and Friend)
Scripture figures of Joseph Smith, the Angel Moroni, and the gold plates buried in the Hill Cumorah. - Gospel Art Picture: “Emma Smith”
- Gospel Art Picture: “First Vision”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Receives the Gold Plates”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Seeks Wisdom in the Bible”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Translating the Book of Mormon”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Translating the Book of Mormon”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Moroni Appears to Joseph Smith in His Room”
- Gospel Art Picture: “The First Vision”
- Gospel Art Picture: “The Prophet Joseph Loved Children”
- Image: “Joseph Smith Timeline” (January 2009 Friend)
- “Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail” (October 2008 Friend)
Figures to color and use in telling the story of Joseph Smith in jail. - Music: “An Angel Came to Joseph Smith” (Children’s Songbook, 86)
- Music: “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” (Hymns, no. 26)
- Music: “Latter-Day Prophets” (Children’s Songbook, 134)
- Music: “On a Golden Springtime” (Children’s Songbook, 88)
- Music: “Praise to the Man” (Hymns, no. 27)
- Music: “The Golden Plates” (Children’s Songbook, 86)
- Music: “The Sacred Grove” (Children’s Songbook, 87)
- Music: “The Word of Wisdom” (Children’s Songbook, 154)
- Music: “This Is My Beloved Son” (Children’s Songbook, 76)
- Poster: “Joseph Smith” (December 2011 Friend)
Image and short description of the First Vision. - Prophet Portrait: “Joseph Smith” (January 2013 Liahona and Friend)
- Scripture Figures: “The Book of Mormon, a Gift From Heavenly Father” (December 2012 Liahona and Friend)
Scripture figures to go along with the story of Joseph Smith receiving the Golden Plates. - Sheet Music: “A Young Boy Named Joseph” (May 1995 Friend)
- Sheet Music: “An Angel Came to Joseph Smith” (April 2007 Liahona and Friend)
- Sheet Music: “The Prophet Joseph” (April 2007 Friend)
- Sheet Music: “Truth Restored” (December 2005 Friend)
- Video: “A Seer Will I Raise Up”
- Video: ASL Primary Songs, “An Angel Came to Joseph Smith”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 1: Joseph Smith and His Family (1805–1820)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 2: Joseph Smith’s First Vision (1820)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 3: The Angel Moroni and the Gold Plates (1823–1827)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 5: Joseph and Oliver Cowdery (February–April 1829)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 6: Joseph and Oliver Are Given the Priesthood: May 1829”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 9: Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ (6 April 1830)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 13: Joseph and Emma (July 1830)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 16: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon Learn About Zion (1830)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 25: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon Go on a Mission (December 1831–January 1832)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 27: The Prophet Continues His Work Despite Persecution (March 1832)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 36: Zion’s Camp (February-June 1834)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 38: The Pearl of Great Price”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 41: Trouble in Kirtland (1837-1838)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 46: Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail (November 1838-April 1839)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 48: Joseph Smith Asks the President for Help (March–November 1839)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 53: Trouble in Nauvoo (May-August 1842)”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 57: The Prophet Is Killed (June 1844)”
- Video: “Joseph Smith and the First Vision”
- Video: “Joseph Smith and the Minister”
- Video: Joseph Smith Papers, “Emma Smith And The Governor of Illinois”
- Video: Joseph Smith Papers, “Joseph Smith And The Organizing of The Relief Society”
- Video: Joseph Smith Papers, “Joseph Smith Chief Justice and Mayor of Nauvoo”
- Video: Joseph Smith Papers, “Joseph Smith Forgives Harvey Whitlock”
- Video: Joseph Smith Papers, “Joseph Smith Histories Overview”
- Video: Joseph Smith Papers, “Joseph Smith Knows a Record Shall Be Kept”
- Video: Joseph Smith Papers, “Joseph Smith Writes and Essay about Latter-day Saints”
- Video: “Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration”
An hour long motion picture about the life and legacy of Joseph Smith - Video: “Many Plain and Precious Things”
- Video: New Testament Stories, “After the New Testament”
- Video: Prophet Videos, “Joseph Smith”
- Video: “Required to Forgive”
W. W. Phelps tells how he was forgiven by Joseph Smith - Video: “Seeker of Truth”
- Video: “Special Witness - Elder Christofferson”
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles bears his testimony of the Sacred Grove and of Joseph Smith seeing God the Father and Jesus Christ. - Video: “The Restoration”
- Video: “Truth Restored—Gillian”
- Video: “Words of the Prophets”
