Baba veMuporofita Joseph Smith. Vakaberekwa musi wa12 Chikunguru mugore ra1771. Akaroora Lucy Mack, uye vakaita vana vapfumbamwe (Nh—JS 1:4). Joseph akave mutondi aidaira mukudzorerwa pakare mumazuva ekupedzisira nekuve Patiriyaki wekutanga kuChechi. Akafa musi wa14 Gunyana muna 1840.