Latter-Day Saint Roots in the American Forest: Joseph Smith’s Restoration Visions in Their Environmental Context
On 6 April 1830 Joseph Smith Jr. legally established what he claimed to be the restored Church of Jesus Christ that had existed previously during the New Testament times. This bold claim was bolstered by stories of angelic visitations in the hemlock–northern hardwood forest of New York and Pennsylva...
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/3/232 |