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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = History of Mormonism[[Image:joseph_smith_picture.jpg|thumb|rightcenter|Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism]]|''Synopsis:'' The [[Mormonism]] movement began in 1820 in [[New York]]. subtopics = [[Joseph Smith]], the founder, claimed to have received visions in which he was told by [[God]] that all the churches were "wrong" and that God would restore the true [[New Testament]] church using him. Smith said an angel named [[Moroni]] visited him and disclosed the location of a book "written upon gold plates, giving an account of the former inhabitants of this [American] continent, and the source from whence they sprang" - Smith found these and "translated" them into the [[Book of Mormon]] which formed the basis of Mormonism. ----__TOC__| opinion_pieces = {{topicsshort_opinions}}* [[Joseph Smith]] {{opinions}} [[Mormonism (G.G.)]]| ==Main article==}}
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The '''Mormonism''' movement began in 1820 near Palmyra, New York. [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of Mormonism, claimed to have received a series of visions in which he was told by God that all the churches were "wrong", their "creeds were an abomination in his sight", and all their "professors were corrupt". He was told that God would restore the true New Testament church using him as a mouthpiece. Consequently, Mormons consider Joseph Smith the first prophet of a new dispensation. Despite Smith's clear affirmations, Mormons generally minimize statements about other churches being false. They prefer to say that all churches contain some truth, but that all truth may be found only within Mormonism.
