DiscoverJoseph Smith: BYU SpeechesJoseph Smith and the Lighter View | Leonard J. Arrington | November 1974
Joseph Smith and the Lighter View | Leonard J. Arrington | November 1974

Joseph Smith and the Lighter View | Leonard J. Arrington | November 1974

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Although Joseph Smith was raised in an overly pious and sanctimonious society, his jovial nature, sense of humor, and zeal for life show the Saints that this life is for men to have joy. Click here to view the speech. 

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Joseph Smith and the Lighter View | Leonard J. Arrington | November 1974

Joseph Smith and the Lighter View | Leonard J. Arrington | November 1974

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