Do Latter-day Saints worship Joseph Smith?

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Blessed be the name of my God, for his Spirit hath not altogether withdrawn from me, or else where is thy glory, for it is darkness unto me? And I can judge between thee and God; for God said unto me: Worship God, for him only shalt thou serve.

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

1. Behold, there shall be a record kept among you; and in it thou shalt be called a seer, a translator, a prophet, an apostle of Jesus Christ, an elder of the church through the will of God the Father, and the grace of your Lord Jesus Christ, 2. Being inspired of the Holy Ghost to lay the foundation thereof, and to build it up unto the most holy faith. 3. Which church was organized and established in the year of your Lord eighteen hundred and thirty, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April. 4. Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give heed unto all his words and commandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them, walking in all holiness before me; 5. For his word ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith.

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.

Latter-day Saints revere Joseph Smith as a prophet in the tradition of biblical prophets like Moses and Isaiah. Church members believe that his doctrinal teachings and instructions concerning the Church's organization resulted from divine revelation, not his own learning.

Joseph F. Smith was the sixth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph was 5 years old when his father, Hyrum Smith, was martyred and 13 when his mother, Mary Fielding Smith, died. At age 15, Joseph F. Smith served a mission to the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii), the first of several missions he served to Hawaii and Britain. In 1866 he was ordained an Apostle and called to the First Presidency as a counselor to Brigham Young; it was not until the next year that he was set apart as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.1 Smith married 5 women and had 48 children, 5 of whom were adopted. His family was characterized by close, supportive relationships. After serving as a counselor to four Church Presidents, Smith was sustained as President of the Church in 1901.

Joseph Smith, President of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Heber C. Kimball Willard Richards Vinson Knights Brigham Young, Prest. of the Quorum of the Twelve P.S. If the Lord be God, serve him; but if baal, then serve him. [p. [88]] Bibliography Eliza Roxcy Snow, Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book, 1842–1844, The Joseph Smith Papers website, 87–88, accessed April 7, 2023.