" (Testimony 22) The translation of the plates was published in 1830 as the Book of Mormon. .
On April 6th, 1830 the Church of Christ (soon changed to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) was established, with Smith and Cowdery being the ordained elders. By the next year, the church had begun increasing by number, and moved headquarters to Kirkland, Ohio where they built a Temple. In the spring of 1831, Joseph revised the King James Bible, calling it the "Inspired Translation of the Bible." This was never published in his lifetime (considering the contradictions it had with the Book of Mormon). It has been a great source of embarrassment for Mormon Church leaders. (Tanner 383) During his establishing the church throughout the United States, he had been writing the Doctrine and Covenants, another one of the "inspired" books containing all of his revelations. In 1835 he purchased some Egyptian papyri, believing that he had the gift to translate. With that papyrus he translated a fragment to The Book of Abraham. His fragment was called "Pearl of Great Price," which Egyptologists have shown to be falsely translated. (Hansen 27).
In 1838 Smith moved to Missouri for about a year, and being ordered to leave, established a community at Nauvoo, Illinois. (Melton 30) He was known for exposing secret teachings on polygamy in this town. The "Nauvoo Expositor" was a newspaper printed in Nauvoo by a number of people who opposed Joseph Smith's political ambitions and the practice of polygamy. Smith ordered this to be destroyed, which resulted in his arrest along with his brother Hyrum. (Tanner 462) On June 27th, 1844 they were both shot and killed by an armed mob. Joseph fought for his life, shooting three men (killing two) before he was killed. He did not die a martyr, like many of his followers claim.
Joseph Smith was a man with an imagination. He was known to have great physical strength, and even resorted to violence, considering some of his followers" testimonies.