Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. At the age of 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon and by the time of his death, And yeah it a cult, and almost everyone is talking about it that the whole Mormonism is a cult He a really interesting guy (Also FYI I misspelled a lot, like holy sh- am I that dumb…..? yeah I was but at least I grow up for real)