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Among all the various figures in 19th century America who left controversial legacies it is hard to find one as influential as Joseph Smith 18051844 the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints Mormonism and the LatterDay Saint movement Revered as a prophet on the level of Moses by some reviled as a perpetrator of largescale fraud by others what everyone can agree on is that Joseph Smith founded a religious movement that played a crucial role in the settlement of the West especially in Utah