The Joseph Smith Building, also known as the JSB, is a

building A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and fu ...

that houses classrooms and administrative offices at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...

in Provo, Utah. The building is named after

Joseph Smith Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, ...

, founder of

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...

. It is the home to BYU's College of Religious Education, containing most of the offices of religion faculty as well as many classrooms where religion classes are held. It also has a large lecture hall that seats about 1,000 people and is used for large classes.

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University and college academic buildings in the United States University and college administration buildings in the United States Brigham Young University buildings 1991 establishments in Utah {{Utah-struct-stub

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