''The Prophet'' was a local
Latter Day Saint newspaper published in
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, United States. The first editor of the paper was
William Smith and the periodical was printed from 1844 to 1845.
The paper was likely founded as part of
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thou ...
's
presidential campaign
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. It resembled other contemporary Mormon newspapers, from which it often published excerpts. Other editors included George T. Leach,
Samuel Brannan, A. E. Wright, and
Parley P. Pratt. In July 1845 the paper's format and name changed to become the ''New-York Messenger'', which lasted until the end of the year.
See also
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The Evening and the Morning Star''
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Messenger and Advocate
The ''Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate'', often shortened to ''Messenger and Advocate'', was an early Latter Day Saint monthly newspaper published in Kirtland, Ohio, from October 1834 to September 1837. It was the successor to '' The E ...
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Elders' Journal''
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Millennial Star
''The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star'' (usually shortened to ''Millennial Star'') was the longest continuously published periodical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and was printed in England from 1840 unti ...
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List of Latter Day Saint periodicals
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Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints)
The succession crisis in the Latter Day Saint movement occurred after the killing of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, on June 27, 1844.
For roughly six months after Smith's death, several people competed to take over his role, the leading c ...
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References
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External links
''The Prophet''(HTML) partial archive
''The Prophet''Full Scans
Defunct newspapers published in New York City
Defunct weekly newspapers
Publications disestablished in 1845
Newspapers established in 1844
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints periodicals
Weekly newspapers published in the United States
1844 in Christianity
19th-century Mormonism
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