Major News in Mormonism happened this week when a photograph surfaced alleging to be the Prophet Joseph Smith. So Bill and RFM dug into the story and followed the trail examining the Photographs, Portraits, Daguerreotypes, and other depictions both known to be Joseph for certain and also alleged to see if we could get to the bottom of what Joseph Smith really looked like.
RESOURCES:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/1997-12-06/what-did-joseph-smith-really-look-like-128922
https://www.knowbrotherjoseph.com/death-mask-unreliable
http://silverepicent.com/photofound/photofound/Photograph_Found/RLDS_Painting.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5aUTj-VvRM – Historical discussion of the Joseph Smith photo discovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspFgoyU5Hg – amateur facial analysis of the Death Mask and the newly discovered photo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzk4Z4Wrz38 – 2nd amateur facial analysis of the Death Mask and the newly discovered photo.
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Nice work as always.
I only have one thing to add that would solve everything. President Russell M. Nelson just needs to be transfigured to look, sound, and move as Joseph Smith as Brother Brigham did.