Mormon church celebrates founder's birth: 41,000 throughout region will gather to honor Smith.

From: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) | Date: December 22, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Virginia de Leon, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.

Dec. 22--Mormons throughout the world will gather this week to honor one of their greatest prophets: Joseph Smith Jr., founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

On Friday a the 200th anniversary of Smith's birth a the area's roughly 41,000 church members will gather at all nine stake centers throughout North Idaho and northeastern Washington to watch the live Joseph Smith commemor...

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