Forensic images: New research provides fresh evidence this really is a photo of Mormon founder Joseph Smith
“I always believed it was him,” says the owner of the hotly debated daguerreotype. Adds an LDS historian: “The mere possibility of its veracity reminds us that Smith was a historical figure of flesh and bones.”
(Daguerreotype photo by Jim Mathis, via Daniel Larsen) This recently discovered daguerreotype purportedly shows church founder Joseph Smith.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.