Joseph Smith and Moon Quakers
26 Primary Sources
| Date | Summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1780 | Herschel explains his reasoning for believing the moon is inhabited. | William Herschel Non-LDS | Direct Reprint | |
| 1825 | Adam Clarke writes that the moon is a habitable globe. | Adam Clarke Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Jun 1830 | The Book of Moses 1 speaks of God creating many worlds. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Direct | |
| Feb 16, 1832 | Joseph has vision where he learns God created worlds that are inhabited. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Direct | |
| Dec 7, 1836 | William Huntington blessing to his son Oliver B. Huntington. | William Huntington LDS | Direct | |
| 1837 | Duncan Bradford positively theorizes that the moon may be inhabited. | Duncan Bradford Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Jan 1845 | Hyrum Smith teaches the sun, moon, and stars are inhabited. | Hyrum Smith LDS | Direct Scribed Paraphrase | |
| 1847 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott writes favorably about the moon behind inhabited in a school textbook. | John Stevens Cabot Abbott Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Oct 1854 | The Friend of Youth, and Child's Magazine posits that the moon must be inhabited. | The Friend of Youth, and Child's Magazine Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 1855 | Jeremiah Joyce concludes on scientific reasoning that the moon is inhabited. | Jeremiah Joyce Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Jul 2, 1856 | Deseret News prints article arguing the moon is not inhabited. | Deseret News LDS | Direct Journalism | |
| 1871 | Brigham wonders if the moon is inhabited, and says he thinks the sun might be. | Brigham Young LDS | Scribed Verbatim Direct | |
| Jun 1880 | Pseudonymous author in LDS periodical The Contributor in 1880 says the moon is lifeless. | The Contributor LDS | Direct | |
| Jan 1881 | Oliver Huntington records Joseph taught that the moon was inhabited. | Oliver B. Huntington LDS | Holograph 3rd Hand Late | |
| Feb 1881 | Oliver B. Huntington quotes Philo Dibble saying Joseph said the moon was inhabited. | Oliver B. Huntington LDS | Holograph 3rd Hand Late | |
| Jun 11, 1884 | Deseret News reports scientific arguments for the moon being inhabited. | Deseret News LDS | Direct Journalism | |
| Oct 23, 1887 | Salt Lake Herald-Republican republishes scientific argument that the moon may once have been inhabited. | Salt Lake Herald-Republican LDS | Direct Journalism | |
| Aug 26, 1891 | Provo Daily Enquirer runs an article arguing the moon is not inhabited. | Provo Daily Enquirer LDS | Direct Journalism | |
| Mar 1892 | Oliver B. Huntington publishes his account of Joseph saying men lived on the moon. | Oliver B. Huntington LDS | Direct | |
| Apr 1894 | Oliver B. Huntington says he thinks he will preach to people on the moon in the afterlife. | Oliver B. Huntington LDS | Direct | |
| Jul 1914 | The Entertaining Magazine speculates that the moon may be inhabited. | The Entertaining Magazine Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 1986 | Michael J. Crowe reviews Christian responses to cosmic pluralism in the 18th and 19th centuries. | Michael J. Crowe Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 1990 | Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe discuss Huntington's journal entry preserving mention of Joseph saying moon was inhabited. | Dan Vogel Excommunicated Critic | Direct Secondary | |
| 2007 | Joseph Smith Sr. blessing to Lorenzo Snow says he will preach on the moon. | Joseph Smith, Sr. LDS | Direct Reprint | |
| 2018 | Clifford J. Cunningham says that William Herschel believes the moon was inhabited. | Clifford J. Cunningham Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
| 2023 | NASA website describes current scientific understanding of the moon. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Non-LDS | Direct Secondary |