Joseph Curtis Report (1835)

Joseph Curtis recalled a visit of Joseph Smith to Pontiac, Michigan, in the spring 1835, where the Prophet, in a meeting there, stated the reason for the doctrines he taught

As a revival of some of the sec[t]s was going on some of his fathers family joined in with the revival himself being quite young[.] he feeling an anxiety to be religious his mind some what troubled this scriptures came to his mind which sayes if a man lack wisdon let him ask of god who giveth liberaly and upbradeth not[.] believeing it he went with a determinati[on] to obtain to enquire of the lord himself after some strugle the Lord minifested to him that the different sects were rong also that the Lord had a great work for him to do.