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A statue of founder Joseph Smith at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Independence Visitors’ Center in Missouri on Sept. 10, 2013. RNS photo by Sally Morrow

A statue of founder Joseph Smith at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Independence Visitors’ Center in Missouri on Sept. 10, 2013. RNS photo by Sally Morrow