A nerd who sits in dark rooms staring at large white vinyl screens, a theatre geek who wants to win game show money, and a "little person" who poops, pees, drools, and spits up on herself all day long. We are the Hickmans.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Joseph Smith photo

UPDATE!!! Information on this photo has been all over the news here, and they're saying this photo is the real deal - that the photo matches the death mask. Apparently, the remains of Joseph Smith were dug up and studied sometime in the middle of this century, and the photo has also been positively confirmed as a match to those records too. The LDS church has not made an official statement on it yet.

I don't know how real this is, but here is a photo that was just released from the RLDS church's vault of Joseph Smith. From what I understand, they're doing some scientific tests to match it with that of the death mask. A scholar has supposedly already done this and concluded it to be a perfect match.


Is that what you expected him to look like?

7 comments:

The Sandbergs said...

That would be really rad if that is a genuine article. He was a pretty cool dude! How's your little girl?

Trena said...

I always think of that side view portrait/painting when I think about what he looks like. But from that picture you posted, he looks way hotter. Is that bad for me to say??

Luke Hickman said...

My wife said the exact same thing when she saw it!

The Sandbergs said...

Heck no that's not bad to say! All of the reports said that he was a very good looking man. Tall too! Super bonus!!

julesttdmom said...

Alright Luke... I think it is time for some cute pics of your little girl in her Easter gear!!! I hope all is well!!
BIG HUGS!
And by the way... I agree with Trena.. I would have chased after him back in the day! wink!!

julesttdmom said...

Alright Luke... I think it is time for some cute pics of your little girl in her Easter gear!!! I hope all is well!!
BIG HUGS!
And by the way... I agree with Trena.. I would have chased after him back in the day! wink!!

Carl said...

Wow. Looks a lot different than the paintings.