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Is this really Joseph Smith? My verdict after watching 10 hours of evidence

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The question that has consumed two researchers and others throughout the last several years has now consumed roughly 10 hours of my time. Does the daguerreotype that was discovered by a Smith family descendant in 2020 truly show the face of Joseph Smith?

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