Joseph Smith - History 1

I think one of the boldest statements one could make was the one that Joseph Smith recalled the Angel Moroni said -

"...that God had a work for me to do; and that my name should be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken of among all people."  (Pearl of Great Price | JS-History 1:33)

I don't believe that this was the first time the a poor, obscure boy, the Prophet Joseph Smith told others of these words.  In my mind, he must have mentioned it years before.  But nonetheless, as the time this history was recorded, he was about 33 years of age and the membership of the Church was very small.

I think this is significant in that that statement has proven true in every aspect.