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|L1=Response to claim: 1 - Joseph Smith, Sr. "participated with William Cowdery in a religious group using divining rods" for the purpose of receiving revelation
|L2=Response to claim: 1 - Oliver Cowdery introduced himself to Joseph Smith's family as a "divining rodsman"
|L3=Response to claim: 1 - Joseph Smith, Jr. received a revelation that commended Oliver Cowdery for his "gift of working with the rod"
|L4=Response to claim: 2 - Joseph Smith, Jr's interest in religion began at the age of 12 during the 1816-1867 revival
|L5=Response to claim: 3 - Joseph wrote that during his initial vision that Lord forgave his sins, and in later accounts "Smith indicated that God the Father had introduced Jesus to him"
|L6=Response to claim: 3 - "Neighbors testified that during the spring of 1820 Smith became a seer in quest of buried treasure"
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==Response to claim: 1 - Joseph Smith, Sr. "participated with William Cowdery in a religious group using divining rods" for the purpose of receiving revelation==
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==Response to claim: 1 - Oliver Cowdery introduced himself to Joseph Smith's family as a "divining rodsman"==
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==Response to claim: 1 - Joseph Smith, Jr. received a revelation that commended Oliver Cowdery for his "gift of working with the rod"==
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==Response to claim: 2 - Joseph Smith, Jr's interest in religion began at the age of 12 during the 1816-1867 revival==
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==Response to claim: 3 - Joseph wrote that during his initial vision that Lord forgave his sins, and in later accounts "Smith indicated that God the Father had introduced Jesus to him"==
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==Response to claim: 3 - "Neighbors testified that during the spring of 1820 Smith became a seer in quest of buried treasure"==
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