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	*Joseph Smith and a number of other Church leaders were Freemasons. In fact, the restored Masonic Lodge is one of the tour sites in Nauvoo, Illinois.		*Joseph Smith and a number of other Church leaders were Freemasons. In fact, the restored Masonic Lodge is one of the tour sites in Nauvoo, Illinois.
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	\|claim=The website poses the question "Why was Joseph Smith imprisoned at Carthage?" The response is that it was because Joseph destroyed the press for the Nauvoo Expositor, which was going to expose Joseph's involvement in polygamy.		\|claim=The website poses the question "Why was Joseph Smith imprisoned at Carthage?" The response is that it was because Joseph destroyed the press for the Nauvoo Expositor, which was going to expose Joseph's involvement in polygamy.
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	*The Expositor incident led directly to the murder of Joseph and Hyrum, but it was preceeded by a long period of non-Mormon distrust of Joseph Smith, and attempts to extradite him on questionable basis.		*The Expositor incident led directly to the murder of Joseph and Hyrum, but it was preceeded by a long period of non-Mormon distrust of Joseph Smith, and attempts to extradite him on questionable basis.
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	*It is correct that Joseph initiated the practice of polygamy within the Church.		*It is correct that Joseph initiated the practice of polygamy within the Church.
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	*Joseph was given a set of Nephite interpreters along with the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was produced. In addition, Joseph already possessed and utilized several seer stones. Although Joseph began translating the Book of Mormon using the Nephite interpreters, he later switched to using one of his seer stones to complete the translation. Critics (typically those who reject Mormonism but still believe in God) reject the idea that God would approve the use of an instrument for translation that had previously been used for "money digging."		*Joseph was given a set of Nephite interpreters along with the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was produced. In addition, Joseph already possessed and utilized several seer stones. Although Joseph began translating the Book of Mormon using the Nephite interpreters, he later switched to using one of his seer stones to complete the translation. Critics (typically those who reject Mormonism but still believe in God) reject the idea that God would approve the use of an instrument for translation that had previously been used for "money digging."
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	\|claim=The website poses the question "How did Joseph Translate?" The website notes that Joseph used a stone and a hat, and states that Church art "has led many members to believe that Joseph was reading directly from the Golden Plates."		\|claim=The website poses the question "How did Joseph Translate?" The website notes that Joseph used a stone and a hat, and states that Church art "has led many members to believe that Joseph was reading directly from the Golden Plates."
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	*Members are taught that Joseph translated using the Urim and Thummim. Some Church art portrays Joseph looking directly at the plates, even though members know that this is not the way it was done.		*Members are taught that Joseph translated using the Urim and Thummim. Some Church art portrays Joseph looking directly at the plates, even though members know that this is not the way it was done.
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	\|claim=The website poses the question "Did Joseph kill anyone?" The website notes that Joseph " pulled the trigger 6 times in self defense, though only 3 bullets fired, injuring 3."		\|claim=The website poses the question "Did Joseph kill anyone?" The website notes that Joseph " pulled the trigger 6 times in self defense, though only 3 bullets fired, injuring 3."
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	*Cyrus Wheelock smuggled in a six-shooter pepperbox pistol into Carthage Jail, which Joseph attempted to fire six times as his attackers attempted to break through the door. The pistol misfired three times, and three people were wounded. John Taylor initially assumed that these three had died of their wounds, however, evidence indicates that all three survived. Joseph's pistol is currently on display at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City.		*Cyrus Wheelock smuggled in a six-shooter pepperbox pistol into Carthage Jail, which Joseph attempted to fire six times as his attackers attempted to break through the door. The pistol misfired three times, and three people were wounded. John Taylor initially assumed that these three had died of their wounds, however, evidence indicates that all three survived. Joseph's pistol is currently on display at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City.
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	*As the website notes, Joseph conferred the priesthood on at least one black man, and ran for President on an abolitionist platform.		*As the website notes, Joseph conferred the priesthood on at least one black man, and ran for President on an abolitionist platform.

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	*The destruction of the Expositor issue was legal; it was not legal to have destroyed the type, but this was a civil matter, not a criminal one, and one for which Joseph was willing to pay a fine if imposed.		*The destruction of the Expositor issue was legal; it was not legal to have destroyed the type, but this was a civil matter, not a criminal one, and one for which Joseph was willing to pay a fine if imposed.
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	*Joseph was given a set of Nephite interpreters along with the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was produced. In addition, Joseph already possessed and utilized several seer stones. Although Joseph began translating the Book of Mormon using the Nephite interpreters, he later switched to using one of his seer stones to complete the translation. Critics (typically those who reject Mormonism but still believe in God) reject the idea that God would approve the use of an instrument for translation that had previously been used for "money digging."		*Joseph was given a set of Nephite interpreters along with the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was produced. In addition, Joseph already possessed and utilized several seer stones. Although Joseph began translating the Book of Mormon using the Nephite interpreters, he later switched to using one of his seer stones to complete the translation. Critics (typically those who reject Mormonism but still believe in God) reject the idea that God would approve the use of an instrument for translation that had previously been used for "money digging."
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	*As the website notes, Joseph conferred the priesthood on at least one black man, and ran for President on an abolitionist platform.		*As the website notes, Joseph conferred the priesthood on at least one black man, and ran for President on an abolitionist platform.
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	\|summary=What can you tell me about the Nauvoo Expositor? Did Joseph violate the law by ordering it destroyed? ~~Critics~~ claim that Joseph "could not allow the Expositor to publish the secret international negotiations masterminded by Mormonism’s earthly king."		\|summary=What can you tell me about the Nauvoo Expositor? Did Joseph violate the law by ordering it destroyed? Some claim that Joseph "could not allow the Expositor to publish the secret international negotiations masterminded by Mormonism’s earthly king."
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	\|summary=Critics charge that the Church knowingly "lies" or distorts the historical record in its artwork in order to whitewash the past, or for propaganda purposes. A commonly used example is the inaccuracy of any Church art representing the translation process of the Book of Mormon.		\|summary=Critics charge that the Church knowingly "lies" or distorts the historical record in its artwork in order to whitewash the past, or for propaganda purposes. A commonly used example is the inaccuracy of any Church art representing the translation process of the Book of Mormon.
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	*[http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/the-spectacles-the-stone-the-hat-and-the-book-a-twenty-first-century-believers-view-of-the-book-of-mormon-translation ~~'''~~The Spectacles, the Stone, the Hat, and the Book: A Twenty-first Century Believer’s View of the Book of Mormon Translation~~''' (''Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture'')].~~ This essay seeks to examine the Book of Mormon translation method from the perspective of a regular, nonscholarly, believing member in the twenty-first century, by taking into account both what is learned in Church and what can be learned from historical records that are now easily available. What do we know? What should we know? How can a believing Latter-day Saint reconcile apparently conflicting accounts of the translation process? An examination of the historical sources is used to provide us with a fuller and more complete understanding of the complexity that exists in the early events of the Restoration. These accounts come from both believing and nonbelieving sources, and some skepticism ought to be employed in choosing to accept some of the interpretations offered by some of these sources as fact. However, an examination of these sources provides a larger picture, and the answers to these questions provide an enlightening look into Church history and the evolution of the translation story. This essay focuses primarily on the methods and instruments used in the translation process and how a faithful Latter-day Saint might view these as further evidence of truthfulness of the restored Gospel.		{{SummaryItemBelieversPerspective
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