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GregSmith: /* The History of the Church, though credited to Joseph Smith, was not actually authored by him */

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The History of the Church, though credited to Joseph Smith, was not actually authored by him

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	===The ''History of the Church'', though credited to Joseph Smith, was not actually authored by him===		===The ''History of the Church'', though credited to Joseph Smith, was not actually authored by him===

	Dean C. Jessee wrote of this question <ref>Text is from {{Ensign1\|author=Dean C. Jessee\|article=I have heard that Joseph Smith didn't actually write his history—that it was prepared by clerks under his direction. If so, how reliable is it?\|date=July 1985\|start=15~~}}{{link~~\|url=https://www.lds.org/ensign/1985/07/i-have-a-question?lang=eng}}; headings and additional material have been added as noted.</ref>:		Dean C. Jessee wrote of this question <ref>Text is from {{Ensign1\|author=Dean C. Jessee\|article=I have heard that Joseph Smith didn't actually write his history—that it was prepared by clerks under his direction. If so, how reliable is it?\|date=July 1985\|start=15\|url=https://www.lds.org/ensign/1985/07/i-have-a-question?lang=eng}}; headings and additional material have been added as noted.</ref>:

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GregSmith: /* Is History of the Church not accurate because Joseph Smith did not write it himself? */

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Is History of the Church not accurate because Joseph Smith did not write it himself?

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	It is important to realize that the ''content'' of the ''History of the Church'' is likely largely accurate, though it can of course be supplemented with other material to expand or correct it. Areas which may be less accurate are the precise wording attributed to Joseph Smith, or the 'personality' of some of the entries, especially the later ones written after his death. Though the ''History of the Church'' speaks in the first person as if Joseph were writing, these words are put in his mouth by admirers, often after his martyrdom. Thus, small details of Joseph's "personality" in the ''History'' are less likely to be accurate.		It is important to realize that the ''content'' of the ''History of the Church'' is likely largely accurate, though it can of course be supplemented with other material to expand or correct it. Areas which may be less accurate are the precise wording attributed to Joseph Smith, or the 'personality' of some of the entries, especially the later ones written after his death. Though the ''History of the Church'' speaks in the first person as if Joseph were writing, these words are put in his mouth by admirers, often after his martyrdom. Thus, small details of Joseph's "personality" in the ''History'' are less likely to be accurate.

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GregSmith at 11:05, 16 May 2024

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	It is important to realize that the ''content'' of the ''History of the Church'' is likely largely accurate, though it can of course be supplemented with other material to expand or correct it. Areas which may be less accurate are the precise wording attributed to Joseph Smith, or the 'personality' of some of the entries, especially the later ones written after his death. Though the ''History of the Church'' speaks in the first person as if Joseph were writing, these words are put in his mouth by admirers, often after his martyrdom. Thus, small details of Joseph's "personality" in the ''History'' are less likely to be accurate.		It is important to realize that the ''content'' of the ''History of the Church'' is likely largely accurate, though it can of course be supplemented with other material to expand or correct it. Areas which may be less accurate are the precise wording attributed to Joseph Smith, or the 'personality' of some of the entries, especially the later ones written after his death. Though the ''History of the Church'' speaks in the first person as if Joseph were writing, these words are put in his mouth by admirers, often after his martyrdom. Thus, small details of Joseph's "personality" in the ''History'' are less likely to be accurate.

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GregSmith at 11:04, 16 May 2024

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			{{epigraph\|The ''History of the Church'', which bears Joseph Smith’s name, was begun under his dictation and direction and completed after his death according to his instructions. The original sources used to compile the History were the Prophet’s own diaries, correspondence, and other documents. Those who may feel that the work is not a fundamental historical source because the Prophet did not personally write much of it are in error. The History, with its priceless collection of primary documents, remains the most important source of historical information on the life of Joseph Smith and early Latter-day Saint history.<br><br>—Dean C. Jessee, "I Have a Question," ''Ensign'' (July 1985)
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