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| − | ==Question: What did Henry Harris claim about Joseph Smith in the Hurlbut affidavits?==
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| − | ===Henry Harris claimed that Joseph was lazy, and that he was required to be married in order to see the plates===
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| − | In the affidavits collected by Doctor Philastus Hurlbut, who was an enemy of Joseph Smith, Henry Harris made the following assertions:
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| − | *Claimed that the Smith family "labored very little."
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| − | *Claimed that the Smith family primarily "dug for money."
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| − | *Claimed that Joseph Smith, Jr. "pretended to tell fortunes."
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| − | *Claimed that Joseph Smith, Jr. "he had a stone which he used to put in his hat, by means of which he professed to tell people's fortunes."
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| − | *Claimed that Joseph was required to be married in order to obtain the plates.
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| − | *Claimed that Joseph and Martin Harris (and others) "were regarded by the community in which they lived, as a lying and indolent set of men and no confidence could be placed in them."
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| − | *Claimed that "He said it was revealed to him, that no one must see the plates but himself and wife [Emma]."
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| − | ===Responses to Harris' claims===
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| − | * The claim that the Smith's were lazy and rarely worked it clearly false—their farm and its improvements was worth more than most of their neighbors.
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| − | * Many testified to how diligent a worker Joseph was.
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| − | * Martin Harris was respected and admired greatly—until he became associated with the Book of Mormon. He was otherwise trusted and well-regarded, which is why critics found his participation so baffling.
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| − | * Emma testified she never saw the plates; the claim about her and Joseph seeing them is thus false.
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