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|subject=What is the Kirtland Safety Society and why did it fail?
 
|subject=What is the Kirtland Safety Society and why did it fail?
 
|summary=Some people attack Joseph Smith over the Kirtland Safety Society (KSS) on multiple grounds: 1) they claim the KSS was a "wildcat bank," 2) they claim that the bank was illegal, and that the Church broke the law by founding it, 3) they claim it was a money-making scheme for Joseph, and 4) they claim its failure proves Joseph was not a prophet.
 
|summary=Some people attack Joseph Smith over the Kirtland Safety Society (KSS) on multiple grounds: 1) they claim the KSS was a "wildcat bank," 2) they claim that the bank was illegal, and that the Church broke the law by founding it, 3) they claim it was a money-making scheme for Joseph, and 4) they claim its failure proves Joseph was not a prophet.
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|link=Mormonism and church finances/Kirtland Safety Society/Boxes filled with sand
 
|subject=Boxes filled with sand
 
|summary=It is claimed that Joseph Smith misled investors in the Kirtland Safety Society by collecting boxes full of sand with money placed on top, in order to make it appear that the bank had more hard money than it did.
 
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|link=Mormonism and church finances/Kirtland Safety Society/False charges against Warren Parrish
 
|subject=False charges against Warren Parrish
 
|summary=It is claimed that Joseph Smith lied about Warren Parrish, falsely charging him with financial misconduct, and trying to shift the blame.
 
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|link=Mormonism and church finances/Kirtland Safety Society/Good as gold
 
|subject=Good as gold
 
|summary=Joseph Smith's claim that Kirtland Safety Society notes would be "as good as gold."
 
 
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The Kirtland Safety Society


Kirtland Safety Society


What is the Kirtland Safety Society and why did it fail?

Summary: Some people attack Joseph Smith over the Kirtland Safety Society (KSS) on multiple grounds: 1) they claim the KSS was a "wildcat bank," 2) they claim that the bank was illegal, and that the Church broke the law by founding it, 3) they claim it was a money-making scheme for Joseph, and 4) they claim its failure proves Joseph was not a prophet.