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*[[Joseph Smith's marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]]
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*[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]]
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*[[Joseph Smith's marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]]
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*[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]]
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*[[Joseph Smith's marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]]
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*[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]]
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*Joseph accused Oliver Cowdery of "perpetuating the scandal."
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*[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]]
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||Martin Harris was brought to trial for adultery "as early as 1832."
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*Martin Harris was brought to trial for adultery "as early as 1832."
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*Joseph told Ezra Booth to "take a wife from among the Lamanites."
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*[[Polygamy/Lamanites to become "white and delightsome" through polygamous marriage]]
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*[[Specific works/The Hurlbut affidavits#Ezra Booth|The Hurlbut affidavits—Ezra Booth]]
 
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||Joseph performed marriages even though it was against Ohio law. The marriage of Newel Knight and Lydia Goldthwait Baily was performed by Joseph against the law.
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*Joseph performed marriages even though it was against Ohio law. The marriage of Newel Knight and Lydia Goldthwait Baily was performed by Joseph against the law.
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*The Knight-Bailey wedding was not illegal, since Newel Knight obtained a marriage license from the secular authorities. The state of Ohio did not contest Joseph's performance of the marriage, since it then issued a marriage certificate for the Knights' marriage. Joseph later performed other marriages in Ohio, and these couples likewise received marriage certificates after Joseph submitted the necessary paperwork.
 
*The Knight-Bailey wedding was not illegal, since Newel Knight obtained a marriage license from the secular authorities. The state of Ohio did not contest Joseph's performance of the marriage, since it then issued a marriage certificate for the Knights' marriage. Joseph later performed other marriages in Ohio, and these couples likewise received marriage certificates after Joseph submitted the necessary paperwork.
 
*[[Polygamy book/Illegal marriages in Ohio|Illegal marriages in Ohio]]
 
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*[[1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy]]
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*Oliver Cowdery wrote a formal statement that the Church denied polygamy in August 1835.
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*[[Joseph Smith and polygamy]]
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*Joseph realized "that for a prophet it is easier to change marriage laws than to contravene them."
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*[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy]]
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*[[The Hurlbut affidavits#Ezra Booth|The Hurlbut affidavits—Ezra Booth]]
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*The Mormons believe that when they become "sufficiently purified" that the treasures in the earth would be "poured into their lap."
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*[[Specific works/The Hurlbut affidavits#Ezra Booth|The Hurlbut affidavits—Ezra Booth]]
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||Isaac McWithy was brought to trial before the High Council because he would not sell his farm to Joseph Smith.
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*Isaac McWithy was brought to trial before the High Council because he would not sell his farm to Joseph Smith.
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||Joseph's trip to Salem in August 1836 with Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum was to look for buried gold beneath a house.
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*[[Joseph Smith's "treasure hunting" trip to Salem]]
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*Joseph's trip to Salem in August 1836 with Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum was to look for buried gold beneath a house.
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*[[Joseph Smith/Money digging/"Treasure hunting" trip to Salem]]
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Revision as of 22:01, 26 January 2010


Claims made in "Chapter 12: Master of Languages"
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Criticism of Mormonism/Books
A work by author: Fawn Brodie
 Claims made in "Chapter 14: Disaster in Kirtland"

Chapter 13: My Kingdom is of this World

181

Claim
  • Joseph Smith was rumored to have "seduced" Fannie Alger.

Response

181

Claim
  • It was rumored that Fannie Alger was driven out of the house by Emma.

Response

181

Claim
  • Joseph and Fannie were "found together."

Response

182

Claim
  • Joseph accused Oliver Cowdery of "perpetuating the scandal."

Response
 FAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources

182

Claim
  • Oliver was excommunicated for "insinuating that the prophet had been guilty of adultery."

Response
 FAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources

182

Claim
  • Fannie Alger did not admit to being the Prophet's plural wife.

Response

183

Claim
  • Martin Harris was brought to trial for adultery "as early as 1832."

Response
 FAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources

182

Claim
  • Joseph told Ezra Booth to "take a wife from among the Lamanites."

Response

183

Claim
  • Joseph performed marriages even though it was against Ohio law. The marriage of Newel Knight and Lydia Goldthwait Baily was performed by Joseph against the law.

Author's source(s)
  • No source provided.
Response
  • The Knight-Bailey wedding was not illegal, since Newel Knight obtained a marriage license from the secular authorities. The state of Ohio did not contest Joseph's performance of the marriage, since it then issued a marriage certificate for the Knights' marriage. Joseph later performed other marriages in Ohio, and these couples likewise received marriage certificates after Joseph submitted the necessary paperwork.
  • Illegal marriages in Ohio
  • Joseph Smith/Polygamy

185

Claim
  • Oliver Cowdery wrote a formal statement that the Church denied polygamy in August 1835.

Response

187

Claim
  • Joseph realized "that for a prophet it is easier to change marriage laws than to contravene them."

Author's source(s)
  • Author's opinion
Response

187

Claim
  • The Mormons believe that when they become "sufficiently purified" that the treasures in the earth would be "poured into their lap."

Response

189

Claim
  • Isaac McWithy was brought to trial before the High Council because he would not sell his farm to Joseph Smith.

Response
 FAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources

192

Claim
  • Joseph's trip to Salem in August 1836 with Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum was to look for buried gold beneath a house.

Response
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