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|link=Specific works/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/The Wrestling Prophet | |link=Specific works/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/The Wrestling Prophet | ||
|subject=Prophets don't wrestle | |subject=Prophets don't wrestle | ||
− | |summary=The ''History of the Church'' makes references to Joseph Smith "wrestling." | + | |summary=The ''History of the Church'' makes references to Joseph Smith "wrestling." It is claimed that this indicates that Joseph was a violent man. However, these quotes are simply speaking of the recreational sport of wrestling. |
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|link=Specific works/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/America's Fighting Prophet | |link=Specific works/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/America's Fighting Prophet | ||
|subject=Prophets don't fight | |subject=Prophets don't fight | ||
− | |summary= | + | |summary=It is claimed that references to a struggle involving a "pulling up" motion indicates that Joseph was a violent man. However, this is a description that would, in fact, fit one of Joseph Smith's favorite recreational games: Stick-pulling. |
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