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(→Question: What did Willard Chase claim about Joseph Smith in the Hurlbut affidavits?) |
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Chase claimed that the Prophet's father told him that certain "magical" practices had to be performed in order for Joseph to obtain the plates. | Chase claimed that the Prophet's father told him that certain "magical" practices had to be performed in order for Joseph to obtain the plates. | ||
+ | *Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. told him that Joseph Jr. removed the plates from the stone box, set them on the ground, and that they went back into the stone box on their own. | ||
*Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. told him that Joseph Jr. was required to wear certain clothes and perform certain actions in order to obtain the plates. | *Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. told him that Joseph Jr. was required to wear certain clothes and perform certain actions in order to obtain the plates. | ||
*Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. told him that the angel Moroni appeared in the form of a toad. | *Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. told him that the angel Moroni appeared in the form of a toad. |
Willard Chase and Joseph Smith were digging a well together when one of Joseph's seer stones was discovered. When it became known that Joseph was able to use the stone, Chase later claimed that Joseph had stolen it from him.
Chase claimed that the Prophet's father told him that certain "magical" practices had to be performed in order for Joseph to obtain the plates.
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