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*Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. told him that treasure could "sink" into the ground. | *Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. told him that treasure could "sink" into the ground. | ||
*Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. took one of his sheep on the pretense of using it to search for money by cutting its throat. | *Claimed that Joseph Smith, Sr. took one of his sheep on the pretense of using it to search for money by cutting its throat. | ||
+ | *Claimed that Joseph promised to show him the gold plates. | ||
===The claim that the Smiths were lazy is belied by objective financial data showing them to be more hard-working than most of their neighbors=== | ===The claim that the Smiths were lazy is belied by objective financial data showing them to be more hard-working than most of their neighbors=== | ||
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{{Detail|Joseph Smith/Early Smith family history/Lazy Smiths|l1=Lazy Smiths?}} | {{Detail|Joseph Smith/Early Smith family history/Lazy Smiths|l1=Lazy Smiths?}} | ||
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+ | ===William Stafford's story contradicts Peter Ingersoll's story=== | ||
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+ | William Stafford's claim that Joseph promised to show him the gold plates directly contradicts Peter Ingersoll's claim that Joseph said that [[Viewing gold plates would result in death|nobody could see the gold plates and live]]. | ||
===Stafford's oldest son John: "I have heard that story [about the black sheep] but don't think my father was there at the time they say Smith got the sheep"=== | ===Stafford's oldest son John: "I have heard that story [about the black sheep] but don't think my father was there at the time they say Smith got the sheep"=== |
(uncle to C.R. Stafford)
The claim that the Smiths were lazy is belied by objective financial data showing them to be more hard-working than most of their neighbors. The attacks on their industry date from after they had become notorious for the Book of Mormon and the Church, and probably spring from religious hostility more than truth.
For a detailed response, see: Lazy Smiths?
William Stafford's claim that Joseph promised to show him the gold plates directly contradicts Peter Ingersoll's claim that Joseph said that nobody could see the gold plates and live.
Stafford's oldest son John would later say "I have heard that story [about the black sheep] but don't think my father was there at the time they say Smith got the sheep. I don't know anything about it....They never stole one [a sheep], I am sure; they may have got one sometime....I don't think it [the story of the sheep] is true. I would have heard more about it, that is true." [1]
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