146

•  Author's quote: "But after Smith arrived, the Mormons suddenly could not remember making an agreement to limit their settlements to one county."

• Sarcasm

• None

147

• The author claims that "Twenty-first century Mormonism" promotes the idea that Cain, Abel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, and Noah lived in Missouri.

• It would be safe to say that Twenty-first century Latter-day Saints rarely discuss this issue. Nineteenth century and early twentieth century Latter-day Saints may have speculated on this.

• No source provided.

150, 535n18 (PB)

• Did Oliver Cowdery accuse Joseph of having a "dirty, nasty, filthy affair" with Fanny Alger?

• Fanny Alger and William McLellin

• Oliver Cowdery, letter to Warren Cowdery, January 21, 1838.

151, 537n29-33 (PB)

• Did Joseph allow the formation of the Danites?

• Danites
• Leland Gentry, The Danite Band of 1838, BYU Studies 14/4 (1974): 421—50.

• Hill 75.
• William Edwin Berrett, The Restored Church, 198.
• Sampson Avard, Correspondence, Orders, 97-98.
• Winn, 123.
• David Whitmer, An Address to All Believers in Christ, 27-28.

151, 537n35-36 (PB)

• Did Sidney Rigdon give public approval to the Danites during a speech he delivered on June 17, 1838?

• Danites
• Leland Gentry, The Danite Band of 1838, BYU Studies 14/4 (1974): 421—50.

• Winn, 124.
• Reed Peck, Reed Peck Manuscript, 3.

537n30 (PB)

•  Author's quote: "Such historical revisionism is typical of Mormon historians, who must at all costs, preserve the integrity of early Mormon leaders."

• Loaded and prejudicial language

• Author's opinion.

152, 538n39 (PB)

• Did Joseph write in his private journal that he was aware of the Danite's purpose? Were these words then crossed out so that they wouldn't appear in the history of the Church?

• Danites
• Leland Gentry, The Danite Band of 1838, BYU Studies 14/4 (1974): 421—50.

• Joseph Smith, Missouri Journal, 1838, March to September, under July 27, 1838. Reprinted in Jessee, The Papers of Joseph Smith, vol. 2, 262.

154, 538n49 (PB)

• D. Michael Quinn claimed that the Danites numbered between 800 and 1000 people.

• Danites
• Leland Gentry, The Danite Band of 1838, BYU Studies 14/4 (1974): 421—50.

• D. Michael Quinn, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power (Signature Books, 1994), 479-485.

155

•  Author's quote: "The Missourians actually seemed committed to continuing their pursuit of a peaceful co-existence with the Mormons."

• Absurd claims

• Author's opinion.

156

• After Sidney Rigdon's July 4th sermon in Far West, the author claims that "long-buried suspicions were raised and old prejudices renewed."

• Absurd claims

• Author's opinion

156

• Did Latter-day Saints plan to "take over" by voting?

• Does anyone plan to "take over" when they exercise their right to vote?
• Loaded and prejudicial language

• Author's opinion.

156-157, 539n61 (PB)

•  Author's quote: "...calling their attention to the fact that the Saints were 'horse thieves, liars, counterfeiters, and dupes.'"

• Was this indeed a "fact" as stated by the author?
• Loaded and prejudicial language

• LeSueur, 61.

159

• According to the author, after driving the Saints from their homes, Bogart started to threaten the Saints "in their own territory."

• Does the author mean to imply that those "Mormons" who were driven "from their homes" were not living "in their own territory?"
• Absurd claims

• Author's statement.

166

• The book fails to mention how General Lucas ordered Alexander Doniphan to execute Joseph Smith and other Church leaders at Far West, and how Doniphan refused to do so because he considered it "cold blooded murder."

• Notable omissions

• N/A

167

•  Author's quote: "...the evidence clearly revealed that Joseph had directed most, if not all, of the illegal activities in which the Saints had been engaged."

• Loaded and prejudicial language

• Author's opinion.