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− | {{AuthorQuote|In one instance, Joseph Smith asked "Brother Markam" to get "a pipe and some tobacco" for Apostle Willard Richards. These words have been replaced with the word "medicine" in recent printings of the History of the Church. | + | {{AuthorQuote|In one instance, Joseph Smith asked "Brother Markam" to get "a pipe and some tobacco" for Apostle Willard Richards. These words have been replaced with the word "medicine" in recent printings of the History of the Church. At another time Joseph Smith related that he gave some of the "brethren" a "couple of dollars, with directions to replenish" their supply of "whisky." In modern editions of the History of the Church, twenty-three words have been deleted from this reference to cover up the fact that Joseph Smith encouraged the "brethren" to disobey the Word of Wisdom. In the third instance, Joseph Smith frankly admitted that he "drank a glass of beer at Moessers." These words have been omitted in recent printings of the History of the Church.}} |
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− | At another time Joseph Smith related that he gave some of the "brethren" a "couple of dollars, with directions to replenish" their supply of "whisky." In modern editions of the History of the Church, twenty-three words have been deleted from this reference to cover up the fact that Joseph Smith encouraged the "brethren" to disobey the Word of Wisdom. | ||
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− | In the third instance, Joseph Smith frankly admitted that he "drank a glass of beer at Moessers." These words have been omitted in recent printings of the History of the Church.}} | ||
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* {{Presentism}}: strange is it is for modern readers, people in Joseph Smith's day sometimes regarded tobacco as a medicinal substance. | * {{Presentism}}: strange is it is for modern readers, people in Joseph Smith's day sometimes regarded tobacco as a medicinal substance. | ||
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*''Millennial Star'', vol. 24, p.471 (reference to the pipe and tobacco) compared to ''History of the Church'', vol. 6, p.614. | *''Millennial Star'', vol. 24, p.471 (reference to the pipe and tobacco) compared to ''History of the Church'', vol. 6, p.614. | ||
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Chapter 17 | A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books A work by author: Jerald and Sandra Tanner
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