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| This page summarizes issues related to Joseph Smith, Jr. More detail may be found in the subarticles below.
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| ==Translator==
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| *[[/Seer stones|Seer stones]]
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| *[[/Greek psalter|Greek psalter]]—Did Joseph Smith misidentify an ancient text of Greek psalms (a "psalter") as containing Reformed Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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| ==Miracles==
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| *[[/Healings and miracles|Healings and miracles]]—Do we have any record of Joseph Smith performing healings or other miracles by the power of Christ's priesthood?
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| ==Priesthood holder==
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| *[[Date_of_the_restoration_of_the_Melchizedek_priesthood|Priesthood restore date]]
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| ==Prophet==
| | Joseph Smith Jr. has been the greatest witness of Jesus Christ in our day. That witness came in 1820 when God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him. Throughout his life, Joseph saw Christ many times and frequently testified that Christ lives and is the Savior and Redeemer of every person. |
| *[[/Prophecies|Prophecies]]—Critics claim that Joseph Smith was not a true prophet, and that he made "false prophecies."
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| ==Legal==
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| *[[/Legal trials|Legal trials]]—What can you tell me about Joseph Smith's problems with the law?
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| **[[/Legal trials/1826 glasslooking_trial|1826 trial]]—Joseph Smith was brought to trial in 1826 for "glasslooking." Didn't Hugh Nibley claim that if this trial record existed that it would be "the most damning evidence in existence against Joseph Smith?"
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| ==Finance==
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| *[[Kirtland Safety Society]]
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| ==Politics and Government==
| | In addition to his witness of Jesus Christ, Joseph was the man ordained of God to restore the Church and gospel of Jesus Christ to the earth. |
| *[[/Politics|Politics]]—Critics charge that Joseph Smith's decision to run for President of the United States in 1844 shows him to be either a megalomaniac bent on amassing ever more power, or a fanatic with delusions of grandeur.
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| *[[Nauvoo city charter]]
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| *[[Nauvoo Expositor]]
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| *[[The Council of Fifty]]
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| ==Character==
| | '''To view articles about Joseph Smith, click "Expand" in the blue bar:''' |
| *[[The Hurlbut affidavits]]
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| *[[Joseph_Smith's_%22amusing_recitals%22_of_ancient_American_inhabitants|"Amusing recitals"/A teller of "Tall Tales?"]]—Joseph Smith's mother reported that he told "amusing recitals" about the ancient inhabitants of the American continent well before he translated the Book of Mormon. Does this indicate that Joseph was simply a teller of "tall tales?"
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| *[[/Occultism and magic|Practitioner of occultism and magic?]]—Critics claim that Joseph Smith's spiritual experiences began as products of "magic," the "occult," or "treasure seeking," and that only later did Joseph describe his experiences in Christian, religious terms: speaking of God, angels, and prophethood.
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| **[[/Occultism and magic/Jupiter_talisman|Jupiter talisman]]—Critics claim that Joseph Smith had a Jupiter Talisman on his person when he was martyred and cite this as proof of his fascination with the occult.
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| **[[/Occultism and magic/The magician Walters as a mentor to Joseph Smith|The magician Walters as a mentor to Joseph Smith?]]—Did a "vagabond fortune-teller" named Walters who became popular in the Palmyra area pass his "mantle" to Joseph Smith?
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| *[[Joseph Smith/Personality and temperament|Personality and temperament]]—Critics point to what they perceive as personal failings of Joseph Smith, such as his allegedly short temper, as evidence that he was not a true prophet of God.
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| *[[Did_Joseph_Smith_%27boast%27_of_keeping_the_Church_intact|Boastful about the Church?]]
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| ==Mason==
| | <small>Video published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.</small> |
| *[[Joseph Smith/Masonic cry of distress|Masonic distress cry]]—Just before he died, did Joseph Smith begin to give the Masonic cry of distress?
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| *[[Joseph Smith/Money digging|Treasure seeking]]—Was Joseph Smith's engagement in "money digging" or looking for buried treasure a blot on his character?
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| ==Death==
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| *[[/Martyrdom|Martyrdom]]
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| **[[/Martyrdom/Joseph fired a gun|Joseph fired a gun]]—Was Joseph Smith actually not a martyr because, while in jail, he had a gun and he had the temerity to defend himself? Did Joseph kill two men by firing at the mob?
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| **[[/Martyrdom/Nauvoo Legion to rescue Joseph|Nauvoo Legion to rescue Joseph?]]—Did Joseph panic at Carthage Jail, and write an order to Jonathan Dunham (head of the Nauvoo legion), telling him to have the Legion attack the jail and "save him at all costs?"
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| ==Miscellaneous claims==
| | [[fi:Joseph Smithin]] |
| *[[Joseph_Smith_is_the_Holy_Ghost|As Holy Ghost?]]
| | [[pt:Joseph Smith]] |
| *[[Joseph_Smith's_status_in_LDS_belief|Role in LDS belief]]
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