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Revision as of 19:14, 11 September 2013
Early Smith family history
No positive witnesses
Summary: Critics claim that there are "no contemporary pro-Mormon statements from reliable and informed sources who knew the Smith family and Joseph intimately."Was the Smith family lazy, shiftless and seeking to make a living without performing labor?
Summary: Critics claim that Joseph Smith and his family were lazy, shiftless, and sought to make a living without labor.Early work as a farmhand
Summary: Critics wish to portray "money digging" as Joseph Smith, Jr's primary source of income during his early years. Joseph is even claimed to have run a successful "magic business."