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|171, 542n1 (HB)||"I combat the errors of the ages;...I solve mathematical problems of universities, with truth--diamond truth; and God is my 'right hand man.'...[God] will make me be God to you in his stead,...and if you don't like it, you must lump it....I have more to boast of than ever any man had....I boast that no man ever did such a work as I."||[[../Use of sources/Joseph Smith's Narcissism|Use of sources: Joseph Smith's Narcissism]]|| | |171, 542n1 (HB)||"I combat the errors of the ages;...I solve mathematical problems of universities, with truth--diamond truth; and God is my 'right hand man.'...[God] will make me be God to you in his stead,...and if you don't like it, you must lump it....I have more to boast of than ever any man had....I boast that no man ever did such a work as I." | ||
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*[[../../Use of sources/Joseph Smith's Narcissism|Use of sources: Joseph Smith's Narcissism]] | |||
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*Joseph Smith, HC (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1976/1980) vol. 6, 78, 319-320, 408-409. | *Joseph Smith, HC (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1976/1980) vol. 6, 78, 319-320, 408-409. | ||
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|175, 543n21 (HB)||Joseph Smith is considered "as important to their spirituality as Jesus Christ."||[[../Use of sources/Thou Shalt Not Raise a False Report|Use of sources: Thou Shalt Not Raise a False Report]]|| | |175, 543n21 (HB)||Joseph Smith is considered "as important to their spirituality as Jesus Christ." | ||
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*[[../../Use of sources/Thou Shalt Not Raise a False Report|Use of sources: Thou Shalt Not Raise a False Report]] | |||
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*21. Levi Edgar Young, letter dated April 14, 1961. Quoted in {{CriticalWork:Tanner:Mormonism Shadow|pages=252}} | *21. Levi Edgar Young, letter dated April 14, 1961. Quoted in {{CriticalWork:Tanner:Mormonism Shadow|pages=252}} | ||
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|177, 544n29 (HB)||Joseph Smith declared: "I am the only man that has been able to keep the whole church together....Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it."||[[Did Joseph Smith 'boast' of keeping the Church intact ]] | |177, 544n29 (HB)||Joseph Smith declared: "I am the only man that has been able to keep the whole church together....Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it." | ||
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*[[../Use of sources/Joseph's "Grandiose Sense of Self Importance"|Use of sources: Joseph's "Grandiose Sense of Self Importance"]] | |||
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*''History of the Church'', vol. 408-409. | *''History of the Church'', vol. 408-409. | ||
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|178, 544n34 (HB)||Joseph claimed: "I wrestled with William Wall, the most expert wrestler in Ramus, and threw him."||[[../Use of sources/The Wrestling Prophet|Use of sources: The Wrestling Prophet]] || | |178, 544n34 (HB)||Joseph claimed: "I wrestled with William Wall, the most expert wrestler in Ramus, and threw him." | ||
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*[[../Use of sources/The Wrestling Prophet|Use of sources: The Wrestling Prophet]] | |||
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*''History of the Church'', vol. 5, 302. | *''History of the Church'', vol. 5, 302. | ||
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|179, 544n36 (HB)||"Smith fought and boasted again of his strength, saying: 'I feel as strong as a giant....I pulled up with one hand the strongest man that could be found. Then two men tried, but they could not pull me up.'"||[[../Use of sources/America's Fighting Prophet|Use of sources: America's Fighting Prophet]]|| | |179, 544n36 (HB)||"Smith fought and boasted again of his strength, saying: 'I feel as strong as a giant....I pulled up with one hand the strongest man that could be found. Then two men tried, but they could not pull me up.'" | ||
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*[[../Use of sources/America's Fighting Prophet|Use of sources: America's Fighting Prophet]] | |||
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*HC, vol. 5, 466. | *HC, vol. 5, 466. | ||
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Claims made in "Chapter 9: March to Martyrdom"
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| 171, 542n1 (HB) | "I combat the errors of the ages;...I solve mathematical problems of universities, with truth--diamond truth; and God is my 'right hand man.'...[God] will make me be God to you in his stead,...and if you don't like it, you must lump it....I have more to boast of than ever any man had....I boast that no man ever did such a work as I." |
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| 175, 543n21 (HB) | Joseph Smith is considered "as important to their spirituality as Jesus Christ." |
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| 177, 544n29 (HB) | Joseph Smith declared: "I am the only man that has been able to keep the whole church together....Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it." |
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| 178, 544n34 (HB) | Joseph claimed: "I wrestled with William Wall, the most expert wrestler in Ramus, and threw him." |
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| 179, 544n36 (HB) | "Smith fought and boasted again of his strength, saying: 'I feel as strong as a giant....I pulled up with one hand the strongest man that could be found. Then two men tried, but they could not pull me up.'" |
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