Joseph Smith/Early Smith family history

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Early Smith family history

Early Smith family history

Contemporary witnesses regarded the Smiths as trustworthy and hard-working

Summary: It is claimed 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: It is claimed that Joseph Smith and his family were lazy, shiftless, and sought to make a living without labor.

Joseph Smith's 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."

Joseph Smith's education

Summary: It is claimed that Joseph Smith's education was more substantial than is claimed by the Church because he was "home schooled."