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|sublink3=Question: Was are the terms and definitions related to banking in the 1800s? | |||
|sublink4=Question: What were banks like at the time that the Kirtland Safety Society was established? | |||
|sublink5=Question: Why were properties in the name of Joseph Smith? | |||
|sublink6=Question: Did Joseph Smith personally profit from the Kirtland Safety Society? | |||
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The Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company is an important part of our church history, having, as it did, a significant role in the Kirtland apostasy. Yet, to date, it has received much more attention from anti-Mormons, or “the other guys”, than from our own scholars and apologists. As a result, there are a large number of myths about the Safety Society that the other guys use to criticize Joseph Smith and destroy faith.
Today, I’m going to lay the episode wide open. We’ll see the myths that have sprung from the creative minds of interested parties, the facts will be laid bare, and in doing so, we’ll see why the Prophet deserves a good name.
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]
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