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Criticism
Many of Joseph Smith’s friends and neighbors signed affidavits that accused him and his family of being lazy, indolent, undependable treasure-seekers.
Source(s) of the criticism
- Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945), 17–18.
- Eber D. Howe, Mormonism Unvailed (Painesville, OH: Telegraph Press, 1834)
- Grant Palmer, An Insider's View of Mormon Origins, (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002), 228.
- Dan Vogel, Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet, (Salt Lake City, Utah; Signature Books, 2004)
Response
Many critics cite a collection of affidavits from Joseph Smith’s neighbors which claim that the Smith family possessed a number of character flaws. These affidavits were collected by “Doctor” Philastus Hurlbut,[1] who had been excommunicated from the Church on charges of immorality. Hurlbut sold this material to Eber D. Howe, who published it in his anti-Mormon book ‘’Mormonism Unvailed’’ in 1834.
Conclusion
Endnotes
- [note] "Doctor" was not a title—It was Hurlbut's actual given name.
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
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