Indexinfluence of, 268
LDS/Mormons and, 289, 386
converts to, 309, 490, 494, 589, 617
misery caused by, 269
missionary work of, 243, 345
Mohammed and, 130–1
Muslims and, 243
of Joseph's time, 153
Grandin's print shop and, 338–9
meanest of all people, 328, 392
tarred and feathered Joseph and S. Rigdon, 356
part of the "church of the devil", 380
promised land of, 12, 26
scriptures of, 65, 154, 375, 377, 494, 527
story verifies possiblity of "Three Nephites", 376
Thomas Ford and, 581–2
war and, 73
Christopher, 57, 120, 181, 295, 690
agenda for writing this biography, 5
as "the one like unto the Son of man", 59, 85, 112
BOM and, prophecies within, 360
claims of, 5, 236, 555, 690
concerning Joseph Jr.
chosen by, to write this biography, 42, 80, 85,
462, 584, 691, 693, See also Appendix 5
disclosure of First Visitation from, 8, 569
face-to-face communication with, 5, 42
in 1987 in the SLC Temple, 183, 232, 690–1
is a friend and brother to, 579
memory enhanced by J. Jr.'s touch, 308, 555
has the Urim and Thummim, 86, 569, 647, 691–2
interaction with "the Brothers", 80, 192, 275–6,
307–8, 443, 693
in writing this biography, 376, 693
proven through this biography, 5
was Hyrum Smith in past incarnation, 134,
308, 554
John's Revelation and, 126
like Christ, persecuted by family and friends, 59
name of, 249
role of, 23
established a plan to eradicate poverty, 81
last true messenger, 80, 126
to "bear the name of Christ" and "finish the
Father's work", 308
translate and publish The Sealed Portion, 134, 555,
569, 691
Church of Christ (early LDS religion), 8, 403
a new religion, 38, 205, 238, 260, 366
legally established, 3, 8, 324–5, 336
name changes of, 3, 27, 422, 438, 468
apostates of, 389, 390
blueprint came from Oliver Cowdery, 324, 328
converts to, 324, 340, 351, 452, 642
debt of, 417–19, 424, 432, 446–7, 468, 483, 514, 525
dissension within, 344, 422, 449
division of, 468, 572
members of, 326–7, 400, 442–3, 644
Priesthood in, 589
church of Christ (NOT a religion), 50, 441, 626
characteristics of, 115
explanation of, 300, 324, 626
gospel of, 440
in the BOM, 336, 626, 628
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, xxvi,
361, 676
as polluted holy church of God, 473
description of, by Moroni, 458, 628
doctrines of, 398, 433, 501, 630, 635, 695
history of, 2, 161, 320, 468, 553
Brigham Young and, 20, 27, 30
Gordon B. Hinckley and, 34
historical headquarters of, 349, 384, 449, 466, 548
Joseph Sr. and, 350, 384
members of the mob, 523
persecutions against, 356
Priesthood and, 611, 619
Sidney Rigdon and, 350
Spencer W. Kimball and, 331
twelve apostles, 621
involvement in CA Proposition 8, 121
leadership of, 141
lessons intended from, 472, See also LDS/Mormon
experiment
membership statistics of, 695
message to, from Joseph Jr., 629
missionaries of, 358
modern headquarters of, 27, 269
name of, 3, 27, 438, 468
"only true church", 114, 289, 416, 418, 427, 631, 684
parallels to Jewish religion, 71
prejudice of, 386
pride of, 484, 514
Priesthood of, 498
publications of, 492
records of, xxv, 28, 332
scriptures of, 328
stumbling block of, 210, 586, 613
temples and, 532
wealth of, xxv, 311, 449, 482, 525, 542
tax-exempt status, 456
tithing and, 515
church of the devil
American Indians and, 362, 380
BOM description of, 67, 379, 381, 492, 498, 626
educational system in, 348
Great Renaissance and, 67, 68
Joseph Jr. and, 517–18
LDS/Mormons and
early members, 350, 448, 493–4, 498, 517
modern members, 359, 493
Lucy Mack's desires of, 383
NOT an organized church, 324
church, definition of, 626
City Creek Center (mall), 290, 433, 436, 502, 695