Index
knew of "the Brothers", 619
marriage of, 641
no knowledge of contents of lost 116 pages, 295
nominated to be President of Missouri Stake, 404
not called as a true messenger, 614
people's choice of, 505
Priesthood and, 603, 617, 619, 621, 665
"restoration" of, 296, 308, 606–9, 611, 615, 617, 622
accepted "stumbling block" of, for a time, 620
alleged quote about, 624
opposed Joseph's story of, 610–13
did not grasp the principle of, 620
embraced tradition of, 294, 323
ordination of, 611, 614, 625
questions about, 295, 602
revelation on, 622
revelation to, 296, 328, 603, 620, 634
concerning Hiram Page, 313
concerning his help in "the work", 606
concerning John the Beloved, 605
concerning Priesthood "restoration", 607, 615
concerning re-translation of BOM manuscript, 309
concerning the marriage of Elizabeth
Whitmer, 641
saw an advanced human being, 610, 625
Sidney Rigdon and, 431
story about, by Brigham Young, 275
sword of Laban and, 279, 282
Twelve Apostles and, 440–1
selection of, 620–1
vision of, 610
Cowdery, Warren, 441, 670, 674
crickets, LDS/Mormon myth of, 497
Crooked River, battle of, 454
Cummenkinin, 464
Cumorah. See Hill Cumorah
Custer, Fanny Alger. See Fanny Alger
Custer, Solomon, 670
Cutler, Alpheus, 21, 32
D
Daniel (Biblical), 271, 376
Danites, 423, 433, 469–70, 479
oath taken by, 422
David (Biblical), 640, 647, 656, 660
Daviess County, Joseph Jr. incarcerated in, 481
Dead Sea, 111
Declaration of Independence, signers of, baptized
into LDS/Mormon Church posthumously, 504
Deming, General, 63
Deseret News (newspaper), 32, 165, 541, 681
Deuteronomy, book of, 179, 321, 377
devil. See Lucifer
Doctrine and Covenants, 282, 688
1835 version, 442, 644–5
approved by Joseph Jr., 644
included the "Lectures on Faith", 442
masterpiece in appendix of, 623
canonization of, 441–2
cause of early Church problems, 405
changes in, 329, 392, 451–2, 624–5, 632, 635
added sections, 252, 279, 441, 557, 624
section 132 (on marriage), 557, 644, 646–63, 666
section 137 (Apostles did not see the Savior), 451,
482, 521, 623
section 81 (Jesse Gause), 352
concept of, presented by Rigdon and Cowdery, 442
concerning the title page of the BOM, 323
David Whitmer and, 452
majority given before Church was organized, 328
on the organization of the Church, 336
on the Priesthood, 452, 622, 625
section 119 (Zion), 514
section 121 (many called, few chosen), 413
section 124 (temple ordinances/Nauvoo House),
513
section 129 (nature of advanced humans), 161–2
section 132 (new and everlasting covenant), 646
section 84 (Priesthood), 365, 428, 527–8
section 98 (loving your enemies), 405
Doniphan, Alexander, 466, 471–2, 479–81
Douglas, Judge Stephen A., 516
dreams, 290
explained by Joseph Jr., 608
of early LDS/Mormons, 327
of James J. Strang, 569
of Joseph Sr., 50–1, 109, 147, 306
of Lehi, 290
of modern LDS/Mormons, 497
reality of, 288
Durham, Reed, 141
Dyer, Mr. (printer), 140
E
Ecclesiastes, more real truth than rest of Bible, 250
Egypt, 29, 111, 374, 554
Joseph Jr. to translate records of, 517, 518
Egyptian alphabet, 420, 425
Egyptian mummies, 419
Eight Witnesses, the, 315, 479, 610, See also
specific names of each witness
affidavits of plates and, 479, 572
betrayed Joseph Jr., xxvi, 448
Elders' Journal (newspaper), 467
Elias, Oliver Cowdery's "vision of", 431, 451
Elijah
Joseph Jr. speaks about, 575–7
Oliver Cowdery's "vision of", 431
Elizabeth Ann Whitmer. See Cowdery, Elizabeth
Ann Whitmer