IndexLaw of the Gospel, 392
Law, Jane, 567, 580
Law, William, 506, 567, 573
appointed to First Presidency, 510
critic/enemy of Joseph Jr., 510, 567, 570, 578
endowment and, 532, 536
attendance at premier of, 23, 535
personality of, 573
Law, Wilson, 580
laying on of hands, 605, 614, 625
Christ and, 595, 604–5, 615
Christian belief/tradition of, 604, 611
Joseph Jr. and, 606, 610
taught truth about, 605
LDS/Mormons and, 595
Three Nephites and, 595, 619
unnecessary ritual, 605
LDS/Mormon experiment, 269, 407, 489, 519
lessons from, 488
plan for, 229, 493–4, 508, 510, 554, 568
purpose for, 489, 565, 575, 613
LDS/Mormons, 6, 165, 416, 430, 539, 574
beliefs of, 241, 289, 446, 555, 595, 631
a chosen people, 100, 219, 288, 366, 443
baptism for the dead, 289, 511–12, 555, 578
Celestial kingdom, 531
Constitution hanging by a thread, 498
gathering place, 363, 365, 428, 447, 518
Joseph warned against results of, 482
leaders are being led by God, 414
"only true church", 6, 403, 427, 433, 473, 492, 613,
631, 635
Patriarchal Blessings, 216
personal revelation, 21, 646
polygamy, 666, See Appendix 2
spirit bodies are created by eternal parents, 555
sustaining of leaders, 430
temple sealings, 555, 575
war in heaven, 631
Word of Wisdom, 16
work for the dead, 576
BOM and, 114, 344, 367, 382, 392, 482, 571
condemned by, 114, 407
predicted the rise of the Church, 474
prophecies in, 366, 411, 439, 496
Brigham Young and, 493, See also Young, Brigham
critics of, 3, 366, 548
modern, condemn Mormonism using the Journal
of Discourses, 666
deification of Joseph Jr., 90–1, 115, 133, 135
desires of, 322, 347, 359, 443, 484
leadership roles, 385, 446
led them away from the true Gospel, 578
missionary work, 340, 443, 446, 490
priesthood, 619
religion and church, 392
temples, 531
things of the world, 114, 359, 388, 418, 570
to organize a church, 323
wanted Joseph to be political, 389
early "Saints", 406, 417, 466, 548, 566
"many are called, but few are chosen", 251
Church of. See Church of Christ (early LDS
religion)
converts to, 349, 366, 384, 568
debts of, 417–18, 432–3, 446, 483, 516
dependence on doctors, 242
desired things of the world, 548
expulsion of, reason for, 432
first Stake organized, 402
fraud of, 447, 448
in Illinois, 484, See also Nauvoo, Illinois
in Missouri, 410, 466, 471, See also Missouri
skirmish near voting station, 471
lack of order and peace among, 219, 331,
350, 426, 432
militia of, 469
missionary work of, 411, 432, 490
money and, 447–8, 483, 515, 518
murder of Joseph Jr. and, 420, 510, 566, 571, 664
persecutions of, 405, 591
caused by themselves, 220, 356, 361, 385, 405–6,
418, 432, 480, 483
in Illinois, 494
in Missouri, 388, 404–5, 472, 483
sicknesses of, 486
sicknesses of, 483
spiritual demise of, 382, 470
stole the BOM prophecies, 362
working laborers of, 385, 494, 514
education and. See LDS/Mormons, secular
learning and
endowment and, 449, 535
changed by leaders, 24, 265
discussion of, strictly prohibited, 137
receive religion "very well!", 162, 350
they do not understand, 79, 245, 532
excuses removed by this biography, 579
fundamentalists, 672
Gentiles and, referred to in the BOM, 411
Governor Boggs protected, 471
history of, 403, 553–4
concerning BOM publication, 338
concerning Joseph Jr., 432, 472
concerning the First Visitation, 6, 9, 11
edited and revised, 319, 322, 553, 571, 644, 665
skewed, 83, 405, 483, 538, 621
in relation to a true messenger, 162, 291, 676
leadership of, 141, 482, 495, 517, 525, 534, 569
after Joseph Jr.'s death, 17
became enemies of Joseph, 443
financial benefits of, 265
introduced their own doctrine, 442
never claimed to be in contact with "angels", "the
Brothers", or advanced humans, 8, 277