Without Disclosing My True Identity
O
Ohio Star (newspaper), 389, 400
Old Testament, 290, See also Bible
one like unto the Son of man. See Christopher
Order of Aaron, 602
Order of Enoch. See Consecration, Law of
Overseer. See Christ
P
Page, Catherine Whitmer, 312–13
Page, Hiram, 312–13, 315
Page, John. E., 516
Paine, Thomas, 99, 101, 593
Palmyra, NY, 339, 343, 461, 639
BOM printing in, 335, 338–9, 453
gold plates and, 149
Joseph Jr. and, 134, 159, 185, 461
Masonry in, 143, 544
religious excitement around, 155, 158–9, 164
Smith family and, 51, 139, 149, 169–70, 173, 476
Parrish, Warren, 6, 452, 454
Partridge, Edward, 349, 385, 386, 467, 513
Danite militia and, 469
first Bishop of the Church, 384
Sidney Rigdon and, 384
tarred and feathered, 392
Partridge, Oliver, 384
Patriarchal Blessings, 216, 350, 413, 421
given by Joseph Jr., 341
given to Hyrum by Joseph Sr., 156
non-importance of, 394
of Brigham Young, 168
of Oliver B. Huntington, 631
origin of, 340
patriotism
BOM characters and, 371
in America, 243, 458
BOM and, 291
early LDS/Mormons and, 22, 498, 538
modern LDS/Mormons and, 71, 113, 320, 490
Revolutionary War solidified, 155
John C. Bennett and, 507, 524
Joseph Jr. and, 498
not found in advanced human society, 459
Patten, David, 448, 454, 512
Paul (apostle), 197, 526, 577
words of, 106, 214, 531, 577, 598, 608
peep-stone. See seer stones
Penn, William, 345
Peter (apostle), 35, 61, 197, 226, See also Peter,
James, and John
Peter, James, and John, 24, 79, 201, 249, 535, 547,
610, 612, 625
as code name for "Three Nephites", 81, 611, 620
figurative representation of, 24, 249
in the endowment, 205, 247–9, 559
Peterson, H. Burke, 195
Peterson, Mark E., 396
Pharisees and Sadducees, 491
Phelps, William W., 21, 33, 391, 419, 497
Pilgrims, 68
Pittsburg, PA, 21
Plan of Salvation, 122, 244, 249, 556
plates of brass, 101–2, 312, 581
plates of Mormon. See gold plates
plural marriage. See spiritual wifery and
polygamy
polygamy, 20, 638, See also spiritual wifery
became the bane of LDS/Mormon religion, 672
belief it was ordained/mandated by God, 664, 672
Brigham Young and, 309, 538, 557, 668, 672
Cochranites and, 309, 390
Jacob Cochran, 639, 642
David Whitmer on, 589
Emma Smith and, 18, 647, 663
Heber C. Kimball and, 538, 668
importance of, to Mormonism, 309, 526, 638, 666
James J. Strang and, 534
John C. Bennett and, 533–4
John Taylor and, 219
Joseph Jr. and, 638, 669
brashly chastised men for their actions, 667–8
counseled men to fight their flesh, 643
explained sealing pertaining to the Holy Order
After the Son of God, 668
explained that a proper "sealing" was NOT to
include sexual relations, 672
fought against practice of, 63, 141, 644
never sanctioned or taught by, 219, 309, 672
no intimate relations besides Emma, 310
no involvement in before 1838, 669
not promoted as tenant of Mormonism, 642
only man with authority to authorize, 18, 567, 668
refused to perform any more marriages for Heber
C. Kimball, 668
sealed women to himself only to protect them
from other men's lusts, 538, See Appendix 2
Journal of Discourses and, 666
not sanctioned by God, 672
revelation on (became D&C, section 132), 557, 644,
663, 671
Brigham Young changed, 557, 663
caused rift with some of Joseph's "friends", 664
Emma Smith knew true reason behind, 17
given in private, 644
men used to justify their actions, 666
original text of, 647, 663
prepared by Joseph and Hyrum, 646–7, 663
reason for, 18, 665
William Clayton and, 557, 645, 646–7, 663
written for Emma, 645–6, 663
Sidney Rigdon and, 534