Joseph Smith Biography

(Grace) #1

Without Disclosing My True Identity


created protocol for introducing new doctrines &
revelations into Church, 442
Parley P. Pratt and, 345
people's choice of, 499, 505, 568
against Joseph's request, 552
for speaking at Kirtland Temple dedication, 430
personality of, 573
priesthood and, 589
recognized BOM passage regarding George
Fox, 345
sermons of, 468, 470
part of the cause of Mormon Wars, 468–9
Salt Sermon, 468, 477
spiritual wifery and
knew the true purpose of, 551, 567
opinion of, 489
sworn to secrecy concerning, 551
Temple Endowment and, 524, 532, 551
not invited to premier, 533
Twelve Apostles and, 440
University of Nauvoo and, 507
vision of, 431, 610
Riter, William, 682
RLDS. See Community of Christ
Roberts, Benjamin, 689
Roberts, Brigham H., 681–4, 688–9
elected to U.S. House of Representatives, 681
General Authority, 681
History of the Church and, 408, 685
listed as great LDS/Mormon intellectual, 681, 685
polygamist, 681
report of BOM questions delivered to General
Authorities, 682–3, See Appendix 4
robes of the Holy Priesthood, 248, 413, 421, 536, 588
Robinson, George, 470
Rockwell, John, 219
Rockwell, Orrin Porter, 7, 524
Rockwood, Captain A. P., 534
Romney, Mitt, 489
Royal Law, 26, 43–4, 592, 627, See also code of
humanity
Rushton, Edwin, 504


S


Sacred Grove, 185
Saints. See LDS/Mormons
patience of the Saints, 116
Salisbury, Katherine Smith. See Smith, Catherine
Salisbury, Kathryn Smith. See Smith, Catherine
Salt Lake City, UT, 290, 433, 494
temple of, 492–3
Joseph Jr.'s appearance in, 690
Salt Sermon, The, 468, 477
salvation, 78, 341, 350, 407, 531, 564, 614
Christian view of, 175, 458


LDS/Mormon version of, 97, 122, 341, 434, 527, 556
plan of. See Plan of Salvation
temple work and, 341, 512, 576–7, 693
temporal, 12
Samuel (Biblical), 36
Samuel the Lamanite (BOM prophet), 36, 291–2
Sarah (Biblical), 655–6, 663–4
Satan. See Lucifer
Saturday's Warriors, 113
School of the Prophets, 232, 383, 402, 441–2
sealed portion of the gold plates, the, 295, 373, 463,
See also The Sealed Portion—The Final
Testament of Jesus Christ...
description of, 134, 136, 200
discussed by Spencer W. Kimball, 373
discussed in Carthage Jail, 15–16
Hyrum and, 307, 467, 555
LDS/Mormons and, 277, 407
MWAW and, 249
other's claims of, 569
purpose of, 107, 270, 277
translation of, 12, 276, 583, 691
secret combinations, 144, 407, 517
Seeley, Lucy Ann Decker, 667–8
Seeley, William, 667
seer stones, 257, 262, 313, 316, 454
seers, 165, 320, 430, 631
Seymour, Zechariah, 169–70, 327
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, 376
Sharp, Elder, 560
Skousen, W. Cleon, 142
slave owners, 333, 399, 592
slavery, 377, 387–8, 399, 403, 411, 415
Brigham Young's view of, 399
Joseph Jr.'s view of, 388
Smith family, shown the U&T, 312
Smith, Alexander Hale, xxviii, 19, 303, 470
Smith, Alvin, 48, 55, 99
birth of, 32, 48, 52
construction of Smith home and, 255, 339
death of, 20, 56, 147, 230, 234, 539
cause of, 57, 242, 349
reason for, 59, 230–1
employment/work of, 255
financial matters and, 255
Jerusha and, 259
Joseph Jr. and, 56, 58, 188, 194, 230
"vision of", 511
influence upon J., 12, 49, 52, 55, 59, 155, 204, 230,
593, 595
learned the truth from, 230
last words to Joseph before death, 230
personality of, 139, 145–6, 174, 194, 593
reincarnation of, 371
religious views of, 59, 155, 159, 188, 230, 593–5
Timothy and, 87, 109, 148, 170
view of Masonry, 139
view of U.S. government, 145
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