Without Disclosing My True Identity
create stumbling blocks for the people, xxvii, 300,
402, 571, 579, 615
surrender (to end the Mormon Wars), 480
take away the plainness of the message, 677
to give the people the higher law first, 112
to give the people their desires, 12, 21–2, 432, 566,
601, 618, 620, 672
needed someone to assist him, 342
to not disclose his true identity, 24, 152, 305,
554, 672
to not reveal the real truth, 172, 265
Martin Harris and, 295, 298, 338–9, 571, 615
contention over title page of BOM, 322–3
Joseph worked for H., 278
Masonry and, 139, 141, 591
grand chaplain in, 523
rite of, used in Temple Endowment, 141, 517, 523,
532, 538, 591
view of, 139, 140–1
media opinion of in his day, encited enemies, 550
message of, 241
hidden in the Temple Endowment, 22
mortal life of Joseph Jr., xxv, 51, 129, 299
a fugitive for 4 years, 488
affidavits regarding J., 6, 245, 257, 259, 306, 311–12,
321, 323, 479, 551, 571–2, 610, 647
anguish/emotional turmoil of, 12, 242, 252, 279,
295, 301, 365, 405–6, 418, 484, 621
cause of
Church that came from his name, 440
continually giving the people their
desires, 440
financial burden of the Church from
leaders' desires, 417–18
loss of 116-page manuscript, 299
Oliver Cowdery's suffering, 613
people purchasing mummies, 419
religious creeds and traditions, 104
wickedness of the people, 241, 301, 324,
365, 426, 500
they desired a militia, 404, 508–9
they desired to serve missions, 417, 443
they desired twelve apostles, 620–1
widowing of Hyrum, 444
Hyrum knew about, 344
J. repeated Psalm of Nephi, 558, 559
knew the "Saints" were to blame for their
persecutions, 220, 405, 410, 483, 587, 591, 643
at Susquehanna River, took BOM manuscript, 607
attempted to dissuade free-willed choice of plural
marriage, 644
birth of, 48, 52–3, 130
naming of, 48
chased by creditors, 442, 449
church attendance of, in youth, 204
converts, J. did not seek, 324
death of, delayed, 472, 480, 488, 516
education of, 133, 235, 265established the Female Relief Society, 523, 526,
536, 638
they greatly disappointed him, 537
events following death of, 4, 15, 17–21, 30–1, 58,
140, 319, 493
filed for bankruptcy, 515
final words of, 17
financial matters and, 417–18, 446
fled to Canada, 449
fled to Missouri, 449, 466
foundational years of, 1–2, 55, 63, 66, 461
guile of, 203, 312, 323, 327, 473
in his youth, 203
in the Temple Endowment, 210
origin of, 203
to appease false ideas, 220
humility of, 7
Kirtland bank and, 447–8
labor/employment of, 169, 204, 236, 255, 260
Martin Harris, 278
leg operation of, 90–1, 95, 135
memorial of, presented by himself, 517, 519
money digging of (supposed), 256
murder of, 27, 147, 223
causes of, 523, 538, 646, 663–4
date of occurance, 3, 89, 510, 523, 644
events the night before, 15–17
J. defended himself with a gun, 557
those responsible, 523, 571, 578
John C. Bennett, 523, 534
LDS/Mormons, 510, 552, 566
Masonry played a direct role, 137
Sidney Rigdon, 552, 566
U.S. government, 566
Nauvoo and, 506, 518
allowed a distillery, 525
attempted to shut down brothels, 525
J. had a bar in his home, 524, 541
Nauvoo Legion, 7, 508, 535
University of Nauvoo, J. not allowed to
teach in, 507
persecutions of, 591
arrested, 242, 508, 516, 557, 570
court cases/charges against, 242, 312, 327, 447,
472, 479, 481, 488, 508, 515, 549
apostates testified against J., 479
imprisonment, 413
in Carthage Jail, 15–16, 552
in Liberty Jail, 479–80
resulting from
LDS/Mormon people's actions, 591
Lucy Mack's gossip, 298
tarred and feathered by mob, 356, 384, 392, 401
raised in poverty, 63, 135, 148, 238
remarks regarding eventual death, 539
requested to be left alone, 517
Saints blamed J. for failures of Kirtland,
Independence, and Far West, 505