Joseph Smith Biography

(Grace) #1
Index

in choosing Twelve Apostles, 621
man's perception of, 174
petitioned by men, 403
priesthood and, 489, 592
within an individual, 42, 231, 249, 303, 372, 463, 565
spirit prison, 555
spirit world, 131, 556
spiritual wifery, 567, 639
Brigham Young and, 18, 668, 671
Emma Smith and, 667, 669, See also Smith, Emma
Hale, plural marriage and
Heber C. Kimball and, 667
Hyrum knew true purpose for, 551
Jacob Cochran and, 526, 639
Joseph Jr. and, 538, 666, 671–2
Bennett's issue with, 533
no children from others besides Emma, 672
reason for, 18, 63, 551, 638, 669
nunnery and, 639
practice abused by men, 18, 489, 526, 643, 667–8
Sidney Rigdon and, 551
William Law and, 567
Springfield, IL, 24, 510, 535
Stafford, Barton, 394
Stafford, David, 394, 519
Stafford, Joshua, 394
Staffordshire, England, Heber C. Kimball and, 667
Stoddard, Calvin, 426
Stowell, Josiah, Jr., 258, 260, 262
Stowell, Josiah, Sr., 258–60, 278
Strang, James J., 21, 32, 534, 568–9
Susquehanna River, 308, 607, 609, 611–12, 617


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Talmage, James E., 686
listed as LDS/Mormon great intellectual, 681, 685
Taylor, John, 31, 57, 116–17, 219, 436, 516
as President of LDS Church, 32
Brigham Young and, 19–20
dictatorship of, 219
in Carthage Jail, 15–17
missionary work and, 490
plural marriage and, 219
President of the Twelve, 32
Temple Endowment, 86, 326, 431, 443, 532, See also
Smith, Joseph, Jr., mortal life of, spoke of
"being endowed..."
ancient, Book of Abraham and, 420
as a stumbling block, 480, 517, 523, 539
Brigham Young and, 538
does NOT teach polygamy, 672
Elijah Abel and, 493
evolution of/changes to, 24, 33, 266, 315, 349, 453
by Brigham Young, 473
first presentation of, 535, 544, 555


secrecy of, 533
those not invited, 524, 533, 551
full disclosure of, 247, 249, 266, 587
highest covenant of the Priesthood, 532
introduction of blood oaths in, 473
Joseph would not qualify for today, 506
Joseph's humor/guile in, 162, 210, 413
LDS/Mormons and
attending with hope of Celestial glory, 531–2
do not understand, 245, 532
no discussion of, outside the temple, 280
NO discussion of, outside the temple, 266, 280
requirements for attendance, 506
Masonic rite used in, 141, 523, 534, 536, 538, 588, 591
real truth/"mysteries of God" revealed within, 22,
79, 245, 532, 547, 587
symbolism of, 587–8, 590, 672, 677, 679
God, 9, 79, 210
Godhead, 220, 555–6
Holy Ghost, 220
Lucifer, 13, 162, 630, 665, 679
and minister, 265, 349
and religion, 314–15
Michael, 555
prayer, 9, 155, 200, 212, 246, 431, 433
Priesthood, 413, 588, 600, 631, 638
reincarnation, 556
Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, 109, 370–1
true messengers, 9, 79, 127, 201, 246, 350, 546–7, 677
true "Plan of Salvation" contained in, 122
Temple marriage, 567
Temple Square (Salt Lake City, Utah), 497
temples, 167
Elijah Abel denied access to, 493
first LDS/Mormon t., 417, 430
gold angel Moroni atop, 693
in Salt Lake City, Utah, 690
LDS/Mormon view of, 424
origin of, 531
requirements to enter, 341
Thayre, Ezra, 404
The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite), 21
The Philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth (Jefferson), 347
The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus
Christ (Christopher), 13, 117, 130, 134, 202, 274,
295, 360, 569, 691, See also sealed portion of the
Book of Mormon, the
Thompson, Robert B., 512
Three Nephites, the, 44, 127, 376, 619, See also
Mathoni and Mathonihah; and Timothy
actual existence of, 375–6
Alexander Doniphan and, 466
bodies of, 214
code name for, 81, 612, 620
experience of, 192, 236
identities of, protected, 170, 174, 301, 307
Joseph Jr. and, 45, 215, 275, 306–7, 484, 611, 614, 639,
693–4
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