Joseph Smith Biography

(Grace) #1

Without Disclosing My True Identity


best friends of, 192
counselor to, 404, 484
crucial to Joseph's success, 77
first meeting with, 227–8
overseeing his life, 25
protection of, 215
training of, 193, 214, 229, 305, 605
Joseph Sr. and, 148, 170
knew the "mysteries of God", 77, 273, 612, 619–20
LDS/Mormons and, 275, 277
location of, 86, 274, 484, 494, 619, 693
Mormon and, 228
MWAW and, 19, 78–9, 228, 443
outlined in the BOM, 192, 276
this biography and, 78, 693
Native Indians and, 69
physical bodies of, 77, 596
power and authority of, 612
role of, 375, 620
strength of, 215
Zechariah Seymour and, 169
Three Witnesses, the, 312
affidavits of, 323
betrayed Joseph Jr., xxvi, 296, 306, 448, 588, 614
BOM prophecy concerning, 276, 279
chose the Twelve Apostles, 296, 325, 416, 435,
441, 621
David Whitmer as one of, 311–12, 324, 572, 589, 614
denounced the Twelve Apostles, 621
Martin Harris as one of, 308, 614
neither Joseph Sr., Hyrum, nor Samuel desired
to be, 306
never denied seeing the plates, 296
never part of the Twelve Apostles, 621
Oliver, David, and Martin desired to be, 294
purpose of, 294
true feelings of, 614
Times and Seasons (periodical), 164, 166–7, 441, 553
editors of, 162, 521
facsimiles published in, 553
First Visitation published in, 28, 160, 163
inaccurate version of King Follett discourse in, 578
Timothy, 81, 581, 612, See also "Three Nephites," the
Alexander Doniphan and, 466, 472
Alvin and, 87, 109
as a laborer, 87, 169
assigned to America, 86
characteristics/personality of, 87
code name of, 612
gold plates and, 149, 274
involvement with mortals and, 175
Joseph Jr. and, 80, 87, 174, 215, 227, 480–1, 611
first meeting with, 227
instruction to, 263, 472, 480, 484
protection of, 171, 173–4, 215, 479
T. left Joseph, 494, 517, 546
Joseph Sr. and, 148, 170
location of, 87, 229, 472


role of, 170, 173
this author and, 569, 693
son of, 426
tithing, 11, 157, 341, 434, 449, 456, 522
commanded by Church leaders, 514–15
must pay to be "sealed", 575
paid from brewery, 524
tongues, speaking in, 159, 326, 394
Tower of Babel, 179, 406
true messengers, 42, 162, 676, See also names of
specific true messengers
"ordained priests, after his holy order" to teach the
people, 599
assisted by "the Brothers", 78, 127, 230, 472
authority of, 690
BOM and, 62
brains altered by an advanced human being,
124, 226
cannot be confounded, 389
chosen before this world existed, 36
Christ and, 9, 79
contact with advanced human beings, 162
created/reared by same eternal mother as
Christ, 62
development of, 58
earth prepared for, by advanced monitors, 127, 188
experience of, 79
Final Lesson of, 272
incarnations of, 95, 124, 129–30
interaction with resurrected siblings, 42
Joseph Jr. as. See Smith, Joseph, Jr., as a true
messenger
knowledge of, 42, 124
can answer all mortal questions, 683–4
concerning "Lucifer", 42, 76, 162, 218
concerning the "Holy Ghost", 219
the "mysteries of God", 41, 237, 383, 389, 596
legacy of, 25
Lehi taught by, 101–2, 287
message of, 37–8, 42–3, 109
condems/challenges religion, 36–7, 98, 105
rejected, 38, 484, 677
method of being called and taught, 25, 35–6, 126
face-to-face with advanced human beings, 41, 124,
213–14, 330, 676
by Christ specifically, 9
some are "caught up into heaven", 38
never chosen from the leaders of a religion, 36, 277,
291, 690
only one upon earth at a time, 5, 36, 90, 125, 162,
249, 276, 505
placement of, 44, 45
presented in the Temple endowment, 536
reason for unique contact with advanced
humans, 42
referred to as "twelve servants", 127
referred to as the "four and twenty elders", 95,
125–6
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