Without Disclosing My True Identity
pure version of Christ's words through, 12
shown to others, 276, 278, 312–13
Joseph's family, 56
some pretended to have, 295, 353, 569
"the Brothers" and, 299
this author and, 581, 691
method obtained, 277, 581
title page of BOM and, 322–3
uses of, 451, 546, 552, 554
accurate recounting of Joseph's life, 86, 692–3
Bible revision, 346–7, 511, 583
help and instruction, 224, 229
original revelation of D&C, section 132, 647–63,
See also Appendix 2
specific inquires through, 162, 299, 538, 568,
617, 692
translation of the gold plates/BOM, 11, 103,
134, 269, 274, 292, 294, 296, 366–7, 375,
465, 576, 602, 691
translation of The Sealed Portion, 691
video feed of history, 86V
Van Buren, President Martin, 242, 253, 448, 483, 632
Vermont, 51, 139, 148, See also Norwich, Lebanon,
and Randolph, VT
Smith family property in, 53, 93
Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government
of the United States (Smith, Joseph, Jr.), 399
vision(s), 165
as seen by skeptics, 688–9
claims of/invented by people, 84, 159, 327,
435, 497, 620
concerning Alvin, 511
explained away during meeting with Christ, 218
Hyrum's insight about, 620
in the BOM, 422
Joseph Jr. acquiesced to people's belief in, 161
lack of, for Joseph Sr., Hyrum, Samuel, 305, 620
Lucy Mack and, 147
of James J. Strang, 569
of Joseph Jr., 208, 389
concerning the Twelve Apostles, 482, 623
dismissed by Methodist preacher, 171, 208
negated baptism, 511–12
of Moroni, 164, 256
truth of, hidden by, 161, 163, 165, 171, 225
of Lehi, 286, 292
of Nephi, 66, 626
of Oliver Cowdery, 431, 441, 443, 609–10
of Sidney Rigdon, 431
of W. W. Phelps, 497
of Wilford Woodruff, 448
reality of, 288, 620
true messengers are not called by, 39
Voltaire, xxiv, xxvii
Voree, WI, 569W
Wales, 15, 19, 31
war, 124, See also Missouri Wars and Mormon Wars
"revelation" on, 405
among American Indians, 460
between Saints and Gentiles, 466
causes of, 62, 100, 113, 187, 599
in the Bible, 101
in the Book of Mormon, 101, 291, 461, 464
rejected by Anti-Nephi-Lehi people, 291, 371
justification of, 101
LDS/Mormons and, 432, 472, 509
desire for, 7, 469, 507
support of, 73, 113
war in heaven, 631
Warsaw Signal (newspaper), 32, 503
Washington, D.C., 124
Washington, George, 137, 142, 591
Wasp, The (newspaper), 167
Wentworth Letter, the, 181
Wesley, John, baptized by proxy, 504
Western Monitor (newspaper), 411
Wheatley, Sir Henry, 570
Wheelock, Cyrus H., 15
White Horse Prophecy, the, 497–8, 504, 507
Whitmer, Catherine. See Page, Catherine Whitmer
Whitmer, Christian, 311, 315, 351, 416
Whitmer, David, 295, 312–13, 572, 590, See also
Three Witnesses, the
"revelation" to, 296, 620
as Missouri Stake President, 404
as scribe to Joseph Jr., 381
as witness of gold plates, 136, 279, 294, 312, 315, 589
criticism of, 336, 351, 404
desired to organize a church, 295, 323–4
estrangement from Joseph Jr., 448, 589, 614
family of. See Whitmers
never denied the true nature of the BOM, 590
not called as a true messenger, 614
opinion about changes to the BOM and Joseph's
"revelations", 451–2, 589–90
people's choice of, 505
Priesthood and, 294, 416
"restoration" of, 296
selection of the Twelve Apostles, 620–1
professed to be Joseph's successor, 582
saw an advanced human being, 311, 610
he did not deny, 572
secret meetings of, 454, 455
sword of Laban and, 279