Without Disclosing My True Identity
of this painful period of his childhood, and he would often carry a long, rigid cane. Emotionally he
would be forever maimed by this cluster of surgical events.”
In many paintings of Joseph Smith, he is often depicted with a cane or walking aid of some
sort, and is described as walking with a slight limp even in later years. See also Teachings of Presidents
of the Church: Joseph Smith (Salt Lake City: LDS Church, 2007) 22. See also John Heinerman, Joseph Smith
and Herbal Medicine (Monrovia: Majority of One Press, 1980) 2–4.
(^10) Anderson, Lucy’s Book, 303–10.
(^11) Proctor, 75; Anderson, Lucy’s Book, 308.
(^12) Proctor, 75; Anderson, Lucy’s Book, 308.
(^13) “‘Many men,’ said he, will say, ‘I will never forsake you, but will stand by you at all times.’
But the moment you teach them some of the mysteries of the kingdom of God that are retained in the
heavens, and are to be revealed to the children of men when they are prepared for them, they will be
the first to stone you and put you to death.”
“It was this same principle that crucified the Lord Jesus Christ, and will cause the people to
kill the Prophets in this generation.”
“Would to God, brethren, I could tell you who I am! Would to God I could tell you what I
know! But you would call it blasphemy, and there are men upon this stand who would want to take
my life.” Joseph Smith, as quoted by Heber C. Kimball, in Orson F. Whitney, Life of Heber C. Kimball
(Salt Lake City: Kimball Family, 1888) 332–3.
(^14) Anderson, Lucy’s Book, 300.
(^15) “An abnormal fear of being in an open space.” (“Agoraphobia,” Webster’s, 1989 ed.); and
“Agoraphobia is a fear of being in places where help might not be available. It usually
involves fear of crowds, bridges, or of being outside alone.” (“Agoraphobia,” Yahoo! Health, 2011,
Yahoo Inc., 6 Apr. 2011 http://health.yahoo.net/channel/agoraphobia.html.
(^16) Taken alone, the fear of crowds can be defined as, “Enochlophobia.” (“Enochlophobia: The
Fear of Crowds.” Associated Content from Yahoo!, 2011, Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! News Network, 6 Apr. 2011
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/38198/enochlophobia_the_fear_of_crowds.html?cat=5.
It can also be defined as, “Demophobia (normal fear of crowds) and Ochlophobia (abnormal
fear of crowds). (“What is the Fear of Crowds Called?” Answers.com, 2011, Answers Corporation, 6
Apr. 2011 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_fear_of_crowds_called.
(^17) Isaiah 55:8–9.
(^18) Exodus 4:10; 1 Corinthians 1:27; BOM, Ether 12:27.
(^19) BOM, Jacob 4:7. See also BOM, 1 Nephi 19:6–7; 2 Nephi 3:13.
(^20) Also spelled sometimes as “Katherine” or “Katharine.” The difference in spelling between
“Catherine” and “Kathryn” is explained by Kyle Walker, noted below. Her full married name was
“Kathryn Smith Salisbury,” as she spelled it.
(^21) For more details about Catherine’s life, especially in the years following the deaths of Joseph and
Hyrum Smith, see Kyle R. Walker, “Katherine Smith Salisbury: Sister to the Prophet,” Mormon
Historical Studies 3:2 (Fall 2002) 5–34; and
Kyle R. Walker, “Katherine Smith Salisbury and Lucy Smith Millikin’s Attitude Toward
Succession, the Reorganized Church, and Their Smith Relatives in Utah,” Mormon Historical Studies
3:1 (Spring 2002) 165–72.
See also Journal History of the Church, 2 Feb. 1900: 3. Church Archives, The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, microfilm copy in Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University,
Provo, Utah.