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===Chapter 15: The Valley of God===
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===Claims made in "Chapter 15: The Valley of God"===
 
====208====
====208====
||Oliver Cowdery accused Joseph of trying to "set up a kind of petty government, controlled and dictated by ecclesiastical influence…"
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*Oliver Cowdery accused Joseph of trying to "set up a kind of petty government, controlled and dictated by ecclesiastical influence…"
|response=
|authorsources=
*''History of the Church'' 3:18n
*''History of the Church'' 3:18n
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====211====
====211====
||Joseph proclaimed that an altar found in Missouri was where Adam offered sacrifices.
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|claim=
*Joseph proclaimed that an altar found in Missouri was where Adam offered sacrifices.
|response=
*[[Garden of Eden in Missouri?#Adam-ondi-Ahman|Garden of Eden in Missouri?—Adam-ondi-Ahman]]
*[[Garden of Eden in Missouri?#Adam-ondi-Ahman|Garden of Eden in Missouri?—Adam-ondi-Ahman]]
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====211====
====211====
||Joseph said that Adam shall come to visit his people at Adam-ondi-Ahman.
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|claim=
*Joseph said that Adam shall come to visit his people at Adam-ondi-Ahman.
|response=
*[[Garden of Eden in Missouri?#Adam-ondi-Ahman|Garden of Eden in Missouri?—Adam-ondi-Ahman]]
*[[Garden of Eden in Missouri?#Adam-ondi-Ahman|Garden of Eden in Missouri?—Adam-ondi-Ahman]]
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====211====
====211====
||The Saints believed that Jackson County was the site of the Garden of Eden.
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|claim=
*The Saints believed that Jackson County was the site of the Garden of Eden.
|response=
*[[Garden of Eden in Missouri?]]
*[[Garden of Eden in Missouri?]]
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====211====
====211====
||Far West was the spot where Cain killed Abel.
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|claim=
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*Far West was the spot where Cain killed Abel.
|response=
|authorsources=
*''History of the Church'' 3:35
*''History of the Church'' 3:35
*D&C 117:8
*D&C 117:8
*John Corrill: ''Brief History of the Church'', p. 28.
*John Corrill: ''Brief History of the Church'', p. 28.
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====212====
====212====
||Joseph justified slavery.
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*Joseph justified slavery.
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====213====
====213====
||Sidney Rigdon supported Sampson Avard's formation of a "secret" band.
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|claim=
*Sidney Rigdon supported Sampson Avard's formation of a "secret" band.
|response=
*[[Danites]]
*[[Danites]]
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====214====
====214====
||Joseph and Sidney "were careful not to be associated" with the Danites.
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|claim=
*Joseph and Sidney "were careful not to be associated" with the Danites.
|response=
*[[Danites]]
*[[Danites]]
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====214====
====214====
||The Danites were a secret society with oaths, passwords and secret signs.
{{IndexClaim
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|claim=
*The Danites were a secret society with oaths, passwords and secret signs.
|response=
*[[Danites]]
*[[Danites]]
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|authorsources=
*Correspondence, Orders, etc. in relation to the disturbances with the Mormons;…
*Correspondence, Orders, etc. in relation to the disturbances with the Mormons;…
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====215====
====215====
||Joseph "made a confused and damaging admission of his own relationship to the Danite organization" before his death.
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|claim=
*Joseph "made a confused and damaging admission of his own relationship to the Danite organization" before his death.
|response=
*[[Danites]]
*[[Danites]]
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|authorsources=
*Minutes of a Nauvoo City Council Meeting, Jan. 3, 1844, History of the Church 6:165.
*Minutes of a Nauvoo City Council Meeting, Jan. 3, 1844, History of the Church 6:165.
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====215====
====215====
||Joseph formally sanctioned Sampson Avard and the Danites.
{{IndexClaim
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|claim=
*Joseph formally sanctioned Sampson Avard and the Danites.
|response=
*[[Danites]]
*[[Danites]]
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|authorsources=
*Correspondence, Orders, etc. in relation to the disturbances with the Mormons;…
*Correspondence, Orders, etc. in relation to the disturbances with the Mormons;…
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====217====
====217====
||Sidney Rigdon wanted to have Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer cut off from the church in order to banish his rivals.
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|claim=
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*Sidney Rigdon wanted to have Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer cut off from the church in order to banish his rivals.
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====218====
====218====
||Sidney Rigdon's Salt Sermon threatened the dissenters in the Church.
{{IndexClaim
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|claim=
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*Sidney Rigdon's Salt Sermon threatened the dissenters in the Church.
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====219====
====219====
||The dissenters were ordered to leave Far West.
{{IndexClaim
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|claim=
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*The dissenters were ordered to leave Far West.
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====223====
====223====
||Sidney Rigdon's 4th of July sermon alluded to a "war of extermination" with the mob.
{{IndexClaim
{{EndClaimsTable}}
|claim=
*Sidney Rigdon's 4th of July sermon alluded to a "war of extermination" with the mob.
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Revision as of 03:06, 27 January 2010


Claims made in "Chapter 14: Disaster in Kirtland"
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 Claims made in "Chapter 16: The Alcoran or the Sword"

Claims made in "Chapter 15: The Valley of God"

208

Claim
  • Oliver Cowdery accused Joseph of trying to "set up a kind of petty government, controlled and dictated by ecclesiastical influence…"

Author's source(s)

  • History of the Church 3:18n

Response
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211

Claim
  • Joseph proclaimed that an altar found in Missouri was where Adam offered sacrifices.

Response

211

Claim
  • Joseph said that Adam shall come to visit his people at Adam-ondi-Ahman.

Response

211

Claim
  • The Saints believed that Jackson County was the site of the Garden of Eden.

Response

211

Claim
  • Far West was the spot where Cain killed Abel.

Author's source(s)

  • History of the Church 3:35
  • D&C 117:8
  • John Corrill: Brief History of the Church, p. 28.

Response
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212

Claim
  • Joseph justified slavery.

Response
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213

Claim
  • Sidney Rigdon supported Sampson Avard's formation of a "secret" band.

Response

214

Claim
  • Joseph and Sidney "were careful not to be associated" with the Danites.

Response

214

Claim
  • The Danites were a secret society with oaths, passwords and secret signs.

Author's source(s)

  • Correspondence, Orders, etc. in relation to the disturbances with the Mormons;…

Response

215

Claim
  • Joseph "made a confused and damaging admission of his own relationship to the Danite organization" before his death.

Author's source(s)

  • Minutes of a Nauvoo City Council Meeting, Jan. 3, 1844, History of the Church 6:165.

Response

215

Claim
  • Joseph formally sanctioned Sampson Avard and the Danites.

Author's source(s)

  • Correspondence, Orders, etc. in relation to the disturbances with the Mormons;…

Response

217

Claim
  • Sidney Rigdon wanted to have Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer cut off from the church in order to banish his rivals.

Response
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218

Claim
  • Sidney Rigdon's Salt Sermon threatened the dissenters in the Church.

Response
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219

Claim
  • The dissenters were ordered to leave Far West.

Response
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223

Claim
  • Sidney Rigdon's 4th of July sermon alluded to a "war of extermination" with the mob.

Response
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