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| Claims made in "Chapter 15: The Valley of God" | A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books A work by author: Fawn Brodie
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Claims made in "Chapter 17: Ordeal in Liberty Jail" |
Chapter 16: The Alcoran or the Sword
230-231
Claim
- Joseph Smith claimed to be "a second Mohammed" and that it would eventually be "Joseph Smith or the Sword!"
Author's source(s) - History of the Church 3;167; 3:162
- Correspondence, Orders, etc. pp. 57-9, 97-129
- Reed Peck manuscript, p. 80.
- Misrepresentation of source: the History of the Church does not support this claim.
- Joseph as Mohammed? Joseph or the sword?
230
Claim
- Joseph hinted that stealing the gentiles' supplies was acceptable.
Author's source(s) - History of the Church 3;167; 3:162
- Correspondence, Orders, etc. pp. 57-9, 97-129
- Reed Peck manuscript, p. 80.
231
Claim
- David Patten's men looted and set fire to a store and some cabins in Gallatin.
Author's source(s) - History of the Church 3;167; 3:162
- Correspondence, Orders, etc. pp. 57-9, 97-129
- Reed Peck manuscript, p. 80.
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232n
Claim
- Joseph "virtually admitted" that the Mormons were responsible for the looting and burning.
Author's source(s) - History of the Church 3:316, 378; John Whitmer, "History of the Church"
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232
Claim
- Sidney Rigdon threatened anyone who was planning to leave Far West.
Author's source(s) - Correspondence, Orders, etc. pp. 120-5, 134-6, 143.
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234
Claim
- Orson Hyde and Thomas B. Marsh admitted that the Mormons were "burning and pillaging."
Author's source(s) - Correspondence, Orders, etc. pp. 57-62, 76
- History unclear or in error: Hyde and Marsh later admitted they had perjured themselves, and returned to the Church.