Criticism of Mormonism/Books/No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith/Chapter 18

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Response to claims made in "Chapter 18: Nauvoo"

Claims made in "Chapter 17: Ordeal in Liberty Jail"

A FAIR Analysis of: No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith A work by author: Fawn Brodie

Claims made in "Chapter 19: Mysteries of the Kingdom"

257 - Over the years, the stories of Josephs healings of the sick in Nauvoo multiplied

The author(s) of No Man Knows My History make(s) the following claim:

Over the years, the stories of Josephs healings of the sick in Nauvoo multiplied.

FAIR's Response

Joseph Smith healings and miracles

Summary: Do we have any record of Joseph Smith performing healings or other miracles by the power of Christ's priesthood?

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• Question: Do we have any record of Joseph Smith performing healings or other miracles by the power of Christ's priesthood?
• Question: Did Joseph Smith claim to have walked on water?

269 - Nauvoo had a brothel near the temple

The author(s) of No Man Knows My History make(s) the following claim:

Nauvoo had a brothel near the temple.

Author's sources: *Times and Seasons 2:599 (Aug. 2, 1841)

• Wasp 1:26 (Oct. 15, 1842)

FAIR's Response

• The brothel was run by John C. Bennett; the Mormons eventually pushed the whole thing into a ravine.
•  Misrepresentation of source: Brodie does not disclose the opposition of Joseph and the Mormons to the brothel, as described in her cited source(s).

1. REDIRECT John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo/Brothel at Nauvoo

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Claim

• Joseph's bodyguards in Nauvoo were the remnants of the Danite band.

Response

• Danites ^{[needs work]}

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