Criticism of Mormonism/Books/No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith/Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Carthage

Page	Claim	Response	Author's sources
381	Joseph blessed his son Joseph III to be his successor as president of the Church.	Succession in the Presidency of the Church	Zion's Ensign, Vol. 12, No. 29, p. 5 Temple Lot Case, pp. 28, 180. Lyman Wight, letter to the Northern Islander, Reprinted in Saints Advocate, vol 7 (September 1884). John D. Lee, Mormonism Unveiled, p. 155.
392	Joseph sent for some wine while in Carthage Jail and "all except Hyrum sipped a little."	Presentism or anachronism: wine was not forbidden by the 19th century application of the Word of Wisdom. Word of Wisdom in 19th century	History of the Church 7:101
394	Joseph may have given the Masonic signal of distress as he leaped to the window.	Masonic cry of distress	Zina Huntington Jacobs, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 698.
405	Joseph was lazy.  [ATTENTION!]	Lazy Joseph?	CHECK SOURCE(S)