Item Detail
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26040
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English
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"I Hid [the Prophet] in a Corn Patch" : Mormon Women as Healers, Concealers, and Protectors in the 1838 Mormon-Missouri War
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Mormon Historical Studies
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2014
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15
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Mormon Historic Sites Foundation
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25-41
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[2015 Mormon Historical Association Winner for Best Article]
The article discusses the role of Mormon women during the 1838 conflict between Mormons and their neighbors in Missouri known as the Mormon-Missouri War, particularly their roles as what the article calls hiders or concealers of Mormon founder Joseph Smith and other Mormon elders and leaders. It discusses Mormon women such as Laura Phelps, Mary Stedwell, and Amanda Barnes Smith. The article also discusses the actions of Mormon leader Brigham Young during the conflict.
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Bones in the Well : The Haun's Mill Massacre, 1838, A Documentary History
History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri
History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Period II : From the Manuscript History of Brigham Young and Other Original Documents
Joseph Young's Affidavit of the Massacre at Haun's Mill
Mormon Enigma : Emma Hale Smith
Mormon Redress Petitions : Documents of the 1833-1838 Missouri Conflict
Parley P. Pratt : The Apostle Paul of Mormonism
The Final Episode of Mormonism in Missouri in the 1830s : The Incarceration of the Mormon Prisoners at Richmond and Columbia Jails, 1838-1839
The History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith
The Women of Mormondom