Item Detail
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3318
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English
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Joseph Smith's Family Dynamics
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John Whitmer Historical Association Journal
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2002
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22
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51-74
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In this contrversial article, Vogel argues that Joseph Smith 'began his religious career, in part, to resolve family conflict.' He describes the Smiths as a dysfunctional, out of balance family. Joseph Sr. was an alcoholic and repeatedly failed in providing economically for his family. Lucy was 'a high-strung, out-spoken, take-charge kind of woman, who acted as her husband's enabler and emotional caretaker.' She also had 'periodic bouts with depression and suicidal fantasies.' The family was at odds over religion and suffered emotional shock for years from the death of Alvin. Vogel concludes that 'in response to the combined pressure of Alvin's death and the demands of his family role, Smith scapegoated himself in a variety of ways in an attempt to restore balance to his family.' In his view, Joseph Smith 'was the unhappy son of an impoverished farmer of no consequence in the world, and he desperately wanted to rise above his father's poverty and obscurity to become someone of social and religious significance. And he did.'
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