Item Detail
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8644
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22
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English
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The Mature Joseph Smith and Treasure Searching
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BYU Studies
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Fall 1984
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24
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489-560
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"The past year intensified the study of the Prophet's early life because of the release of two "treasure letters" seeming to illuminate the pre-Book of Mormon period. The questionable letter of Joseph Smith to Josiah Stowell in 1825 has a "clever spirit" guarding a treasure hoard. The questionable 1830 letter from Martin Harris to William W. Phelps claims that Joseph spoke of a salamander and "old spirit" at the hill in 1827, though Joseph's real experience could be obscured by such a singular secondhand report. Publicity on these documents has stimulated research and reevaluation, some of it asserting a lifelong interest of the Prophet in paranormal discovery of riches. This paper examines the basis of such claims after 1827 and finds them wanting." [Publisher's abstract]
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A Documentary History of the Book of Mormon
By the Hand of Mormon : The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion
Charisma under Pressure: Joseph Smith, American Prophet, 1831–1839
Cunning Distortions: Folk Christianity and Witchcraft Allegations in Early Mormon History
DNA Mormon: Perspectives on the Legacy of Historian D. Michael Quinn
Joseph Smith at the Veil: Significant Ritual, Symbolism, and Temple Influence at Latter-day Saint Beginnings
Joseph Smith's 1823 Vision : Uncovering the Angel Message
Joseph Smith's Family Dynamics
Knowing Brother Joseph Again : Perceptions and Perspectives
Moroni : Angel or Treasure Guardian?
No Weapon Shall Prosper : New Light on Sensitive Issues
Oliver Cowdery : Scribe, Elder, Witness : Essays from BYU Studies and FARMS
Oliver Cowdery's Vermont Years and the Origins of Mormonism
One Face of the Hero : In Search of the Mythological Joseph Smith
Seeking Divine Interaction : Joseph Smith's Varying Searches for the Supernatural
Seer Stones, Salamanders, and Early Mormon "Folk Magic" in the Light of Folklore Studies and Bible Scholarship
The LDS Gospel Topics Series : A Scholarly Engagement
The Lost 116 Pages : Reconstructing the Book of Mormon’s Missing Stories
The Making of a Mormon Myth : The 1844 Transfiguration of Brigham Young
The Pearl of Great Price : A verse-by-verse commentary
"The Private Character of the Man Who Bore That Testimony" : Oliver Cowdery and His Critics
'The Prophet Puzzle' Revisited