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The Assassinations of Joseph Smith Jr. and Hyrum Smith
June 27th marks the anniversary of the 1844 assassinations of Joseph Smith Jr., the Mormon founding prophet, and his brother Hyrum Smith at the Carthage Jail in Hancock County, Illinois. It is usually a day of remembrance for those claiming … Continue reading
Joseph Smith’s Run for the Presidency in 1844, and its Implications for the 2012 Presidential Race
With presidential runs by both Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman underway, both of whom are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it seems appropriate to reflect on the 1844 run for president of Joseph Smith Jr, the … Continue reading
Nauvoo and the Myth of Mormonism’s Persecuted Innocence
No aspect of the early Mormon experience has been less critically explored than the bristling and sometimes violent relations of the Mormons to those living nearby. At virtually every turn in the 1830s and 1840s the Latter-day Saints under the … Continue reading
The Arrests of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
Since I published my account of the assassinations of Joseph and Hyrum Smith on the anniversary date, June 27, 1844, located here, and my account of the Nauvoo Expositor affair that prompted the incarceration of Joseph Smith, the founding prophet … Continue reading
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