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He was a leader of the mob that killed Joseph Smith. Now his sword is in the hands of a local man.
Ben Watson is a direct descendant of one of the men involved in Joseph Smith's murder and owns the sword that belonged to his ...
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre
Mountain Meadows. Courtesy: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Although Joseph Smith was no pacifist—he preached an aggressive self-defense against the Mormon Church's many ...
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Map: Forced Migrations
Soon after publishing The Book of Mormon in 1830, Joseph Smith left his home in Palmyra, New York with several dozen followers. Over the next fifteen years, Smith's Latter-day Saints would ...
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Anti-Mormon Violence
From the first years of its existence, the Mormon Church sparked violent opposition from other Americans. This violence claimed many lives, including Mormon prophet Joseph Smith's, and eventually ...
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre
Mountain Meadows. Courtesy: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Although Joseph Smith was no pacifist—he preached an aggressive self-defense against the Mormon Church's many ...