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From: dennis@beesvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: The case against the Book of Mormon
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Date: Wed, 10-Aug-83 07:28:23 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 10 07:28:23 1983
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Jon  White  was correct in his statement that Joseph Smith  could 
not be charged with "preaching the Book of Mormon" as I stated in 
my  response to his original article when the book  wasn't  fully 
translated  until 1829.  My apologies.  I have been  sufficiently 
humbled  and  realize  now that in my zeal to submit my  reply  I 
overlooked the date. (Yes, Virginia, even Mormons make mistakes.) 
The trials that I was referring to took place in those  locations 
as  I said,  but in June of 1830.  This is the only trial that  I 
could find in which Joseph was accused of being a "money digger". 
I can find,  as yet,  no evidence of any trial that took place on 
the date Jon specified. I would be interested in what your source 
is,  Jon.  One  of  mine is a series of books written  by  B.  H. 
Roberts  entiled  "Comprehensive History of The Church  of  Jesus 
Christ of Latter-day Saints". It covers the goings on from before 
the  birth  of  Joseph  Smith Jr.  to  modern  times  (relitively 
speaking).  Other sources include "History of the Church", vol 1, 
by  Joseph Smith and articles written by LDS and non-LDS  authors 
alike  as I can find them.   He quotes authors who are well known 
in their anti-Mormon sentiment.  I have read some of the books he 
has  referred  to and found them to be full of  half  truths  and 
raise  more  questions than they attempt to  answer.