Sandra Tanner discusses how the historical Joseph Smith is often more complicated than the “official” LDS version of events. Who was the REAL Joseph Smith? Why was he characterized by magic practices in his early life, and was that involvement with magic normal for that time? Was it tied into the origins of the Book of Mormon and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
(10/13/2025 – YouTube — GLM)
Related reading:
- “Taking Other Men’s Wives,” from The Changing World of Mormonism.
- “Secret Wives and Concubines“
- “Wanted: One Mighty and Strong“
- Joseph Smith’s Kirtland Bank Failure
- Joseph Smith’s “White Horse” Prophecy