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To: Paragon Defender
And your tried links have what just exactly what to do to do with this statement: Many Mormons do not know about Joe Smith's family involvement in the Salem witch trials of 1692, when Joe Smith Sr.'s great-grandfather Samuel Smith and Samuel's father-in-law John Gould testified against Mary Easty and Sarah Wilds respectively. The testimony of these relatives of Joe Smith hanged these girls as witches. A belief in witchcraft was passed through the Smith generations. Even Orlando Saunders, whom Mormon apologists consider to be one of the most favorable witnesses to Joe Smith's character, said in an interview that both Joe Smith Sr. and Jr. believed in witchcraft (Frederic G. Mather, "The Early Days of Mormonism," Lippincott's Magazine 26, Aug. 1880, p. 198).
7 posted on 02/06/2011 6:25:50 PM PST by svcw (God doesn't show up in our time, but He shows up on time)
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To: svcw

Well, I gotta’ say, my wife and I cringe when the 2 mormon boys show up on our porch at dinner. Why always at dinner?!


8 posted on 02/06/2011 6:37:01 PM PST by ExtremeUnction
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