Seamus the car roof dog was claimed to have been given to given to Romney's sister who had a farm and that it live to a "ripe old age"
"Two of Romney's heirs, however, are reported to have casually contradicted this, off record, saying Seamus actually ran away once the family reached their destination.[8]"
I think I'll believe the 2nd version. Dogs are very smart.
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Mitt Romney dog incident
| Version Number When Published Brief Description | Age/Year | Evil Power | Pillar of Light or Fire | Number of Personages | Father | Son | Question: Join What Sect | Remarks |
Official Version, Mormon scripture, Pearl of Great Price p. 47, 48, 1974 Ed. | Age 14 1820 | Yes | Yes Light | 2 | Yes | Yes | Join None | Lucy, Hyrum, Samuel, Sopronia Join Presbyterian Church 1820 |
| Paper by Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons March, April 1842 | Same as item 1 above | |||||||
Letter from Joseph Smith to John Wentworth, editor Chicago Democrat 1841 account Published March 1,1842 | None given | No | No | 2 | ? | ? | No question, told all incorrect | Joseph Smith's First Vision by Milton V. Backman Jr. Bookcraft, Appendix D. Ensign, Jan.1985, p. 16 |
| Both looked the Same They spoke | ||||||||
Dictated by Joseph Smith, in hand of James Mulholland, 1838 | Same as item 1 above, first known account of the official version. | Ensign, Jan. 1985 p. 14 | ||||||
Joseph Smith's diary of 1835, Recorded by Warren Cowdery Nov. 9, 1835, conversation of Joseph Smith with Joshua | Joseph, about 14 | No Tongue seemed swollen; heard someone; at first couldn't pray | Yes Fire | One, and then another like unto the first | ? | ? | No question, told sins are forgiven, Jesus Christ is the Son of God | Joseph Smith's First Vision by Milton V. Backman Jr. Bookcraft, Appendix B |
| Second spoke. | ||||||||
| Saw many angels | ||||||||
Messenger & Advocate by Oliver Cowdery supervised by Joseph Smith Feb. 1835 p. 77-79; Also see Dec. 1834 p. 43 | Joseph 17 1823 | No | Yes | 1 | No | No | No question told sin are forgiven | Note on pg. 78 that the revival was in 1823 (NOT 1820) so this must be the First Vision. |
| Messenger from God | ||||||||
Dictated by Joseph Smith to F. G. Williams Summer to Nov. 1832 | Joseph 14 or 16 | No | Yes | 1 | No | Yes | No question, told "None doeth good", sins forgiven | Joseph Smith's First Vision by Milton V. Backman Jr. Bookcraft, Appendix A |
| Saw Lord (Jesus) he "spoke" | ||||||||
| Written by Joseph Smith, 1832 diary | Joseph 15 | No | Yes | 1 | No | Yes | No question, told sins forgiven all do no good | Ensign, Dec. 1984 pgs. 24-26 Jan. 1985 pg. 11 |
| Saw the Lord Jesus Christ (said He was crucified) | ||||||||
Early Church leaders B. Young, G. A. Smith, J. Taylor | Joseph 15 | No | No | 1 | No | No | Join None | Journal of Discourses, 2:171; 18:239; 13:77,78; 20:167; 12:333,334 |
| Saw an angel, and asked the angel | ||||||||