In the first draft of Lucy Mack Smith’s Biographical Sketches, Lucy Mack Smith dictated the following (punctuation and capitalization added): Now I shall change my theme for the present. But let not my reader suppose that, because I shall pursue another topic for a season, that we stopped our labor and went at trying to [...]
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Lucy Mack Smith and the Faculty of Abrac
Posted in apologetics, early American religion, early Mormonism, treasure-seeking on February 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Treasure-seeking Rituals Topical Guide – Updated
Posted in early American religion, treasure-seeking on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve updated the Treasure-seeking Rituals Topical Guide, which is a collection of quotations from eighteenth and nineteenth century sources demonstrating the rituals and lore of early American treasure-seeking.. This version includes a few more sources as well as the correction of some typographical errors. Pending readers pointing out errors or suggesting texts not already included, [...]
Treasure-seeking in the Bible
Posted in Bible, early American religion, treasure-seeking on December 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my last post I demonstrated how early Mormons may have read ritualistic treasure-seeking into the Book of Mormon. But it was more than early Mormons that read treasure-seeking into their scriptures. According to town-historian Caleb Butler in Massachusetts in 1848, “the most devout, pious and godly Christians” participated in treasure-seeking, and we know that [...]
From Captain Kidd to Gadianton Robbers: Treasure-seeking in the Book of Mormon
Posted in early American religion, early Mormonism, treasure-seeking on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago, I published online my Early American Treasure-seeking Rituals Topical Guide, which provides pages of source quotations from nineteenth century American newspapers, town histories, journals, etc., that describe or allude to the supernatural aspects of treasure-seeking in the early Republic. A universal theme in treasure-seeking, mentioned as early as 1729 by Benjamin [...]
Updated Treasure-seeking Rituals Topical Guide
Posted in treasure-seeking on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve updated the topical guide of early American treasure-seeking rituals. A few new sources are utilizes such as History of Wayne County, New York (1877), History of Weare, New Hampshire, (1888), Origin, Rise, and Progress of Mormonism (1867), and Travels through the Northern Parts of the United States in the Years 1807 and 1808 (1809).Click [...]
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