Quoted as an example of a failed revelation, with the speaker claiming Joseph Smith was promised hidden treasure in Salem that never materialized.
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Joseph Smith and failed prophecy
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Used to argue that Joseph Smith gave a failed prophecy about David W. Patten's future mission, since the debate opponent notes Patten died before the prediction could be fulfilled.
Invoked to argue that Joseph Smith's Civil War prophecy overreached into a worldwide collapse that the critic says never occurred, and therefore should count against his prophet...
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