Joseph Smith's long history with folk magic

Description: "thro' some Mistake in the Procedure,
some rash Word spoke,
or some Rule of Art neglected,
the Guardian Spirit had Power
to sink it deeper into the Earth"
– Benjamin Franklin on treasure diggers, 1729
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Sources on screen:
- "Joseph the Seer," Ensign, October 2015
- Elders' Journal, July 1838
- Vermont farm wages, 1827 (University of Vermont)
- 1826 court record (as published in 1873)
- Family Guidebook, "Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings"
- Benjamin Franklin, The Busy-Body No. 8, 1729
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