To support these claims, Bushman drew from a statement made by Mother Smith as evidence that the Smith family possessed a deep, personal understanding of ritualistic magic. Moreover, Bushman argued that the Smith family took Moroni’s visit as a personal confirmation of “the entire culture of magic.” 3.
Bushman also alleged that Joseph Smith’s parents were fascinated with magic, and that “Joseph Smith Sr., stimulated by his son’s supernatural experiences, searched for treasure with the help of his family.” 2. Bushman asserted that when Joseph related his visit with the Angel Moroni to Mother Smith, she “seemed to understand how the story of Moroni might be mistakenly understood as a tale of money digging.” 1. that Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of the Prophet, had a fluent “knowledge of magic, formulas and rituals.”. In the second chapter of Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism, under the title, “The First Vision,” Bushman claimed: The following is an excerpt from Faith Crisis 2, Behind Closed Doors: Leonard Arrington & the Progressive Rewriting of Mormon History.
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