S10 E6 Joseph Smith's Kirtland Bank Failure
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Episode 6 of Challenges explores Joseph Smith's financial activities in Kirtland, Ohio, especially the rise and fall of the Kirtland Safety Society bank.
Sources
- Essay: KSS_LDS
- Essay: A History of JS Financial Malfeasance_Part 1-3
- Essay: KSS and Fraud of Grandison Newell_BYU
- Essay: Cultural Crisis_Church History
- Essay: Why did it Fail?_Scripture Central
- Essay_KSS_FAIR
- Essay: Financing Faith_BYU RSC
- Essay: JS and the Kirtland Crisis_BYU RSC
- Essay: KSS_MT
- Essay: JS_MS
- Essay: Intro to KSS_JS Papers
- Essay: Dissent & Shism_Dialogue
AI Prompt
Examine the Kirtland Safety Society, it's rise, downfall, and the Kirtland Apostacy and the bank's importance in understanding Joseph Smith as a divine prophet or a greedy, money-motivated con. Discuss banking on the frontier and the motives to set up a bank. Discuss the speculation, greed, and salesmanship. Did Joseph abuse his power as prophet? Explore any financial malpractice or fraud
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