Joseph Smith's family as trustworthy and hard-working

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Articles about Joseph Smith

Life and Character	Status in Latter-day Saint belief Joseph Smith's family as trustworthy and hard-working Education Trustworthiness The Hurlbut affidavits Alleged narcissism Money digging Folk magic or the occult The Word of Wisdom
Revelations and the Church	Witness of Jesus Christ First Vision Book of Mormon Joseph Smith's inspired revision of the Bible The restoration of the priesthood Personages who appeared to Joseph Smith Use of seer stones as a youth Book of Abraham Kinderhook Plates
Prophetic Statements	The U.S. Civil War Rocky Mountain prophecy The White Horse prophecy Alleged false prophecies of Joseph Smith
Society	Legal issues 1826 trial Creation of the Kirtland Safety Society Failure of the Kirtland Safety Society Campaign for President of the United States
Plural marriage (polygamy)	Plural marriage or polygamy Polygamy navigator
Death	The Nauvoo Expositor Events surrounding the death of Joseph Smith Firing a gun at Carthage Jail Qualification as a martyr 1844 Succession to Joseph Smith

Contemporary witnesses regarded Joseph Smith's family as trustworthy and hard-working

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• Question: Are there no contemporary pro-Mormon statements from reliable and informed sources who knew the Smith family and Joseph intimately?
• Question: Was Joseph Smith's family lazy, shiftless and seeking to make a living without performing any labor?
• Question: Was "money digging" Joseph Smith, Jr's primary source of income during his early years?

What contemporary witnesses are there to the work ethic of the Smiths?

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• What contemporary witnesses are there to the work ethic of the Smiths?
• Orlando Saunders
• John Stafford
• Joseph Knight
• Josiah Stowell
• 1819 trial

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