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Joseph Smith/Money digging/"Treasure hunting" trip to Salem
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Joseph Smith was commanded by the Lord to go to Salem, Massachusetts to hunt for treasure in the cellar of a house
Joseph Smith and money digging
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- Was Joseph Smith's participation in "money digging" as a youth a blot on his character?
- Did Joseph Smith "retrofit" his "treasure seeking" to have a religious explanation?
- Was "money digging" Joseph Smith's primary source of income during his early years?
- Did Joseph Smith and his contemporaries believe in supernatural entities with real power?
- Was Joseph Smith commanded by the Lord to go to Salem, Massachusetts, to hunt for treasure in the cellar of a house?
- Did Joseph Smith sacrifice a dog while treasure seeking?
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