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Joseph’s Origin Story | The Fayette Lapham, Esq. Interview with Joseph Smith Senior
ByLaura January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

Note: for the sake of clarity, I will be calling Joseph Smith Senior “Old Joe,” and Joseph Smith junior as…

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Lost Witnesses of the Restoration: The Harris Family
ByLaura January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

Read the Introduction to the Lost Witnesses of the Restoration series here. Lucy Harris is commonly remembered among Mormons as…

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Lost Witness of the Restoration: The Lewis Family
ByLaura January 7, 2026January 8, 2026

Read the Introduction to the Lost Witnesses of the Restoration here. Nathaniel Lewis was named after his father, a Connecticut…

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Lost Witnesses of the Restoration: Isaac, David, and Alva Hale
ByLaura January 6, 2026January 8, 2026

Read the Introduction to the Lost Witnesses of the Restoration series here. Isaac Hale, born in 1763, was a man…

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Lost Witness of the Restoration: William Law & the 1887 Interview
ByLaura January 1, 2026January 1, 2026

Read the Introduction to the Lost Witnesses of the Restoration Series. William Law was an Irish-born, Scotch-descended, Canadian doctor. He…

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