Today we’re taking a look at just one aspect of Joseph Smith’s life. We want to determine if his actions in 1836-1837 are the mark of a prophet or con-man. We believe the evidence presented here shows that Smith was nothing but the latter.
The financial collapse of 1836-1837 left America reeling, exempting no one from the ugly clutches of debt and despair. Everyone knew they were in the same boat; everyone that is, but Joseph Smith. Extraneous events apart from his agenda were of little concern to him, unless of course, he needed a little help from those who were really in charge. When things didn’t go quite the way he hoped, he surmised anti-Mormons were surely to blame and rejected any idea the American economy was in the tank.
