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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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