Apologette
01-06-2014, 02:39 PM
It was termed by Oliver Cowdery to be a pretty disgusting act - Joseph Smith's relationship with 16 year old Fanny Alger:
“I never confessed intimated that I ever willfully lied about him [Joseph Smith]. When he was here we had some conversation in which in every instance, I did not fail to affirm that what I had said was strictly true A dirty, nasty, filthy affair of his and Fanny Algers was talked over in which I strictly declared that I had never deviated from the truth on the matter, and as I supposed was admitted by himself. (Letter to Warren Cowdery, 21 January 1838, Letterbook, Huntington Library, San Marino, California )
Who was Fanny Alger? And why did Oliver Cowdery the Second Elder of the Mormon Church, in the whole mess since the beginning, condemn Joseph Smith? Here is an excerpt from an article by Steve Benson:
"Smith's first known sexual affair was with a teenager named Fannie Alger, who was living with Smith and his first wife Emma in their Kirtland, Ohio, home. Fanny was also Smith's first confimred plural wife. Smith “came to know [her] in Kirtland during early 1833 when she, at the age of 16, stayed at his home as a housemaid. Described as 'a very nice and comly young woman,' according to Benjamin Johnson, Fanny lived with the Smith family from 1833 to 1836.”
Fanny eventually became the target of Smith's sexual advances, with Smith's predatory behavior soon becoming the talk of the town:
“Martin Harris, one of the 'Three Witnesses' to the Book of Mormon, recalled that the prophet's 'servant girl' claimed he had made 'improper proposals to her, which created quite a talk amongst the people.' Mormon Fanny Brewer similarly reported 'much excitement against the Prophet . . . [involving] an unlawful intercourse between himself and a young orphan girl residing in his family and under his protection." (History, not Mystery: Joseph Smith was a Pedophile (as confirmed by even Mormon sources) . . .by Benson)
So, basically we have Joseph and Emma inviting Fanny Alger, a young girl, into their home and she became targeted by the predatory, Joe Smith, as is verified by Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris, Smith's contemporaries. For those Mormons who are always yelling about "give us proof," this won't be enough, but for those of us who are not conditioned to put our heads in the sand as far as Smith is concerned, it should be obvious what happened to this poor girl.
Additional facts are found in the book, "Wife No. 19," by Ann Eliza Webb:
"Mrs. Smith had an adopted daughter, a very pretty, pleasing young girl, about seventeen years old. She was extremely fond of her; no own mother could be more devoted, and their affection for each other was a constant object of remark, so absorbing and genuine did it seem. Consequently it was with a shocked surprise that the people heard that sister Emma had turned Fanny out of the house in the night…By degrees it became whispered about that Joseph’s love for his adopted daughter was by no means a paternal affection, and his wife discovering the fact, at once took measures to place the girl beyond his reach…the storm became so furious, that Joseph was obliged to send, at midnight, for Oliver Cowdery, his scribe, to come and endeavor to settle matters between them... Emma refused decidedly to allow her to remain in her house; but after some consultation, my mother offered to take her until she could be sent to her relatives. Although her parents were living, they considered it the highest honor to have their daughter adopted into the Prophet’s family, and her mother [Clarissa Han**** Alger] has always claimed that she was sealed to Joseph at that time.
Benson's article continues: “Former Mormon apostle William McLellin later wrote that Emma Smith substantiated the Smith-Alger affair. According to McLellin, Emma was searching for her husband and Alger one evening, when through a crack in the barn door she saw 'him and Fanny in the barn together alone' on the hay mow. McLellin, in a letter to one of Smith's sons, added that the ensuing confrontation between Emma and her husband grew so heated that Rigdon, Frederick G. Williams, and Oliver Cowdery had to mediate the situation.
"After Emma related what she had witnessed, Smith, according to McLellin, 'confessed humbly and begged forgiveness. Emma and all forgave him.' While Oliver Cowdery may have forgiven his cousin Joseph Smith, he did not forget the incident. Three years later, when provoked by the prophet, Cowdery countered by calling the Fanny Alger episode 'a dirty, nasty, filthy affair.' "
In this thread I'll outline some additional "relationships" Joe Smith had with young girls brought into his home. We'll see a pattern set in. Opportunity was no stranger to Joseph Smith, and Emma was either a fool or a facilitator to allow additional young girls in her home after the Fanny Alger incident!
“I never confessed intimated that I ever willfully lied about him [Joseph Smith]. When he was here we had some conversation in which in every instance, I did not fail to affirm that what I had said was strictly true A dirty, nasty, filthy affair of his and Fanny Algers was talked over in which I strictly declared that I had never deviated from the truth on the matter, and as I supposed was admitted by himself. (Letter to Warren Cowdery, 21 January 1838, Letterbook, Huntington Library, San Marino, California )
Who was Fanny Alger? And why did Oliver Cowdery the Second Elder of the Mormon Church, in the whole mess since the beginning, condemn Joseph Smith? Here is an excerpt from an article by Steve Benson:
"Smith's first known sexual affair was with a teenager named Fannie Alger, who was living with Smith and his first wife Emma in their Kirtland, Ohio, home. Fanny was also Smith's first confimred plural wife. Smith “came to know [her] in Kirtland during early 1833 when she, at the age of 16, stayed at his home as a housemaid. Described as 'a very nice and comly young woman,' according to Benjamin Johnson, Fanny lived with the Smith family from 1833 to 1836.”
Fanny eventually became the target of Smith's sexual advances, with Smith's predatory behavior soon becoming the talk of the town:
“Martin Harris, one of the 'Three Witnesses' to the Book of Mormon, recalled that the prophet's 'servant girl' claimed he had made 'improper proposals to her, which created quite a talk amongst the people.' Mormon Fanny Brewer similarly reported 'much excitement against the Prophet . . . [involving] an unlawful intercourse between himself and a young orphan girl residing in his family and under his protection." (History, not Mystery: Joseph Smith was a Pedophile (as confirmed by even Mormon sources) . . .by Benson)
So, basically we have Joseph and Emma inviting Fanny Alger, a young girl, into their home and she became targeted by the predatory, Joe Smith, as is verified by Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris, Smith's contemporaries. For those Mormons who are always yelling about "give us proof," this won't be enough, but for those of us who are not conditioned to put our heads in the sand as far as Smith is concerned, it should be obvious what happened to this poor girl.
Additional facts are found in the book, "Wife No. 19," by Ann Eliza Webb:
"Mrs. Smith had an adopted daughter, a very pretty, pleasing young girl, about seventeen years old. She was extremely fond of her; no own mother could be more devoted, and their affection for each other was a constant object of remark, so absorbing and genuine did it seem. Consequently it was with a shocked surprise that the people heard that sister Emma had turned Fanny out of the house in the night…By degrees it became whispered about that Joseph’s love for his adopted daughter was by no means a paternal affection, and his wife discovering the fact, at once took measures to place the girl beyond his reach…the storm became so furious, that Joseph was obliged to send, at midnight, for Oliver Cowdery, his scribe, to come and endeavor to settle matters between them... Emma refused decidedly to allow her to remain in her house; but after some consultation, my mother offered to take her until she could be sent to her relatives. Although her parents were living, they considered it the highest honor to have their daughter adopted into the Prophet’s family, and her mother [Clarissa Han**** Alger] has always claimed that she was sealed to Joseph at that time.
Benson's article continues: “Former Mormon apostle William McLellin later wrote that Emma Smith substantiated the Smith-Alger affair. According to McLellin, Emma was searching for her husband and Alger one evening, when through a crack in the barn door she saw 'him and Fanny in the barn together alone' on the hay mow. McLellin, in a letter to one of Smith's sons, added that the ensuing confrontation between Emma and her husband grew so heated that Rigdon, Frederick G. Williams, and Oliver Cowdery had to mediate the situation.
"After Emma related what she had witnessed, Smith, according to McLellin, 'confessed humbly and begged forgiveness. Emma and all forgave him.' While Oliver Cowdery may have forgiven his cousin Joseph Smith, he did not forget the incident. Three years later, when provoked by the prophet, Cowdery countered by calling the Fanny Alger episode 'a dirty, nasty, filthy affair.' "
In this thread I'll outline some additional "relationships" Joe Smith had with young girls brought into his home. We'll see a pattern set in. Opportunity was no stranger to Joseph Smith, and Emma was either a fool or a facilitator to allow additional young girls in her home after the Fanny Alger incident!