Dan Vogel

DAN VOGEL is the author of Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon, Religious Seekers and the Advent of Mormonism, and the multi-volume Early Mormon Documents. "'The Prophet Puzzle' Revisited" was delivered at the Mormon History Association Meeting, 18 May 1996, Snowbird, Utah. He lives in Westerville, Ohio, with his wife, Margi

The Locations of Joseph Smith’s Early Treasure Quests

Articles/Essays – Volume 27, No. 3

Dialogue 27.3 (Fall 1994): 197–231

Vogel uses firsthand accounts of people’s reactions to Joseph Smith’s treasure digging.

“The Prophet Puzzle” Revisited

Articles/Essays – Volume 31, No. 3

In her 1974 essay, “The Prophet Puzzle: Suggestions Leading Toward a More Comprehensive Interpretation of Joseph Smith,” Jan Shipps con fronted the anomalies in the historical record concerning Smith, noting: “What we have in Mormon…