Why Was Joseph Smith Driven from New York State

question 105

Multiple Choice

Why was Joseph Smith driven from New York State?

• A) his claims of having communicated with an angel
• B) his embrace of polygamy
• C) his role in a riot that destroyed an anti-Mormon newspaper
• D) the Mormon practice of posthumous baptism
• E) the Mormon practice of admitting African-Americans to the church

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