Episode 382: Mormonism Part IV - I Invented This Scam
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Joseph Smith and the Bank of Missouri
The final straw for Joseph in Ohio came when a major warrant for banking fraud finally arrived. An angry mob made up of creditors and ex-Mormons burned down the building where the bank had printed its money. That night, Joseph Smith was chased out of town by an angry mob who followed him for 200 miles. Soon after, the 600 remaining Mormons left Kirtland as well,. The town that had once rivaled the great city of Cleveland fell back into obscurity.
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