Sally Chase: The Village Seer Who Shaped Young Joseph Smith
Long before the Book of Mormon or priesthood claims, Joseph Smith Jr. was immersed in a world of folk magic, seer stones, and treasure-seeking — and Sally Chase was at the center of it.
Sally Chase, a young woman living near the Smith family in Palmyra, New York, was a “glass-looker” who used seer stones to locate lost property, stray cattle, and hidden treasures. Historical accounts show Joseph consulted her as a teenager, observing her practices and even using her stone to locate his first seer stone.
This video explores Sally Chase’s role in Joseph Smith’s early experiences with supernatural vision, revealing the village seer culture that shaped his identity long before any religious claims.
Sources referenced include historians Mark Ashurst-McGee and Michael Quinn, court records, and FAIR.
Based on: https://mrm.org/sally-chase
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