▁an ▁" anti - bank " ▁called ▁the ▁K irt land ▁Saf ety ▁Society . ▁ ▁When ▁it ▁failed ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁bl ame ▁was ▁laid ▁upon ▁Smith . ▁Half ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les ▁accused ▁Smith ▁of ▁impro p ri eties ▁in ▁the ▁bank ing ▁sc andal . ▁ ▁L DS ▁Church ▁Apost le ▁He ber ▁C . ▁Kim ball ▁would ▁later ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁bank ' s ▁failure ▁was ▁so ▁sh atter ing ▁that ▁afterwards ▁" there ▁were ▁not ▁twenty ▁persons ▁on ▁earth ▁that ▁would ▁declare ▁that ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁was ▁a ▁proph et ▁of ▁God ." ▁ ▁Smith ' s ▁former ▁secretary , ▁Warren ▁Par ish , ▁along ▁with ▁Martin ▁Harris ▁and ▁others , ▁v ied ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁K irt land , ▁taking ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁K irt land ▁Temple , ▁" ex communic ating " ▁[ w ant ▁reference ] ▁Smith ▁and ▁R ig don , ▁and ▁forcing ▁Smith ▁and ▁R ig don ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁and ▁establish ▁a ▁community ▁at ▁Far ▁West , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁followed ▁there ▁by ▁hundreds ▁of ▁loyal ists ▁in ▁a ▁tre k ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" K irt land ▁Camp ." ▁ ▁However , ▁after ▁fle eing ▁from ▁K irt land , ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁faced ▁continu ing ▁external ▁per sec utions , ▁along ▁with ▁serious ▁internal ▁diss ensions . ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁and ▁Sid ney ▁R ig don ▁became ▁determined ▁to ▁ex ting u ish ▁this ▁perce ived ▁apost asy ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁as