Did Joseph Smith claim he was descended from Jesus?

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Another Joseph Smith reference, but secondary like Ludlow:

"'Therefore,' wrote Shute, Nyman, and Bott, 'Joseph Smith had both the literal blood of Judah and the literal blood of Ephriam in his veins.'" 344 citing Randy L. Bott, Monte S. Nyman, R. Wayne Shute Ephraim, Chosen of the Lord: What It Means To Be of the Tribe of Ephraim 65.

If anyone has this tome, perhaps they could check and see if there is a primary source cited. And a big shout out to Randy Bott, now on his senior mission.

Ok, now we get into the good stuff:

Joseph Smith is sealing a Sister Repshire to Judge James Adams. "The entry notes, that, 'The Prophet stated to her that Judge Adams was a literal descendant of Jesus Christ.'" 367 citing Oliver B. Huntington Journal (29 December 1886), 2:259, 265. [This marriage would be some time before 1843, the date of Judge Adam's death] brackets in Swanson's footnote.

Orson F. Whitney: "'So was it with this servent of Christ [Heber C. Kimball], this brother of Jesus in the British Isles . . . His, also, was the Savior's lineage; in his heart a kindred spirit;in his veins the self-same blood.'" 368 citing Life of Heber C. Kimball 185

Stanley B. Kimball: "In his own mind Heber was not only a follower of Christ, but a literal descendant. In his last public sermon, two months before his death, he said 'You do not know who Heber C. Kimball is, or you would do better.' If one can accept the possibility of Christ's marriage, then such a descent is possible 368, citing Heber C. Kimball 274.

J. Golden Kimball, not joking around: "'Heber believed he was descended from Christ.'" 377 n. 29 citing Stanley B. Kimball, Heber C. Kimball 274 n. 28.

George Q. Cannon: "'There are those in this audience who are descendants of the old Twelve Apostles -- and shall I say it, yes, descendants of the Savior Himself. His seed is represented in this body of men.'" 374 citing Journal of Rudger Clawson (2 July 1899) 374-74 from Solemn Assembly in SL Temple

Variant "-- shall I say it? Yes, descendants of the Son of God Himself. He has his seed among us; the Apostles and the Prophets have; and their seed will be known after a while, for the Lord will reveal their geneology.'" 379 n. 78 citing Stan Larsen Ministry of Meetings, 72.

Lorenzo Snow: "'Following Pres. Cannon, President Snow arose and said that what Bro. Cannon had stated respecting the literal descendants among the company of the old apostles and the Savior Himself is true - - that the Savior's seed is represented in this body of men.'" 374-5 citing Journal of Rudger Clawson (2 July 1899) 374-74

A point Swanson makes is that the Smiths, Youngs, Pratts, and Kimballs were all related so if one of them descended from Jesus, they all did.