[Elsie]

The reason why you no longer want to converse with me is because I tell you what you know deep in your heart.

Don't worry folks; as we do NOT have a mindreader in our midst; but a HEART reader!!

Perhaps he can tell us just what was in Joseph Smith's HEART when he wrote down these two ambiguous phrases here...

 

THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535—541

 

 

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6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
   
7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
   

[Mark17]

Hmmm. It sounds like Mormons might be ripe for the false doctrine of the New Apostolic Reformation. It wouldn’t surprise me, if they fall for that too. 😁

[Mark17]

And so forth? Are you kidding me? And so forth? How does one interpret that? Maybe we really DO need to know what was in the heart of Joe Smith. And so forth, could mean a whole bunch different evil things.