[MHGinTN]

Reading the b of m, one finds the assertion that the people written about were Israelites and practiced the religion of Judaism when in the Americas after arriving here supposedly from the Middle East. Since ONLY the Levitical Priesthood was allowed to practice the administration of the Temple, the people Smith wrote about were either fictional or outside of Judaism. Since there is absolute proof that the Native Americans are descended from Asians rather than Israelites (Smithism asserts they are descended from Lamanites!), one ought to conclude that Smith fabricated the story of the b of m cobbled together from not just the Bible but other various imaginative sources. Once you dig into the foolishness at the heart of Mormonism, Temple aspects are a ridiculous addition to Smith’s mythology, but he couldn’t help himself, he was ever playing the con to maintain his position, even going so far as to rewrite the Bible to try and insert false prophecies of his advent ‘in these latter days’.

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From a Mormon leader:

“These manmade, powerless, hypocritical, false teachers, make merchandise of the people, by preaching for large salaries, amounting in many instances to tens of thousands of dollars annually. They and their deluded followers are reprobate, denouncing the faith once delivered to the Saints.”
- Apostle Orson Pratt, “Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon,” page 20

Now, who is actually denoucing that faith “Once Delivered,” or more accurately, “once for all time delivered?” There doesn’t have to be another delivery through a glass-looking occultist who turned out to be one of the biggest womanizer’s of the 19th century.

Now, let’s see what one ex-Mormon has to say about becoming a Mormon (from the ex-Mormon site):

“THE GREAT MORMON MONEY MACHINE

It’s the World’s Perfect Business Scheme and you can do it too. Just start your own “Afterlife Insurance Company” then make the greatest promise humanly imaginable — promise your clients that if they totally obey you and pay their premiums, after death they’ll become Gods! In fact, polygamous Gods who’ll have eternal sex with innumerable partners! Until then, they’ll enjoy moral supremacy over all humanity. You do need to claim that you’re a prophet of God however, but this is the easiest claim on earth to make and no one can prove you’re lying.

HERE’S YOUR BIG PAYOFF

Using the power of your “Afterlife Insurance Company”:

You demand a whopping ten percent of each client’s income for their policy premiums and...

You publicly humiliate anyone who questions you or fails to pay. This power is so great that...

You can even ban clients from attending things like family weddings! And yet, the absurd irony is...

You don’t have to prove to anyone that your Afterlife Insurance Company actually works, so...

You are worry free because, in this business, all your disillusioned customers are dead. Therefore...

You never pay off a single claim (although you literally promised the Universe). Then, incredibly...

You reverse the Burden of Proof—If others don’t magically know you’re right—they’re wrong! Now...

You destroy rational thought with the delusion that deeply feeling it’s true is all that matters. Soon...

You addict clients so forcefully to your fantasy they fear they can’t live without it! From all this...

You urge mass lying (re: the Emperor’s New Clothes) by saying “All worthy people will know it’s true.”

You now multiply this gullibility with the following arsenal of business weapons —

You exploit your very clients as free labor to run your business for you, even on Sundays.

You command a massive volunteer sales force that must actually pay its own expenses.

You endure almost no outside government interference and with limited regulation and...

You have no inner accountability either, such as member or stockholder oversight! Better yet...

You run a company that pays no taxes, but instead enjoys tax-subsidized dues. Then for comfort...

You answer only to your inside buddies for your personal pay and perks! But not stopping there...

You find abundant opportunities for nepotism and cronyism even outside the firm, because...

You freely raise large venture capital funds for unrelated business schemes. And all this time...

You enjoy total administrative, financial and clubhouse secrecy. Now, Jaded by your aloof stature...

You callously use emotional, social and spiritual extortion as powerful revenue tactics. Coldly...

You hold hostage a family’s togetherness in the hereafter, plus their closeness here. And amazingly...

You even intimidate your clients literally down to their underwear. Then for good measure...

You claim the right to acquire all their worldly possessions too! Your disrespect is so deep that...

You require them to make dour commitments, before even telling them what they’re agreeing to! Yet...

You still passionately kindle their hero worship with great theatrical skill, because, as Matthew put it...

You wear charming sheep’s clothing that makes False Prophets seem so totally respectable. Finally...

You exercise massive social, political and economic clout. And the proverbial “fruits” abound —

You and your cohorts rule vast empires wielding your colossal power and wealth!

This Great Mormon Money Machine is perfect,

(It is) just Lies, Dollars and Sanctimony
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False prophets are “like those who administer a deadly drug in sweet wine, which he who is ignorant of does greedily take, with a fatal pleasure leading to his own death.” Ignatius of Antioch

[Rameumptom]

>>>Since ONLY the Levitical Priesthood was allowed to practice the administration of the Temple,

True in Mosaic OT times under the mosaic law (in the tabernacle and the temple).

However, in the NT under the Higher law we have record of Paul (tribe of Benjamin) and other Non-levites worshipping in the Temple.

Acts 24:17-18 Now after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation, 18 in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple NKJV

[Rameumptom]

Under the mosaic law temple worship was highly restricted. In the NT it was open to Priests not of Levirate lineage. For example, Paul was a Benjamite who worshipped in the temple. Many gospel ordinances pre and post date the lesser mosaic law. For example Abraham tithed pre-mosaic law. Melchizedek was a high priest. Gen. 14: 18-20; Ps. 110: 4; Heb. 2: 17-18; Heb. 3: 1; Heb. 5: 6, 10; Heb. 6: 20; Heb. 7: 11, 15, 17, 21.

Acts 24:17-18 Now after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation, 18 in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple NKJV

The BoM prophets claim the High Priesthood that Abraham held and that allowed Paul a Benjamite to worship in the temple. Since they had the high preisthood they could worship in the Temple as Paul did.

Alma 13:14 Yea, humble yourselves even as the people in the days of Melchizedek, who was also a high priest after this same order which I have spoken, who also took upon him the high priesthood forever. 15 And it was this same Melchizedek to whom Abraham paid tithes; yea, even our father Abraham paid tithes of one-tenth part of all he possessed. 16 Now these ordinances were given after this manner, that thereby the people might look forward on the Son of God, it being a type of his order, or it being his order, and this that they might look forward to him for a remission of their sins, that they might enter into the rest of the Lord. 17 Now this Melchizedek was a king over the land of Salem; and his people had waxed strong in iniquity and abomination; yea, they had all gone astray; they were full of all manner of wickedness; 18 But Melchizedek having exercised mighty faith, and received the office of the high priesthood according to the aholy order of God, did preach repentance unto his people. And behold, they did repent; and Melchizedek did establish peace in the land in his days; therefore he was called the prince of peace, for he was the king of Salem; and he did reign under his father.