More examples of FLDerangement Syndrome.
From the SLTrib comments section.
Note the “I am not a member of the LDS church.” Probably FLDS.
I am not a member of the LDS church. I have never been a member of the LDS church. I come from a long line of evangelicals...as previously mentioned, my grandfather was a preacher for over 60 years (the last 40 of those years he pastored his own large church).
I have read the Bible cover to cover about 25 times or so in my life. I’ve read the Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price and Doctrine and Covenants cover to cover once and have and continue to do numerous spot studies of Mormon literature (I’ve also read the Koran cover to cover once ). I just don’t think, I *know* that Joseph Smith was and is a prophet.
It disturbs me to see people irresponsibly throwing out false charges about people, especially righteous people.
One such false charge was that all Joseph Smith did was marry teenage girls. This is demonstrably false.
Simply go to
http://www.wivesofjosephsmith.org
and you will see that about 40% of all of his wives were IN EXCESS OF 30 YEARS OF AGE at the time of their marriage to Joseph Smith. About 10% of his wives were 50 years of age OR OLDER (the oldest was 58). The breakdown of their ages were thusly:
22
16
37
26
20
31
33
23
23
47
27
50
53
37
38
17
37
33
16
19
22
30
17
17
19
14
29
29
58
32
27
19
14
56
Joseph Smith was born in 1805 and was martyred in 1844. I don’t think he had quite turned 39 before he was murdered in cold blood by a vigilante crowd (my guess is that crowd was mainly composed of ‘good’ Baptists and Methodists and the like...you know, religious types like the posters here who have been the tool of the Devil since the time of Cain, son of Perdition). So many of Joseph’s wives were as much as 20 years (or MORE) OLDER than him....righteous polygyny is about raising up Righteous Seed, it’s about spiritual and emotional love and intimacy, and yes, it’s about sex. But it’s not all about sex (not for the Righteous).
It’s only all about sex for the Devilish worldly people. And I’m referring to THEIR private “monogamous” lives.
But the ignorant will continue to spew their ignorance...
And this post explains the beds in the temple!
There are a couple of Inmans who have charts on the ages of Smith’s wives. I’m sure they will be coming along.
All those wives by the tie he was 39?!?!?
My capacity to accept much more of this is being stretched to the limit.
Oh!!
Me too!!
A FALSE one!
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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS SECTION 132
51–57, Emma Smith is counseled (commanded) to be faithful and true; 58–66, Laws governing the plurality of wives are set forth.
51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to aprove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.
52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, areceive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.
53 For I am the Lord thy God, and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my servant Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he hath been afaithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will strengthen him.
55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an ahundredfold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of beternal lives in the eternal worlds.
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