Posted on 04/15/2010 2:25:07 PM PDT by sweetb
Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon by the gift and power of God. During the process of dictating, transcribing, copying, typesetting, and printing, some human errors were made. Soon after the first printing of the Book of Mormon, in 1830, readers began finding typographical, spelling, and other mistakes. The Prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery made over 1,000 corrections for the second edition (1837). For the third edition (1840), Joseph Smith made further corrections after careful prophetic review, comparing the original manuscript with the printed text.
(Straight from HEADQUARTERS! http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&sourceId=b10cd75ccbae7110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD )
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The Tea Party movement started under the auspices of INDEPENDENCE. Therefore, the approach to our government should be from and independent position. However, we are being led, and the leaders of the Tea Party movement are being fooled, into the idea that we should take over the Republican Party. Mark my words: That will never happen!
We Patriots should stand on a platform that we will revive the Spirit of Independence. We should acknowledge that the government is not the REAL problem: It is who controls our government. And that would be banks, insurance companies, and multinational corporations....all under the guise of capitalism....which is not capitalism at all. These powerful entities have created an interdependency for small business, requiring them to play by the rules of big corporations, who rules are legislatively created by their own attorneys, hence, the writing of such bills submitted for the passage by our government puppets, hence, the control over our government.
And if you want the spiritual aspect of control, it is the "love of money" that controls our government and these money cartels are tied into international interests who, in turn, own other governments. The fact is folks, the whole world is being conditioned to "wonder after the Beast." IN other words, it is be conditioned to accept a New World Order, or whatever other terms used to describe this power and control over the worlds masses. And we who think we can stop this ALMOST invisible evil are saying to ourselves, "Who is like unto the Beast, and who can war with [it]?" In other words, where is the center of this power and how can we stop it?
Part of the problem in our activism is that we think we can stop this from coming to pass, or, at the very least stop this from incorporating America. We would be fools to believe this. America is already incorporated into it and is leading the way. Believe it or not. What we Patriots have failed to realize is that our planning has failed to incorporate what we KNOW the near future holds in terms of prophetic utterance. What we have been warned by John the Revelator and ancient prophets has not been taken into consideration in establishing a solid modus operandi. Hence, our movement has been confused by the many different factions and the newbyness of its members. And People like Jim Robinson and I, who have been in this for over 25 years feel like, at times, pulling our hair out trying to get everyone on the same track.
Well, when we begin to realize that we will not stop this Beast, New World Order, whatever you want to call it, from coming to pass FIRST, then we will never really know what effective actions to take. Elections will solve nothing. And even if we were to have a 40% incumbent replacement rate, nothing will change. Again, mark my words: The Health Care Law will never get repealed even if we voted in all Republicans.
No: If anything, we should be getting prepared for harder times ahead. We should be getting prepared for the eventual collapse of a world system that is doomed to fall on its own momentum and volition. Trying to stop it only delays what WILL eventually happen. .
Sense we are fighting a war like no other war has been fought, it will take some outside-the-box thinking in creating strategies to defeat it. I like to look at it like a martial arts technique: You use the momentum of the enemy to destroy the enemy as if you were not even there. Ponder upon this...you might be surprised at what kind of thoughts enter the mind. Regardless, we must realize that the enemy we fight today is like no other in the history of war. And the way this enemy will be defeated will be like no other defeat in the history of the world. But, remember this: If you do not PREPARE yourselves, as encouraged by the Parable of the Ten Virgins, you will either meet your Maker, become part of the enslavement, or survive underground to rebuild from the ashes on the other side of this impending doom.
And, as like anything else, you do not have to take my word for it. But, you should keep them marked, notwithstanding.
If they do, it’s Obama for eight years. It boggles the mind to watch people so stupid as to loft candidates Conservatives won’t bother to vote for.
Romeny hasn’t got a clue. Sarah has half a clue, some popularity, and no ability to discern what to do with either.
I guess Obama is the idiot stick’s dream president.
Frankly, I can easily see her running with just about anyone at this point. Seriously, McCain is three-quarters the way to Obama, and she’s backing him to return to Washington.
She could run with about 90% of the Democrats if she can back that old worn out bucket of Leftist bolts.
Auto-Destructo!
translated the Book of Mormon by the gift and power of God.....some human errors were made.
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Well, after all ...
the mormon god is only human...
I am a Mormon and Mitt Romney is the last person on earth I would want in office.
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During the primary in 2008, was here any pressure from your mormon leaders to vote for Romney ???
Oh I can see that, for sure.
I’m curious. Are you a dwarf?
I’m curious too. Why act like a mosquito, when you’re a jackass? Be a proud jackass.
No need to be rude, I merely asked a question. I have a theory about people like you.
Well, we both have our theories don’t we. How convenient for you to think my theory is rude, and yours isn’t.
Not a stitch of pressure. We do not talk politics AT ALL from our pulpits or in our conferences. And I know many Mormons like me who would have never voted for Romney.
JLA, I’ve read your comments. I know what your focus is.
If you expect me to respond to an idiotic question, you’re the idiot.
If you wish to think of me as thin-skinned, be my guest.
You ask me if I am a dwarf, and then try to cast me as the irrational one.
That is a bit humorous.
When Joseph Smith ran for president in 1844, a pamphlet expressing his views (General Smiths Views) was distributed across the nation. Probably penned by Phelps, the New York Herald described the document as a very remarkable and original document a more curious and unique thing has probably not been published since the time of Mohamet The following are some of Josephs positions*; they are worth reading for their striking humanity alone, born, no doubt out of his own deprivations:
MORE --> http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/12/19/joseph-smiths-views/
That was actually one of your funnier come-backs Resty :-)
I guess that just depends which THREAD you are in (or NOT in!)
OOOps!
Sorry for the spit and slobber!
Yeah....so....what’s your point?
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