Posted on 02/11/2020 3:28:31 PM PST by MacNaughton
From 1852 to 1890, polygamy was regularly practiced in the Mormon church. Polygamy was first practiced by Joseph Smith after God supposedly gave him a direct revelation, but it was later defended by Apostle Orson Pratt, which gave it widespread approval until Utah territory joined the United States under the condition that polygamy would be discontinued.
A new law in Utah is set to reverse that and remove heavy criminal penalties for being married to more than one spouse. It was commonly said during the gay marriage debate in the United States that once sodomy-based unions were legalized, polygamy would follow. Although some mocked the prediction, it seems to be coming true. Utah has more than 30 thousand living in polygamous communities and they seem to have found a friend in Utah senator, Deidre Henderson.
The Republican lawmaker said, The law is a failure. It hasnt stopped polygamy at all and its actually enabled abuse to occur and remain unchecked.
Local news outlets say Hendersons bill has gathered significant support. The bill was unanimously approved by a legislative panel Monday.
It was just B’rer Rabbit getting upset.
Disney’s “Song of the South” Uncle Remus stories.
I kid you not....
I think it was Rodney Dangerfield that said, that the best thing about having two wives is that after he has sex, he can fall asleep and she’ll have somebody to talk to.
Since you like word science, you should see how the translation of the Book of Mormon fits in a translation of different authors and not as a fictional story.
I have to rely on the word scientists to understand that minor proof of the truth of the Book of Mormon, but I think it should be a biggy for those of you who have word scientists between you and the Word of God in the Bible.
If you survive the catastrophic chaos following the sudden removal of tens of millions of Christians in the Rapture, remember, Do Not Accept The Mark when commanded to you, because I seriously doubt you have seven years stored up in food, etc. and if you do someone will be taking it from you. Do Not Take The Mark when commanded to you.
Thank you for your consurn. Please check yourr path also. Do not let your scholarly siklls get in your way of living with Jesus.
What on earth are you talking about??
I hope your nn-English speaking LDS members have complete faith in what their Spanish, German, Japanese ETAL BoM's say; for all they got is a translation of a 'translation'.
You have to rely on the accuracy of ONE man; Joseph Smith; that what was on the plates, got rendered into 17th century English properly.
One man; who, when 116 pages of his translation got stolen; was afraid to retranslate his work.
I can think of only ONE reason: that it would NOT match what was translated before.
Both the plates and the Urim and Thummim were taken from me ; but in a few days they were returned to me, and the Lord said thus unto me:
Now, behold, I say unto you, that because you delivered up those writings into the hands of a wicked man, you have lost them.
And you also lost your gift [of translation] at the same time, and your mind became darkened.
Nevertheless, it is now restored unto you again; therefore see that you are faithful and continue on unto the finishing of the remainder of the work of translation as you have begun. (D&C 10:13.)
The Lord told Joseph Smith that the people who stole the manuscript planned to change some of the words. If Joseph translated the same plates again, the thieves would show the pages they had altered and say that Joseph wasnt a prophet because the two translations werent identical. The Lord long ago commanded the Book of Mormon prophet Nephi to prepare a second set of plates covering the same things, and He told Joseph to translate this set, instead.
(See History of the Church, vol. 1, pages 1824; The History of Joseph Smith, Lucy Mack Smith, pages 128, 133.)
Did you REALLY think the thief(s) would be able to copy your HANDWRITING; too?
My concern is for your immortal soul and spirit, which are dead in trespasses and sins without Jesus’s eternal life in your spirit. You will not and can not gain eternal life through Mormonism and the fabrications from the twisted mind of Joseph Smith.
Thank you for your thoughts. I know my shortcomings and your judging is no where near them.
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