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To: lmiller007; Zakeet
No, I am admitting that it doesn’t matter.

No, you admonished Zakeet for being gullible and being "easily swayed by “alleged” stories that have no evidence". And yet you have absolutely no evidence to support Joseph Smith's story about a visit from God who told Smith not to join any of the existing churches because they were all false and their professors were all corrupt.

The fact of the matter is that there is a lot of solid, reliable and contemporary evidence to support the FACT that Joseph Smith was a "money digger" and that he joined the Methodist Church after allegedly being admonished by God himself not to join any of them.

Joseph Smith spent much of his pre-Prophet days digging for buried treasure and essentially being a superstitious snake oil salesman. There is plenty of solid evidence to prove that. There is no evidence to show that the Heavenly Father and Jesus visited with Joseph Smith when he was a teenager. All contemporary evidence suggests that the event never happened. And Joseph Smith's behavior subsequent to that event is further evidence that he was not God's chosen vessel to restore a gospel that Christ had promised would endure forever.

So if you don't think it matters that Joseph Smith was a fraud then by all means let your bosom be warmed by thoughts of him. If you are putting your faith in the arm of flesh, then ultimately more than just your bosom will be heated up.

417 posted on 02/20/2008 2:07:59 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: P-Marlowe

You are missing the difference. I am not trying to prove to you that Smith was a prophet or that the Mormon faith is true. You have to seek truth from God and his spirit. I am sorry that you misunderstand that important reality. The story Zakeet was posting has no evidential support, therefore proves nothing. Get it?


424 posted on 02/20/2008 2:13:46 PM PST by lmiller007
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To: P-Marlowe
So if you don't think it matters that Joseph Smith was a fraud then by all means let your bosom be warmed by thoughts of him. If you are putting your faith in the arm of flesh, then ultimately more than just your bosom will be heated up.

LOL!

460 posted on 02/20/2008 2:49:06 PM PST by greyfoxx39 (Bill Richardson: Billions for boondoggles; Not one red cent for Jenny Craig.)
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