Posted on 05/04/2008 5:03:17 PM PDT by restornu
The events that took place after the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor led to the assassination of Joseph Smith by an angry mob.
Joseph Smith is vilified by people who are not members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or the other Restorationist groups that split off from the main organization after its founder's death. But those who belong to what is termed the Restorationist Movement remember him as a martyr, and the prophet's assassination lives on as an important moment in their faith.
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/js_h/1/19#19
17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the otherThis is My Beloved Son. Hear Him! 18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)and which I should join. 19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof. 20 He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself lying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home. And as I leaned up to the fireplace, mother inquired what the matter was. I replied, Never mind, all is wellI am well enough off. I then said to my mother, I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true. |
He should not have let his HOT blood cause him to lust after, and TAKE, other mens wives!
Proverbs 6:32-35
32. But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
33. Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away;
34. for jealousy arouses a husband's fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35. He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse the bribe, however great it is.
Likewise...
You are not the first, nor will you be the last, to ignore the FACTS that impinge negatively upon your Glorious Founder.
But I believe he was a Prophet!
I Truly believe he was a Prophet!
He was truly a FALSE Prophet for repeating the LIES that were told to him when he was merely a 14 yo, ignorant farmboy with NO bible knowledge.
If he had known ANYTHING about the Scriptures, he would have KNOWN the two 'personages' were NOT Jesus and the Father!
What do you 'believe' about the SCRIPTURES that describe the DEMONS that visited Joseph?
Then perhaps your Living Prophet® will FINISH the JST that Joseph (pbuh) never was able to do.
Why does your GOD allow you to CONTINUE to use that old KJV when your Headquarters KNOWS that it is incorrect in places??
Why don't you guys use the JST, even though it is STILL not done yet, instead of the faulty KJV?
FALSE PROPHECY!
Souls are at stake!
But these non-stop attacks are not part of that honorable history.
Too bad!
The Mormons took the first shot, and we are giving it back to them!
Neither side will convince each other.
Not so!
Realize the real enemy is not the Mormon or the Baptist or the Catholic.
True!
It's the DEVIL; who has generated the false MORMON doctrine from day one.
HE is the one who will lose in the end!
(I've read the Book: The Real Book - and I know how it ends.)
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