Joseph Smith and Brigham Young said what they said and did what they did. They have sealed their own fate already. There are many watching in silence, some will read and think and get away from the cult of guilt. They call each other brother and sister....Let's do our best to keep them in a receptive moods.
Imagine a cult so controlling, they can operate in plain sight without detection. Think of that movie "The Village" and imagine yourself explaining the truth to a person inside the fence. Don't be mean, or get personal, or name call, or get mad. Teach them with what they accept, THE QUOTES OF THEIR PROPHETS.
I’m sorry, but nothing you could say would hurt my feelings.
Frankly, to anyone who knows me at all, the notion that someone could tell me what to think or do is laughable. I wasn’t raised by active LDS people. My father, who was a prince, thought it was “hocus pocus.” My mother was a lapsed Mormon.
I’ve been fortunate to spend a good part of my academic and professional life around truly brilliant people — people who are smarter than me, and without a doubt, smarter than any of the anti-Mormon zealots on FR. Some have been believers, some have not. I’ve questioned and studied it out for myself, and decided that I agree with the believers. And, beyond the intellectual appeal of the Church to me, I have had spiritual experiences that I cannot deny, and wouldn’t think to discuss on a place like FR.
My decision to live within and by the teachings of the Mormon church has reaped nothing but benefits for me and for my children. So, do your worst. Nothing you or anyone else on FR could say would change or cheapen that.
With that, I’m through with this thread.