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• "President Smith then stated that the meeting had been called, because God had commanded it; and it was made known to him by vision and by the Holy Spirit. . . . it was the will of God that they should be ordained to the ministry and go forth to prune the vineyard for the last time, for the coming of the Lord, which was nigh — even fifty six years should wind up the scene." (History of the Church, Vol. 2, page 182).This prophecy was spoken by Joseph Smith in 1835, and recorded by Oliver Cowdery. The fifty-six years were passed by 1891.

Deuteronomy 18:22 (King James Version) 22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

Perhaps you'd like to explain how this is misused, Resty.

Careful, I just ran a search on LDS.org......Guess how many Conference talks refernce "History of the Church" ?

Go ahead and say it's not "Doctrine"....

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[restornu]

• "President Smith then stated that the meeting had been called, because God had commanded it;

and it was made known to him by vision and by the Holy Spirit. . . .

it was the will of God that they should be ordained to the ministry and go forth to prune the vineyard for the last time, for the coming of the Lord,

which was nigh —

even fifty six years should wind up the scene."

(History of the Church, Vol. 2, page 182).

This prophecy was spoken by Joseph Smith in 1835, and recorded by Oliver Cowdery. The fifty-six years were passed by 1891.

Deuteronomy 18:22 (King James Version) 22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

Perhaps you'd like to explain how this is misused, Resty.

Careful, I just ran a search on LDS.org......Guess how many Conference talks refernce "History of the Church" ?

Go ahead and say it's not "Doctrine"....

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You really can not ask this seriously can you?

Since the prophet did NOT live to 85...

15 Joseph, my son, IF thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore let this suffice, and trouble me no more on this matter.

D&C 130: 14-17

14 I was once praying very earnestly to know the time of the coming of the Son of Man, when I heard a voice repeat the following:

15 Joseph, my son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore let this suffice, and trouble me no more on this matter.

16 I was left thus, without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing, or whether I should die and thus see his face.

17 I believe the coming of the Son of Man will not be any sooner than that time.