Thankfully, nobody was hurt or killed.
BYU Broadcasting thought it was lighting a set for a concert. Nope. It triggered a blaze. (Just like BYU broadcasting think it's spreading a "gospel." Nope. That "gospel" version only leads to a post-this life blaze)
What about internal accountability? Any "fire detectors" -- fire alarms in the building? Nope. Failed an inspection two weeks before the fire -- just like Mormonism fails "truth detectors" that would otherwise warn Mormons to escape eternal hell.
What about linking an alarm system to the fire department? Nope. Likewise, Mormonism has insulated itself from the One Rescuer able & available to rescue it.
How about an automatic sprinkler system? Nope. Mormonism thinks it's flame-proof.
What about when the fire alarm did go off? Didn't matter. A history of what they deemed to be "false alarms" led to a security guard disabling the alarm the night of the fire...delaying a response by 90 minutes.
Likewise, whenever we sound the alarms to Mormons, they typically turn us off.
Hey, if you don't want to listen to me, understood. But why won't you listen to prophecies made by Joseph Smith?
1844 -- the year of Smith's death: "You have got to learn how to be Gods yourselves...going from one small degree to another, and from a small capacity to a great one...from exaltation to exaltation, until you...are able to dwell... (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 346-347)
Hmm..."until you...are able to dwell" where? WHERE were the "ghost-lights" -- the demon-lights of Smith telling him where he & his followers would dwell??? The answer is right there on p. 347 of Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith -- a Mormon-published book: "until you...are able to dwell in everlasting BURNINGS."
Smith added that he was indeed talking about the Spirit world: "The spirits...are blessed in their departure to the world of spirits."
AND:"Enveloped in flaming fire, they are not far from us..."
Whoaaa. Smith prophesying about a place he thought we ALL should go.
By that point in his life, Smith must have felt the guilt gnawing at him from no assurance of forgiveness of sins; but he wouldn't let go of his "everlasting burnings" teaching late in life: "Those who have done wrong ALWAYS have that wrong gnawing them. Immortality dwells in everlasting burnings." (ToPJS, p. 367)
These spirits craving their own "immortality" as false gods wouldn't let go of Smith...
...and actually occasionally told him the truth...
...as they did about "everlasting burnings"... and "enveloped in flaming fire"
...They had the last laugh at Smith's -- and his followers' -- expense.
Make no mistake, Mormons. There's a fiery everlasting pain that accompanies outer darkness. The longevity words in the Book of Mormon used to describe heaven ("everlasting," "eternal") are also used to describe hell in the Book of Mormon. However long heaven; the BoM characters concluded "ditto" about hell.
Well, darn..there goes a perfectly good "mormons persecuted AGAIN by arson fire at historic building" rumor.
It could have read, "Leaders hint that enemies repeat act of hatred similar to those in early history of the church when an extermination order was issued in Missouri, causing saints to flee to the mountain west, (except for the family of Joseph Smith who stayed and prospered.)
Church spokesperson states that "since the capital of the LDS Corporation is tied up in the construction of a four-billion dollar mall on Temple Square, there wasn't enough money left over to bring the wiring in the Provo Tabernacle up to code."
Plans to assess members for "free will" donations to rebuild a smaller, modern replacement at a cost of 3 million dollars will be announced at a later date."
.... So....faulty fire alarms are proof of God’s displeasure with the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS?
Colofornian ... maybe you should take a vacation and leave this anti-mormon stuff to someone with another digit on thier IQ!
Didn’t this fire initally cause a lot of excerize on FR?
IIRC, there was a LOT of JUMPing to conclusions and LEAPING to judgement over just what could have STARTED this fire...
If the temple had been wearing it magic underwear, it would have been protected from thos fire.