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To: Colofornian; Darkwolf377; mrreaganaut

The Lds don’t have copyrights to it...because Joseph’s first wife, Emma, retained that when Smith died. Emma never went West with the Brighamite Mormons. Hence, she and her sons helped jumpstart the RLDS church, which has the copyright.

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The LDS claim that, but MrR and I have discussed it and the JST is now in the public domain, the LDS could use it if they wanted to, in its entirety.


40 posted on 12/30/2011 10:40:26 AM PST by reaganaut (Mormonism is all about glory to self not Glory to God.)
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To: reaganaut

Interesting. I hadn’t heard that.


45 posted on 12/30/2011 11:10:53 AM PST by Colofornian (Martyrs don't die in shootouts! Sacrificial lambs aren't armed! J. Smith fired 2 weapons as he died)
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