[colorcountry]

So Joseph Smith could have been, and in a likelihood was wrong about polygamy, and it took God 50 years to correct it?

[gondramB]

>>So Joseph Smith could have been, and in a likelihood was wrong about polygamy, and it took God 50 years to correct it?<<

In my experience and from reading of history, God does not seem to prevent his churches from doing wrong.

When did the Inquisition start -1260, I think and not end until the time of the American war between the states. 600 years this was allowed to go on.

We are expected to go back to principles and correct what our churches are doing wrong - God does not seem to choose to stop us from doing wrong in his name, at least not on earth.

[sevenbak]

Apples and Oranges, Color, the doctrine of polygamy was included in the scriptures and came by revelation. It was stopped by revelation as well after it became illegal to do so under the laws of the land. (rend unto Caesar that which is Caesars) Ancient biblical prophets who received polygamy under the direction of God also did so because it was required of them. Christ himself comes from the stem of Jesse, which came by plural marriage. The Lord’s people in times gone by have had the same, to raise up a righteous nation unto God.

Perhaps a better analogy would be the Salamander letter hoax and the Kinder-hook Plates hoax. Joseph sought to acquire them, and did so. But he never made an attempt to translate them, and found it unwise to proceed with them. That speaks volumes.