HOW SOME ANTI-MORMONS MIS USE THE TRUTH. (OPEN)

I am tired of how some anti-Mormons here at FR, and other places, mis-use the history and teachings of my Church.

“”””” President John Taylor stated: "Christianity...is a perfect pack of nonsense...the devil could not invent a better engine to spread his work than the Christianity of the nineteenth century." (Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p.167); “””””

Here is the part of the article not posted for you and as you read it, you will find that it does not say the things about my church that is implued by leaving out large parts of the text.

Please note, the address is to us, the LDS people, from one of the church leaders at the time, telling us that we are not doing what we should and that we must do better.

Notice how the “…” jump the first part of the post into another sentence and into another thought.

I have put “{{}}” around the parts posted to make it easer to see the misuse of this document.

We have first to learn submission to the will of God ourselves, through various trials, persecutions, and the development of our weaknesses and imperfections, and thereby learn to appreciate the goodness and blessings that flow from him. We must see that we ourselves first learn obedience, and then teach others. But how can we teach others a lesson which we have not learned ourselves?

There is not nation now that acknowledges that hand of God; there is not a king, potentate, nor ruler that acknowledges his jurisdiction. We talk about {{ Christianity }}, but it {{ is a perfect pack of nonsense }}. Men talk about civilization; but I do not want to say much about that, for I have seen enough of it. Myself and hundreds of the Elders around me have seen its pomp, parade, and glory; and what is it? It is a sounding brass and a tinkling symbol; it is as corrupt as hell; {{ and the Devil could not invent a better engine to spread his work that the Christianity of the nineteenth century. }}

(Journal of Discourses, 26 vols. [London: Latter-day Saints' Book Depot, 1854-1886], 6: 167.)

  Mark 5:1-21
  1. They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
  2. When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
  3. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain.
  4. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
  5. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
  6. When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
  7. He shouted at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!"
  8. For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you evil spirit!"
  9. Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?"   "My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many."
10. And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11. A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.
12. The demons begged Jesus, "Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them."
13. He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
14. Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
15. When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
16. Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man--and told about the pigs as well.
17. Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
18. As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.
19. Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."
20. So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

Matthew 8:28-34
28. When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
29. "What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?"
30. Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.
31. The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."
32. He said to them, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water.
33. Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
34. Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.

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