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To: Elsie

That is not what i was referring to, but i that is a new one to me. I was referring to her polygamist spouse.

Just like the apostles (sar):

Benjamin F. Johnson recalled how Joseph Smith sometimes lost his temper and resorted to physical violence:

And yet, although so social and even convival [sic] at times, he would allow no arrogance or undue liberties. Criticisms, even by his associates, were rarely acceptable. Contradictions would arouse in him the lion at once. By no one of his fellows would he be superceded. In the early days at Kirtland, and elsewhere, one or another of his associates were more than once, for their impudence, helped from the congregation by his foot.... He soundly thrashed his brother William...

Calvin Stoddard once testified that “Smith then came up and knocked him in the forehead with his flat hand—the blow knocked him down, when Smith repeated the blow four or five times, very hard—made him blind—that Smith afterwards came to him and asked his forgiveness...” (Conflict at Kirtland, p. 132)...

Brigham Young once made this evaluation of Joseph Smith: “Some may think that I am rather too severe; but if you had the Prophet Joseph to deal with, you would think that I am quite mild.... He would not bear the usage I have borne, and would appear as though he would tear down all the houses in the city, and tear up trees by the roots, if men conducted to him in the way they have to me” (Journal of Discourses, vol. 8, pp. 317-18). - http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/changech17.htm

So much for not waging war after the flesh. (2Cor. 10:3)


2,971 posted on 01/27/2013 6:15:15 PM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: daniel1212
(From your source...)


Mrs. Mary Ettie V. Smith reports in her book Mormonism: Its Rise, Progress, And Present Condition: "It appears the Prophet Joseph had one day broken the leg of my brother Howard, while wrestling ... by an unlucky pass, Howard fell with a broken leg. It was immediately set by the 'Prophet,' ... Howard to this day claims he experienced no pain of any amount, and believes yet that Joseph healed it" (p. 52).

Take THAT, Mary!!!

2,974 posted on 01/28/2013 3:27:48 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: daniel1212

2 Thessalonians 2:9
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,


2,975 posted on 01/28/2013 3:29:05 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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