Truth over Tradition
The craziest Mormon belief is that in violation of the Book of Mormon which blasts polygamy as abominable even by the “men of old” back in Jerusalem. It doesn’t matter who practices it or when, it has always been an abomination.
And anyone who thinks their “whoremongering” can be justified due to men of old that practiced it, then they misunderstand the scriptures. Polygamy is the craziest belief and the men that went for it were “carnally minded” and the women were suppressed and stupid to believe in this spiritual slavery by lustful men.
God warned Joseph Smith against “his carnal desires” or he would fall and he did! (Jacob 2, 3 & D&C 3:1-11). Luckily, Joseph Smith started to repent as researched by D. Michael Quinn before he was murdered by Willard Richards (had a gun under his heavy coat ~ only one to wear a coat) for top Mason evil money changer Brigham Young.
By: Karen
Umm, Mormons dont practice polygamy.
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LikeDislikeuh, what are you thinking?? up til 100 years ago, polygamy was a belief of the mormons! these radical sects in Arizona are based on the older beliefs of the church.
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LikeDislikeYes, where did the FLDS come from? The LDS, of course. They broke off when the Mormons changed their minds regarding polygamy. The practice is pretty widespread, from what I understand. Just kind of hard to pin down, since they’re just as secretive as the LDS. Also, it’s a knowm fact these polygamous men take advantage (they abuse it) of the social safety net, like feeding their families with foodstamps, etc. What’s really bizarre is the STUPID, STUPID women that fall for it!
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LikeDislikeThis is a good subject. I’m glad you wrote about it…
Years ago, I studied and prayed about this part of LDS and Christian history. I needed to understand it better.
The thought of having to live plural marriage give me a panic attack!
But at the end of the day, who is the author of what is right or wrong? You or God? As followers of Deity, we’d all agree that if God commands something,and we don’t obey, we are out of line.
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The issue then isn’t with a specific action like plural marriage, but whether or not this commandment was actually given by God.
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There is a way to actually know this for yourself. And that is to consider the source of the revelation. In this case, the doctrine of plural marriage came through Joseph Smith. How can we know if Joseph was indeed called of God to be His prophet?
(Matt. 7:15-20) “By their fruits ye shall know them.” Please reread these verses now here ==> http://tinyurl.com/8s44qon
What then is the fruit of Joseph Smith? There are many, but his whole identity hangs on one in particular. I’ll get to that in a second, but first…
HOW do we come to a know spiritual things? You and I both know the Bible is true and that the Savior is our Redeemer, but how? The Holy Ghost. Reviewing John, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” (John 14:26) Later in John we learn the Holy Ghost is a “Testifier of Truth”.
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So how will we prove Joseph’s fruit?
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By the Holy Ghost, in a spirit of humility, diligence and meekness, willing to submit to the will of the Father.
The ultimate fruit of Joseph Smith, the one that everything hangs on is The Book of Mormon. A book of Ancient scripture, that he was commanded and empowered to translate into English in the 1800′s. Learn more here: http://tinyurl.com/4n474rv
Gaining your own spiritual witness of this book is possible for anyone who is willing to read it, ponder it’s teachings, and pray about it.
Would I have come closer to the Savior and have gained a testimony of the Bible by only reading ABOUT the Bible? No, I had to humbly READ IT for myself and prove the fruits of the prophets who wrote it, and prove it by the Holy Ghost.
I invite you to do the same with The Book of Mormon.
By the Spirit, I know the Bible is true. By the same process I know The Book of Mormon is true.
When you have considered and proven the fruit of Joseph (The Book of Mormon), Only then can you find peace with the challenging season commandment he received for the Lord of plural marriage.
It makes me wonder if it was this hard for Jacob of the Old Testament as well…
This is a good resource for those really wanting to understand. http://tinyurl.com/96hyoq2
Hope this helps!
Joel Nielson
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