Why Was Joseph Smith Killed? Praise to the Man?

What are some of the reasons?

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[praestant8]

What I am saying is that we can't trust "feelings" as a measure of spiritual truth. That's what the scripture is talking about. By our sinfulness we are corrupt head to toe, but the word of God is a "Lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." God gives us modern revelation all the time "through his word" not a bunch of warm soft spoken preaching old men professing to speak for God. How do you know you aren't being led astray by these men? How do you know Joe Smith wasn't led astray?

[Exodus314IAM]

Well Joseph would fall under Deuteronomy 18:20-22 he was a false prophet. Moses well he was speaking the true words of God.

I know you try and tyr to twist whatever you can to try and show small simularities but still fall short. You do not have to look that hard to prove the Bible true!

[thuggie1]

what a pile of crap Britain had freedom of speech, the only risen the puritan's left was that they hated for helping Oliver Cromwell instil his pseudo religious state by murder. how fucking dare you even question British history when Americas is that which is written with the blood of millions. the only thing we did wrong was let the puritan's live.

[IExposeMormonism]

In "Blood Atonement and the Origin of Polygamy", Joseph F Smith, the Living Mormon Prophet, said Joe was killed at Carthage Because of Polygamy! Thus, the shooters were aware of Mormon Polygamy and it's implications. And Everyone at Carthage was a Freemason. Inside the jail and outside it! The jailer, sheriff, Gov, military, Joe, Hyrum Taylor,all were FM playing a game of Freemason Hardball in Carthage, a jail with No Lock on the door! (and wine and guns smuggled in)

[SuspendedInTime24]

@bellarmine246

Thank you! I wish there were more people like you in this world! You don't have to agree but stop ridiculing. Again thanks sometimes it's good to know that there are some reasonable people out there.

[bellarmine246]

@orlovna2 Under a strict definition, mormonism is a cult, as is every other organized religion in the world that I can think of. However, I dont think its fair to label something a cult and move on. Whether a cult or not, Mormonism is a force of charity, compassion, and goodness throughout the world. As a non-LDS I don't know a whole lot about Joseph Smith. However, I do know that, in spite of his sins and shortcomings, he did create something good and should be praised for that.

[orlovna2]

@praestant8

Yes, you are right! Not one of those so-called "apostles" is a special eyewitness of Christ, and neither are they "prophets" (viz., all 15 of those Apostles who are "sustained as" prophets, seers, and revelators, every time they have a general conference).

IF a man, anciently, prophesied (and that prophecy came true), he was called a prophet; for, a prophet is the definition of what that person actually does!

Mormon Leader-dogs are not prophets: they DON'T prophesy!

[orlovna2]

@orlovna2

CORRECTION: Warsaw and Quincy, Illinois and Gallatin, Missouri, were a few of the neighboring cities that printed events that happened, in Nauvoo.

[orlovna2]

@perdicious

ADDENDUM II

As I said in prior posts, here, ARTICLE OF FAITH #12 is not talking about loyalty to a "rule of law". It is talking about being KING MEN (the same as in Alma 51): willing and loyal subjects of a king! or a dictator ruler (like Hitler)!

In subjecting yourself to a king, you would give up all your freedoms: because a king has "all power"; and, this is the very definition of TYRANNY!

You would've been LOYALISTS, to King George III (1777-1781): not freedom fighters!

[orlovna2]

@perdicious

ADDENDUM I

You are actually guilty of trying to make that Article of Faith say what it does NOT say!

In other of my posts, I gave examples of Lds-Church Presidents telling Mormons to be loyal to Hitler (Heber J. Grant did this!), and to Erich Hoenecker (Tom Monson did this!): at various times, throughout mormon history.

The curious thing about what they did was to make "mormons fight mormons", during wars, that way: German "Saints", as Nazis, fighting Americans, for example.

[orlovna2]

@perdicious

You are "re-inventing the wheel", there, buddy-boy!

I wrote Article of Faith #12 EXACTLY as it reads (and inserted bracketed words, to make it very, very clear what Smith meant, when Joe-Joe Smith devised such a jack-wagon article of faith! Here it is, again:

"WE BELIEVE IN BEING [loyal] SUBJECT[s] TO KINGS....[and other rulers]: IN, [by, and through] OBEYING, HONORING, & SUSTAINING [the king, in his] THE [king's] LAW."

That would have made U a LOYALIST, in 1776 !!

[perdicious]

@orlovna2 First off, if you are going to quote something get it right. "We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, magistrates and in obeying, honoring and sustaining the law."

That clearly means that as an international religion, LDS people believe in being loyal to their country, whether they're in England to the Queen, the USA/France with a President, or whatever country they reside. Your arguments are all flawed.