by Dan Wees | Sep 13, 2018 | Miscellaneous
S A I N T S: “THE COURT FIND[S] THE DEFENDANT GUILTY…” “[Josiah Stowell’s] nephew [Peter G. Bridgeman], claiming that Joseph had taken advantage of his uncle, brought the young man to court and charged him with being a fraud. “Standing before the local judge, Joseph...
by Dan Wees | Sep 13, 2018 | Miscellaneous
CHARGE: Latter-day Saints are subject to death if they reveal temple secrets. LDS RESPONSE: Not True. REALITY: The word “subject” might not be the best word to use to characterize this. In the early days of the Mormon Church, there are fully documented examples of...
by Dan Wees | Sep 13, 2018 | Miscellaneous
One of the defining characteristics of Mormonism has to do with its canonized code of health. Adherence to the Word of Wisdom is a prerequisite to receiving saving ordinances (temple and baptism) and disobedience is one of Mormonism’s greatest taboo-boos. Often it is...
by Dan Wees | Sep 13, 2018 | Miscellaneous
S A I N T S: AN ANGEL OF PETTINESS… 22 September 1824… “At the hill, Joseph pried up the rock, reached into the stone box, and lifted out the plates. A thought then crossed his mind: the other items in the box were valuable and ought to be hidden before he went...
by Dan Wees | Sep 12, 2018 | Miscellaneous
S A I N T S: FETCH THY DEAD BROTHER… 22 September 1824: “When the day finally came to return to the hill, Joseph went alone. Without Alvin, he was unsure if the Lord would trust him with the plates. But he thought he could keep every commandment the Lord had given...
by Dan Wees | Sep 12, 2018 | Miscellaneous
S A I N T S: CHERRY-PICKING HISTORY… About October 1823: “Night after night he [Joseph Smith, Jr.] captivated the family with talk of the gold plates and the people who wrote them.” Saints (Volume 1): The Standard of Truth 1815-1846 (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of...
