by Dan Wees | May 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The doctrine of blood atonement may have contributed to a culture of violence that culminated in the Mountain Meadows Massacre on 11 September 1857. At the time, certain death penalties were depicted in the temple, aligning with the blood atonement teachings advanced...
by Dan Wees | May 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“However, in a broad general sense, caste systems have their root and origin in the gospel itself, and when they operate according to the divine decree, the resultant restrictions and segregation are right and proper and have the approval of the Lord. To illustrate:...
by Dan Wees | May 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“What could possibly bring greater declarative glory to God … than a full discovery, that these wandering nations of Indians are the long lost tribes of Israel[?]” Elias Boudinot, A Star in the West (Trenton, NJ: D. Fenton, S. Hutchinson, and J. Dunham, 1816),...
by Dan Wees | May 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Your ideas, as we understand them, appear to contemplate the intermarriage of the Negro and white races, a concept which has heretofore been most repugnant to most normal-minded people from the ancient patriarchs until now… There is a growing tendency, particularly...
by Dan Wees | May 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Today the cry is heard in some quarters that these statements calling upon parents to provide bodies for the spirit hosts of heaven are outmoded. Massive birth control programs are being sponsored on a national and international scale. Fears are expressed that the...
by Dan Wees | May 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Many good people, being influenced by the bold spirit of the times, are now seeking surgery for the wife or the husband so they may avoid pregnancies and comply with the strident voice demanding a reduction of children. It was never easy to bear and rear children,...
