by Dan Wees | Feb 14, 2020 | Miscellaneous
“If gentiles [Missourian Old Settlers] did not wish to live among the Mormons, they would be forced to sell out to them and most likely at a loss … On the other hand, if the gentiles attempted to remain in Jackson County, Mormon immigration ensured the Saints would...
by Dan Wees | Feb 14, 2020 | Miscellaneous
“We are daily told [by the Mormons] … that we, (the Gentiles,) of this county are to be cut off, and our lands appropriated by them for inheritances. Whether this is to be accomplished by the hand of the destroying angel, the judgments of God, or the arm of power,...
by Dan Wees | Feb 14, 2020 | Miscellaneous
“[The Saints] are to receive an everlasting inheritance in ‘the land of Missouri,’ where the Savior will make his second appearance; at which place the foundation of the temple of God, and the City of Zion, have been laid, and are soon to be built. It is also to be a...
by Dan Wees | Feb 5, 2020 | Miscellaneous
“[W]hen a man is appointed to take a mission, unless he has a just and honorable reason for not going, if he does not go he will be severed from the Church.” Heber C. Kimball – 24 February 1856, Journal of Discourses – Volume 3 (Liverpool, England: Orson...
by Dan Wees | Feb 5, 2020 | Miscellaneous
“[W]omen should not feel obligated or be urged unduly to serve full-time missions. Bishops should not recommend them for missionary service if it will interfere with imminent marriage plans.” The General Handbook of Instructions – Section 9. “Missionary...
by Dan Wees | Feb 5, 2020 | Miscellaneous
“Missionaries are expected to keep regular personal journals and to write home once a week. They are not permitted to communicate with family and friends by fax or e-mail and are allowed only two telephone calls home each year, on Christmas and Mother’s Day. Collect....
