by Dan Wees | Jan 26, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Joseph Smith said the moon was inhabited by men and women the same as this earth, and that they lived to a greater age than we do, that they live generally to near the age of a 1,000 years. He described the men as averaging nearly six feet in height, and dressing...
by Dan Wees | Jan 26, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Advice from Joseph Smith, seldom strictly adhered to by Mormons, is notably absent from the emphasis placed by early 21st-century LDS authorities: “Yea, flesh also of the beasts and of the fowls of the air, I, the Lord, have ordained for the use of man with...
by Dan Wees | Jan 26, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Martha McBride (Knight-Smith-Kimball): 17th Wife of Joseph Smith Age 37 – married August 1842 (Joseph Smith, age 36) As you delve into the stories of each new bride charmed by Joseph Smith, a discernible pattern emerges: many of the women he married either stayed in...
by Dan Wees | Jan 19, 2020 | Miscellaneous
“A Boise, Idaho, father [Eugene Eliason] sued the [LDS] Church for $28 million in 1983, claiming the Church’s strict moral teachings against masturbation had so depressed his adolescent son [Kip Eliason] that the boy tried three times, with eventual success, to commit...
by Dan Wees | Jan 19, 2020 | Miscellaneous
“Though many outside the Church regard masturbation as normal, LDS leaders teach that the practice is wrong, one that feeds base appetites and may lead to other sinful conduct. Similarly, unmarried couples who engage in petting or fondling are breaking the law of...
by Dan Wees | Jan 19, 2020 | Miscellaneous
“This is what I would teach you. Choose from among the sacred music of the Church a favorite hymn, one with words that are uplifting and music that is reverent, one that makes you feel something akin to inspiration. Go over it in your mind carefully. Memorize it. Even...
