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Polygamy "And you beloved prophet. He preached polygamy! The bible expressly forbids it!" Please read the following verses from the Bible: According to the above references, it appears that the Lord has, at times, given permission for his servants to have more than one wife. He also commanded Joseph Smith and chosen others to practice this law in the early days of the Church. However, when the government threatened to seize the Church's temples, Wilford Woodruff (current prophet at the time), asked the Lord in prayer what action should be taken. It was then revealed to him that the members would no longer be required to practice plural marriage. Today we do not practice plural marriage and members who enter into plural marriages are excommunicated from the Church. To understand this point of doctrine better you may want to read:Joseph Smith in Prison "And he also spent the majority of his life in prison" While Joseph did not spend "the majority" of his life in jail he was imprisoned several times and spent a fair amount of his life dealing with legal issues. Joseph was never found guilty of any of the offenses he was tried or imprisoned for. He was an innocent man, a great man, and prophet of the Lord who was unjustly tried for crimes he did not commit. He, along with his brother Hyrum Smith, was martyred by men who were as misinformed about the doctrines of this Church as you seem to be. Visitations of Moroni "He didn't get some divine messagy from moroni, he was hollucinatin on lsd (notice the similarity lsd, lds?)" Two quick comments on this matter. First, Joseph Smith did receive visitations from the Angel Moroni. To find out who Moroni was and why he visited Joseph Smith, please read: Second, since LSD was not discovered until 1938 and Joseph Smith died in 1844 I highly doubt that he was on LSD. Next page > The Church a Business > |
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