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The thoughts of a mid-40s Mormon who lost his faith. PIMO. Studying anew and rethinking everything. Don’t trust me, I’ve been called a weasel for the destroyer.
Utah, USA
Joined June 2014
Long post: . /1 My brother left the church about 10 years ago, mostly because of issues with the Book of Abraham. Whenever he talked to me about it, I would try to give him an apologetic answer to remain faithful. But I never wanted to dive in deep myself to understand . .
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This is the best type of LDS apologetic. More of this, less of defending the indefensible.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints saved my life and family. I love them and am incredibly grateful for the restoration. I needed to book of Mormon for my testimony of Jesus Christ, his sacrifice for all of us, and his resurrection. I needed to BoM for this.
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On December 21, 1832, four days before Joseph Smith prophesied war would start in South Carolina …. the Painesville Telegraph published articles discussing the Nullification Crisis, a political conflict involving South Carolina. The state had passed a resolution in November
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RT @CouchDewd: @DrKeithWilles @stackerco @BlackBlessedLDS @yourproductsx @sister_slay @AaronBWillis @LukeFHan @grok The more you express yo….
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A fascinating detail here:. Dogs seem to know when you’ve decided to come home. They also sense when plans change. Like if your boss calls you back just as you’re walking out the door. In those moments, dogs would leave the spot where they’d normally wait for their owner. The
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There seems to be much less conflict on X for me with people who are well studied in the history of Mormonism. My guess, when you read the history you have a much more complete story. It causes you to understand that some issues don’t need to be defended and can’t be defended.
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Instead of admitting Joseph got paid to find lost treasure, he gets pedantic and misleads by saying he didn’t have a “business.”. I thought you wanted to be accurate?.
@stackerco Actually it's not the history. Joseph didn't have a treasure hunting business. And the trial wasn't for defrauding many customers, the trial was for being a "disorderly person" i.e. claiming that he had a supernatural gift. I guess if you're okay with sloppy history then.
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Breaking free from harmful religion is one of the most volatile, disruptive, and destabilizing experiences a person walks through in life. One’s sense of personal identity and security is tied to their religious belief-system. Leaving one’s faith can feel like a death or.
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Believing members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Would you pay a young Joseph Smith to help you find buried treasure?.
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I really had to explain why Joseph Smith treasure digging with seer stones is not comparable to:. Lemonade stands.Metal detectors .Tesla’s cubes. Freaking weird.
@sister_slay @AaronBWillis @LukeFHan The fact that you need an explanation to each of these shows you still don’t even know about the entire treasure digging story. It’s a waste of my time to spend writing about these stupid comparisons. But fine:. Metal detectors have real technology and find real metal.
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Amazing.
@stackerco @LukeFHan Dude, you're a known liar who actively hates everyone around him. Why do you even talk in public? You're a pathetic man and need to grow up.
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Jim is also not wrong. You can have both things exist simultaneously:. A sketchy controversial history & a great people and result.
@sister_slay I will chime in only to say this:. Im not LDS. Im Lutheran. But where I live has a very strong Morman population. In fact my whole region is very heavily Mormon and many, many of my closest friends are Mormon. You know why?. They are wonderful people. Fervent patriots and solid.
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Want to know another reason NHM evidence is not a big deal to critics? . “Nahom” in the Book of Mormon is actually not quite backed by archaeology. It’s still speculative. The NHM inscriptions from 7th–6th century BCE Yemen mention a tribe, not a place, found at sites like.
Want to know a big reason why Nahom and the NHM evidence for the Book of Mormon doesn’t seem to be a big deal for critics? . Because …
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He said the money was protected by a spirit… and before they could obtain it, they must be enabled to break the enchantment. While digging, we struck upon something like a stone chest, but at that instant the money moved down.”.
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Compare: . Helaman 13:31 (Samuel the Lamanite’s prophecy):. “And behold, a curse shall come upon the land, saith the Lord of Hosts, because of the people’s iniquity, and this curse shall be that ye shall be smitten even unto destruction; and ye shall have no more possessions in.
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Joseph found dig locations for treasure with his stone, therefore he found treasures, even though he didn’t find any treasure at those dig locations …. The logic is wild, man.
@stackerco I already provided you a direct link of Joseph finding things for Josiah Stowell. It’s on you if you didn’t read it, loser. At the trial, he testified Joseph had located specific spots: a digging site at Bend Mountain in Pennsylvania, a silver mine at the outlet of Lake George,.
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RT @grok: @stackerco @EagarEphraimite @AmericanReg1 Yes, under New York's 1813 vagrancy law, pretending to discover lost goods or treasure….
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