The Real Face Of Jesus

The Real Face Of Jesus

Advances in forensic science reveal the most famous face in history.

BY MIKE FILLON From the first time Christian children settle into Sunday school classrooms, an image of Jesus Christ is etched into their minds. In North America he is most often depicted as being taller than his disciples, lean, with long, flowing, light brown hair, fair skin and light-colored eyes. Familiar though this image may be, it is inherently flawed. A person with these features and physical bearing would have looked very different from everyone else in the region where Jesus lived and ministered. Surely the authors of the Bible would have mentioned so stark a contrast. On the contrary, according to the Gospel of Matthew, when Jesus was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane before the Crucifixion, Judas Iscariot had to indicate to the soldiers whom Jesus was because they could not tell him apart from his disciples. Further clouding the question of what Jesus looked like is the simple fact that nowhere in the New Testament is Jesus described, nor have any drawings of him ever been uncovered. There is the additional problem of having neither a skeleton nor other bodily remains to probe for DNA. In the absence of evidence, our images of Jesus have been left to the imagination of artists. The influences of the artists’ cultures and traditions can be profound, observes Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, associate professor of world Christianity at Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta. “While Western imagery is dominant, in other parts of the world he is often shown as black, Arab or Hispanic.” And so the fundamental question remains: What did Jesus look like?

An answer has emerged from an exciting new field of science: forensic anthropology. Using methods similar to those police have developed to solve crimes, British scientists, assisted by Israeli archeologists, have re-created what they believe is the most accurate image of the most famous face in human history.

The Real Face Of Jesus

The Real Face Of Jesus

Advances in forensic science reveal the most famous face in history.

BY MIKE FILLON From the first time Christian children settle into Sunday school classrooms, an image of Jesus Christ is etched into their minds. In North America he is most often depicted as being taller than his disciples, lean, with long, flowing, light brown hair, fair skin and light-colored eyes. Familiar though this image may be, it is inherently flawed. A person with these features and physical bearing would have looked very different from everyone else in the region where Jesus lived and ministered. Surely the authors of the Bible would have mentioned so stark a contrast. On the contrary, according to the Gospel of Matthew, when Jesus was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane before the Crucifixion, Judas Iscariot had to indicate to the soldiers whom Jesus was because they could not tell him apart from his disciples. Further clouding the question of what Jesus looked like is the simple fact that nowhere in the New Testament is Jesus described, nor have any drawings of him ever been uncovered. There is the additional problem of having neither a skeleton nor other bodily remains to probe for DNA. In the absence of evidence, our images of Jesus have been left to the imagination of artists. The influences of the artists’ cultures and traditions can be profound, observes Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, associate professor of world Christianity at Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta. “While Western imagery is dominant, in other parts of the world he is often shown as black, Arab or Hispanic.” And so the fundamental question remains: What did Jesus look like?

An answer has emerged from an exciting new field of science: forensic anthropology. Using methods similar to those police have developed to solve crimes, British scientists, assisted by Israeli archeologists, have re-created what they believe is the most accurate image of the most famous face in human history.

One of the most worldly forms of existence is the life of laziness. Lazy people believe they are entitled to all the benefits the world has to offer yet they contribute nothing. WAIT! Before you condemn the officially lazy, do some introspection. Did you buy your lottery tickets this week? Did you enter the Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes? Why did you enter them? Was it to put your children through college? NO WAY! The first thing people say is, “If I win the lottery or contest, I am going to quit my job and take a long vacation.” Every contest entrant is seeking an easy way to release themselves from daily responsibilities. This shows the typical human traits of greed and laziness.

What does the Bible have to say about laziness? Do we as Christians have the right to sit around and pick the pockets of hard working people? Of course, I am not targeting those who are physically handicapped and are unable to procure outside employment. I am targeting those who can work but do not desire to. In scanning the Scriptures, I would like to discuss 21 Scriptures which deal with laziness. They apply to believers and unbelievers. Scriptures taken are from the King James Bible.

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(Prov 6:9-11 KJV) How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? {10} Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: {11} So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Both the robber and the armed man come upon their victim in a flash. The victim does not know what is happening until they are in the middle of it. The victim of a robbery may lose their life. The lazy person is doomed to poverty and this poverty will come in an instant and they will be unprepared to deal with it. They will refuse to work or seek a solution to their problem because this will interrupt their lazy lifestyle. When struck with reality, some lazy people lose their most prized possession, their lazy lifestyle.

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(Prov 10:5 KJV) He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

A person who seeks opportunity to be a diligent servant is a wise person, for they will not lack in lean times. The lazy person who refuses opportunity, because it will interrupt their TV time, are a shame and a discredit to their family. A lazy Christian is a disgrace to the family of God.

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(Prov 10:26 KJV) As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

Vinegar and smoke are both repulsive irritants to the body. When a lazy person is sent to do a job, they normally seek to cut as many corners as possible to get the task done, even if it is done incorrectly. The diligent person and the lazy person have different views on commitment and responsibility. The lazy person angers the one who dispatched him to do the job. In a body of diligent workers the lazy person is an odious irritant.

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(Prov 12:24 KJV) The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Those who work diligently will have a reward of promotion. Lazy people never succeed because of their attitude. They will be made to do physical labor whenever involved with a project or job. Their laziness will keep them at the bottom. The biblical process of success always begins with prayer and intense application of one’s talents, abilities, and spiritual gifts.

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(Prov 12:27 KJV) The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

The lazy man goes hunting but never enjoys his catch because he is too lazy to clean his catch. They always want someone else to do the work while they enjoy fruits of someone else’s labor. Perseverance and determination are more valuable than gold and silver. Lazy people have only one major trait, to leave when the work starts.

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(Prov 13:4 KJV) The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The lazy man desires but never possesses because he is too lazy to pursue a goal and persevere in reaching that goal. He cries poverty, but will not seek a job. Those who persist in tough times while seeking a goal will normally achieve it, and will profit from it both spiritually and physically. (Prov 15:19 KJV) The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

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(Prov 15:19 KJV) The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

The lazy person is like a thorny hedge. Whoever comes in contact with a thorn will bleed. The excuses of a lazy man are like hedges without flowers. They are just thorns. Their ways are as useful as thorns to the human touch. You can do without them. The lazy man’s ways must be avoided, for they are as thorns. The upright person’s way is smooth as a six lane highway, which has no hindrances to movement.

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(Prov 18:9 KJV) He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

A lazy person attempts to get his ideas accepted by others. If he is successful both work and projects fail. Laziness breeds destruction, to both the lazy person and the one who incorporates his ideas into their life. He is poison to God’s people.

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Prov 19:15 KJV) Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Laziness stupefies one to the world around him, especially concerning the lost souls of our generation. Idleness is laziness under a different name. These people will also be hungry for the things of the world. They will crave and never be satisfied. They will not even bring pen and paper to Bible study, just their physical appetites.

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(Prov 19:24 KJV) A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

This is the ultimate in laziness. The lazy man has before him the physical provisions of life but he is so lazy he does not even want to lift his hand to his mouth to put the food in. It is the same with those who shower once a week (or less) that have the shower available to them each day. Those who do not want to shower are just plain lazy. This is compared to the Christian who have the Bible but will not open it to get the truths of God into their mind.

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(Prov 20:4 KJV) The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Here the lazy man will refuse to work and his excuse will be that it is too cold outside. This act of laziness will cause him to beg, but he will receive nothing. The lazy man has many excuses which he believes are valid to make his case. He sincerely believes that others will sympathize with his lame excuses.

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(Prov 20:13 KJV) Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Do not be comatose to the physical and spiritual world around you as the lazy man is. Life and opportunity pass the lazy man by and since he is self-centered, despair and poverty will come upon him. God warns us to stay awake, become involved, focus on others and you will be blessed. We are not to have a love affair with laziness.

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(Prov 21:25-26 KJV) The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. {26} He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

The covetousness of the lazy person eats him from the inside like a cancer. He is jealous of others who are prosperous but refuses to work to earn a living. These emotions of envy and greed, when allowed to intensify over the years will cause physical problems and affect vital organs and could lead to death. The righteous realize that all they own belongs to God. They give liberally without apprehension but the covetous, lazy man lusts after more of the world’s goods. The lottery was tailor made for him.

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(Prov 22:13 KJV) The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

The lazy man lives on excuses of why he cannot do this or that. In reality he is just too lazy to do anything and cares not if he is needed by someone else. It is not that he cannot do something, he will not. It is like the person who says they cannot get up for Sunday School, they are just too lazy.

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(Prov 23:21 KJV) For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

The same reward awaits the drunkard, glutton, and lazy man. They will be brought down to a base level of life. Apparently, God views laziness as a sin equal with drunkenness and gluttony. Drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Cor. 6:9-10) This may also be a warning to those who are drunk on the self-centered life.

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(Prov 24:30-34 KJV) I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; {31} And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. {32} Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. {33} Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: {34} So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

The lazy man is a lesson to the believer, that laziness will bring a person to ruin. The lazy man’s work is vain, because they are carelessly attended to. Lazy people lack understanding in situations where they are not the beneficiaries. When you see a lazy person, learn from him and if you see any of his habits cropping up in your life, you will be able to halt the drifting and return to a disciplined life. The lazy man’s ways will eventually mushroom till his destruction will come like a thief in the night. Fast and furious!

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(Prov 26:13-16 KJV) The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. {14} As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. {15} The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. {16} The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

The lazy man does not live his life from faith to faith, but excuse to excuse. A door turns on its hinges but it never moves from the place it is attached to. The lazy man turns on his bed, but does not get out of it. When he is out of it, he wishes he was back in it. The same attitude prevails in the people that sleep till 11:00 and still are too lazy to get up. He sleeps half the day, he gets up and puts the TV on to waste the rest of the day. He is too lazy to nourish himself so he waits for someone to feed him. If you say he is living a wrong lifestyle, he will laugh, because in his mind, you are the one void of understanding. In reality, the lazy man is the one Satan has bewitched. Proverbs 26:12 says: “Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”

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(Mat 25:26 KJV) His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

Here is a parable of a servant who was given a talent by his master when he took a journey. The master expected the servant to deal wisely and gain more talents but this servant decided to bury it. The lazy servant did not understand the desires of his master and didn’t bother to find out either. When the master returned, the servant’s punishment was to be cast into outer darkness. Lazy Christians believe because they have not been zapped by God that everything is fine. Remember Proverbs 26:12 which spoke about a man that was wise in his own eyes. Today we have the Bible in its completed form and we can know what God requires of us. The lazy believer better wake up because God deals with His people as well as the unbeliever. We will not escape the chastisement of God because we are saved! (Rom 13:11-12 KJV) And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. {12} The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

With each day we are closer to the return of Christ and yet many continue to sleep. We have a mandate to reach the lost of our generation. (Acts 13:36) Yet many choose to remain spiritually dormant. Laziness is a work of darkness and must be shunned. These works must be cast off.

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(1 Th 5:6 KJV) Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

We must be watchmen in our generation and involved. The salvation of souls is our top priority, not our own desires. We must not live for ourselves but for Christ who bought us. Laziness concerns itself only with fulfilling its own lusts.

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(2 Th 3:10 KJV) For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

The final admonition is that lazy people are not to be tolerated. If they choose not to work, neither should they be fed freely or given handouts. Handouts only confirm their reasoning that they are right and you are wrong.

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Laziness is a heinous sin and must be dealt with as one deals with drunkenness and gluttony. Lazy people are dangerous and can pollute entire groups with their schemes. Lazy Christians must be considered sinning brethren and dealt with accordingly for their own good. If we continue to coddle lazy people, they can manipulate us into believing we are the bad guys if we don’t give them a handout. If you want to break the laziness-excuse cycle then exchange your easy chair for some type of work. Volunteer at the church, library, first aid squad, et al. The more you work, the more you become acclimated to a work day, and the laziness will soon depart. I believe we have answered our initial question, “Does the Bible have anything to say about laziness?” Don’t you?

Was Jesus Religious?

Was Jesus Religious?

“I’m after mercy, not religion.”

Hosea 6:6 The Message

“Christ came when all things were growing old. He made them new.”

Augustine

Would Jesus be comfortable attending an average church service today? I’m not so sure. You have to wonder at least, don’t you? First, I’m not so sure he would sit still for that long.

Second, in some churches, if Jesus showed up as a visitor, he would be ignored. In others, just plain bored. Even though in our church architecture we have certainly succeeded in stamping him onto our stain glass windows, I’m not so sure we could get him to stay seated in one of our pews.

The more I looked at the Jesus of the Bible the more I found someone quite different than religion makes him out to be. Our stained glass images portray him as a soft, mild-mannered milk-toast sort of a man, while the Bible shows him turning over tables in the temple in defiance of the religious leaders of his day. Ironically, the people he upset the most were not political leaders or pagans, or criminals, but the religious.

Instead of searching far enough to find out his true nature, too often I had, instead, tried to make him into my image. Rather than finding out his purpose for my life, I had hoped that he would simply help me realize my own aspirations, my potentials. Instead of looking for the “big idea” in Scripture and discovering what God is truly after, I had, like many others, adopted the religious notions passed down to me. While Jesus offered nothing short of a spiritual transformation, I had settled for a weekly dose of religious information; Hardly what he intended; Hardly worth the price of a cross.

The more I searched, the more I saw that the Jesus of the Bible blows all our stereotypes. If you want to get to know him, I mean really know him, as he truly is … you may be in for some surprises. I surely was. If you come with an open mind and heart, be prepared. He will not only inspire you; he will challenge, confront and stir you as no person ever has or ever could.

Christianity is not a faith built on our terms, but on Christ’s. And clearly the love that allowed him to endure this sin-riddled earth and the agony of the cross was a love riveted on winning not our blind religious efforts, but our loving and heartfelt devotion.
This blog challenge you to look at Jesus through kingdom eyes not with carnal church eyes.
The modern day Jesus(as if that was possible)  is a fictionally depicted personality conceived by personally beliefs of some churches. Jesus is not your version of what you think he should look like as we see in the diverse churches today.
We cannot mold him to fit own pigmentation. The book of Isaiah and perhaps psalms are the only books that offer some insight into his earthly appearance.
However, some churches has attempted to use Jesus appearance in the same as they have used scripture to justify  hate and man-made traditions. This author suggest that you read the bible with a spiritual eye, free from man dogma.

Why the Poor Hate Themselves

Why the Poor Hate Themselves

Original written by Kurt Vonnegut on May 11,  2011

America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, “It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.” It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: “if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?” There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand – glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register.

Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.

If certain people had their way*, poverty would be a complete barrier to success in America, and we’d be back to serfdom.

* As a pre-emptive note to the misguided, who believe, for some reason**, that liberal-minded people want nothing more than “power” over the masses, and for that reason, engage in policies designed to keep people down … well, that’s just a foolish and misguided thing to think. I’ve grown tired over the past eight years of explaining why. Just trust me on this one. You should stop thinking that way.

** You think this — if, in fact this is what you think — because you’ve been brainwashed. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has done its job well.

America where is your Glory

I was once a loyal Republican who would argue with you all day about the greatness of the Republican party however, when George Bush and his neoconservative friends that lied this country into a war, my faith begin to shake.

 Nevertheless, it was not until the day I was sitting in my living room and slowly look up from bible and saw my young twenty-year-old daughter dressed in her BDU.  She was about to deploy to Iraq.

 This young woman was about to go fight in war which not could have but should have been avoided.  My little skinny stepdaughter seen to be in a daze but never showed fear because she was Army proud.

 This was the day that I stop being a Republican.  I went into my bedroom and cried because I support a party that was sending my daughter to war.  I never told her how I felt about the war and her commander in chief George Bush.  My former party sent men and women into a war to die because the president wanted to be better than his daddy was.

 Therefore, I ask America where your glory is.  Have you sold it to old men that sit in their penthouse and mansions forcing their plutocratic beliefs upon you?  Billionaires that command their employees with threat of layoffs just to control their votes, so I ask America where is your glory.

 Is it possible that wealthy American no longer have the patriotism that was witnessed during World War II?  I venture to say yes.  American will not admit this on a large scale but the reality is we have become selfish.

 We tend to only care, how my family will take that vacation instead of wondering does the Jones next door have anything to eat.  I would say our moral compass have long been broken.

 Case in point, this past 2012 election was a revelation of greed in American as shown by billionaires attempting to buy the United States government along with the individual states.  The sad thing I found in this country is the American people are allowing it.

 America we have seen the good and bad in country but understand this we need to fight for the glory that make this country great.  We claim on our money “In God We Trust” but it seems that we really trust the plutocracy concept of greed instead of fairness.

 In conclusion, I must ask the body of Christ where is your outrage with this greedy.  Maybe I should ask are you part of the greed yourself.  No.  Greed is not good.

Journal of Discourses Gems in journal of discourses

Journal of Discourses Gems in journal of discourses(Not an original article by this blogger).

The following information was utilized on Viewpoint on Mormonism radio shows/podcasts from August through October 2012. For the actual broadcasts, click “ON AIR” at the right side of the main page. To see the Journal of Discourses for yourself, visit jod.mrm.org

Did the producers of the Journals think they were authoritative?

Volume 1

Teachings in the Journals contains “purity of doctrine, simplicity of style, and extensive amount of theological truth” (G. D. Watt, Introduction)

Volume 2

Journals are for saints who “love to drink of the streams that flow from the fountain of Eternal Truth” (G.D. Watt, Introduction)

Volume 3

Journals contain “the principles of the Gospel of salvation” (G.D. Watt, Introduction)

Volume 4

Volume 4 of the Journals is “the most important of any yet placed in the hands of the Saints” (G.D. Watt, Introduction)

Volume 8

Journal of Discourses “ranks as one of the standard works of the Church” (G.D. Watt, Introduction)

Apostasy

Salvation only in LDS Church

Vol 2: Christ’s church is found in the Latter-day Saints (Brigham Young, Feb. 18, 1855, p. 179) Vol 12: Salvation only found in LDS Church, not in creeds of Christian churches (Brigham Young, March 29, 1868, p. 173)

Great Apostasy

Vol 2: Angel told Joseph not to join any religion (Brigham Young, Feb. 18, 1855, p. 171) Vol 12: The angel told Joseph that all the churches were wrong (George A. Smith, Nov. 15, 1868, p. 334) Vol 13: Gates of hell did prevail against Jesus’ church, causing it to cease to exist (Orson Pratt, April 10, 1870, p. 125) Vol 13: “God organized His kingdom, precisely to a day, 1800 years after the crucifixion” (Orson Pratt, April 10, 1870, p. 126) Vol 18: The Great Apostasy commenced at close of first century, waxing worse till now (Orson Pratt, July 11, 1875, p. 44) Vol 18: There was no Christian church for many centuries, apostate churches in abundance (Orson Pratt, March 26, 1876, p. 172) Vol 20: Angel told Joseph Smith the Christian churches were wrong (John Taylor, March 2, 1879, p. 167

Christianity not true

Vol 6: Christianity is “a perfect pack of nonsense” (John Taylor, Jan 17, 1858, p. 167) Vol 6: Religions of today are hatched in hell (Brigham Young, Jan. 17, 1858, p. 176) Vol 18: Christian churches called Babylon (Orson Pratt, March 26, 1876, p. 179)

Christians are ignorant

Vol 6: Christians are ignorant (George D. Watt, Nov. 1, 1857, p. 25) Vol 7: Christians are shrouded in ignorance, reading scriptures in ignorance (Brigham Young, Oct. 8, 1859, p. 333) Vol 8: Christians are ignorant to true theology (Brigham Young, Oct. 7, 1860, p. 199) Vol 13: Christians are ignorant of who God really is (Brigham Young, July 11, 1869, p. 144)

Christians called names

Vol 5: Christians are groveling in darkness (Brigham Young, July 26, 1857, p. 73) Vol 5: Christians are “biggest whoremasters” on the earth (Heber C. Kimball, July 26, 1857, pp. 89-90) Vol 8: Christians are heathens (Brigham Young, Sept. 16, 1860, p. 171) Vol 10: Christians are like a ship without the rudder (Brigham Young, Oct. 6, 1863, p. 265) Vol 10: Christians are not true Christians (Brigham Young, July 8, 1863, p. 230) Vol 13: “What does the Christian world know about God? Nothing” (John Taylor, May 6, 1870, p. 225) Vol 24: Christianity is not a religion that satisfies (George Q. Cannon, July 15, 1883, p. 185)

Marriages

Vol 16: Baptisms done by Christians not believing in modern revelation is worthless (Orson Pratt, Aug. 31, 1873, p. 175) Vol 16: Marriages (and future children) are not valid unless administered by a Mormon (Orson Pratt, Aug. 31, 1873, pp. 175-6) Vol 17: Children born in marriage outside the temple are bastards (Orson Pratt, July 19, 1874, p. 152) Vol 17: Marriage by civil magistrate is illegal and future children are bastards (Orson Pratt, Oct. 7, 1874, p. 227)

And yet…

Vol 14: Invite discussion with professing Christians who have good morals (Brigham Young, June 3, 1871, pp. 195-6) Vol 14: Foundation of a religion must be weak if its people are scared to have it examined (George A. Smith, Aug. 13, 1871, p. 216) Vol 20: “The truth will hurt no man” (John Morgan, Aug. 17, 1879, p. 286)

Bible

Bible is true

Vol 1: If Book of Mormon is true, so is Bible (Brigham Young, July 11, 1852, p. 38) Vol 1: As far as translated correctly, the Bible is as pure as anything (Brigham Young, July 24, 1853, p. 238) Vol 2: Follow the Bible faithfully, even without other standard works, and you will “arrive at salvation” (Brigham Young, July 24, 1853, p. 244) Vol 3: The Bible is good enough (Brigham Young, Oct. 8, 1855, p. 116) Vol 5: We believe every word of the Bible (Heber C. Kimball, July 26, 1857, p. 91) Vol 9: The Bible comes first, Book of Mormon second, D&C third, and then living oracles (Brigham Young, May 25, 1862, p. 297) Vol 13: Brigham Young had revelations telling him the Bible is true (Brigham Young, July 11, 1869, p. 144) Vol 14: Bible simplest books, as far as translated correctly, and is nothing but truth (Brigham Young, May 21, 1871, pp. 135-136) Vol 14: “The doctrine that we preach is the doctrine of the Bible” (Brigham Young, June 3, 1871, p. 200) Vol 16: “Take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-day Saints, and see if it will stand the test” (Brigham Young, May 18, 1873, p. 46)

Criticism

Vol 2: The creation of Adam a “baby” story (Brigham Young, Oct. 23, 1853, p. 6) Vol 2: Bible is only history, not intended to be a guide (Orson Hyde, Oct. 6, 1853, General Conference, p. 75) Vol 8: Joseph Smith said many precious truths of Bible suppressed or wrongly translated (Brigham Young, October 21, 1860, p. 224) Vol 14: The “English Bible is translated as well as any book could be by uninspired men” (John Taylor, Aug. 22, 1852, p. 25)

Blood atonement

Vol 3: Brigham Young to plunge a javelin through the heart of an adulterous wife (Brigham Young, March 16, 1856, p. 247) Vol 4: There are sins that must be atoned by one’s own blood being shed (Jedediah M. Grant, Sept. 21, 1856, p. 49-51) Vol 4: There are sins for which Jesus’ blood cannot atone (Brigham Young, Sept. 21, 1856, pp. 53-4) Vol 4: Atoning for sin through blood atonement (Brigham Young, Feb. 8, 1857, pp. 219-220) Vol 6: Judas had blood atonement applied because disciples kicked his bowels out (Heber C. Kimball, Dec. 13, 1857, pp. 125-6) Vol 6: Blood of traitors needs to be shed or they will be damned (Heber C. Kimball, Aug. 16, 1857, p. 375) Vol 6: Covenant breakers need to have their blood shed (Jedidiah M. Grant, Sept. 21, 1856, pp. 49, 50) Vol 6: If you committed sins that cannot be forgiven through baptism, let your blood be shed (Jedidiah M. Grant, Sept. 21, 1856, p. 50)

Book of Mormon

United States

Vol 2: Cumorah is in New York (Heber C. Kimball, Aug. 13, 1853, p. 110) Vol 8: The Book of Mormon lands are in the United States (Brigham Young, June 3, 1860, p. 67) Vol 8: Galdianton robber spirits were in Utah (from Book of Mormon) (Brigham Young, Jan 20, 1861, p. 344) Vol 14: Cumorah is in New York (Orson Pratt, Feb. 19, 1871, p. 11) Vol 14: Nephites and Lamanites in North and South America (Orson Pratt, Feb. 11, 1872, pp. 324-5) Vol 14: Cumorah is in New York (Orson Pratt, Feb. 11, 1872, p. 331) Vol 15: Book of Mormon took place on “this continent” (Orson Pratt, Sept. 22, 1872, p. 182) Vol 20: Hundreds of thousands of Nephites fell during the battle of Cumorah in the state of New York (Orson Pratt, Aug. 25, 1878, p. 63)

Book of Mormon

Vol 1: “Indians” are “seed of Israel” (Brigham Young, May 8, 1853, p. 106) Vol 2: Angel confirms correct translation of the Book of Mormon (Orson Pratt, Jan. 7, 1855, p. 293) Vol 6: Book of Mormon is divine book that condemns polygamy (Orson Pratt, July 24, 1859, p. 351) Vol 7: Book of Mormon is historical (Orson Pratt, Jan. 3, 1859, p. 33) Vol 7: Witnesses of Book of Mormon doubted and disbelieved they had ever seen an angel (Brigham Young, June 5, 1859, p. 164) Vol 14: Lehi left from city/land of Jerusalem (synonymous) (Orson Pratt, Feb. 11, 1872, p. 325) Vol 14: Book of Mormon peoples populated the Pacific islands (Orson Pratt, Feb. 11, 1872, p. 333) Vol 14: “Poor degraded Lamanites” (American Indians) are sunk beneath humanity (Orson Pratt, Feb. 11, 1872, p. 333) Vol 15: American Indians descendants of Israel (Orson Pratt, Sept. 22, 1872, p. 182) Vol 19: Sword of Laban and wagonloads of plates inside the hill Cumorah (Brigham Young, June 17, 1877, p. 38) Vol 22: Lamanites are the house of Israel (Wilford Woodruff, June 12, 1881, p. 173)

God/Adam God and Creation

God of Christians

Vol 6: A curse on those who go against the Mormon God (Heber C. Kimball, Nov. 8, 1857, p. 38) Vol 19: Christians have crude notions of God (Erastus Snow, March 3, 1878, p. 268) Vol 23: The God of Christians is false (Chas. W. Penrose, Jan 14, 1883, p. 343)

Nature of God

Vol 1: God can attain “greater heights of perfection” (Brigham Young, June 13, 1852, p. 93) Vol 1: God can cease to be God if he abuses his power (Brigham Young, Feb. 27, 1853, p. 117) Vol 1: God was once a child (Orson Hyde, October 6, 1853, General Conference, p. 123) Vol 6: God of Mormonism was not always God (Joseph Smith, April 6, 1844, p. 3) Vol 6: God is increasing in knowledge, power and dominion (Wilford Woodruff, Dec. 6, 1857, p. 120) Vol 6: God is not omnipresent (Brigham Young, July 31, 1859, p. 345) Vol 7: Mankind offspring of parents from another planet (Brigham Young, Oct. 9, 1859, p. 285) Vol 7: God is an exalted man, how many there are is not known (Brigham Young, Oct. 8, 1859, p. 333) Vol 8: God the Father got his knowledge from his Father (Heber C. Kimball, Sept. 2, 1860, p. 211) Vol 10: God has a body (Brigham Young, May 31, 1863, p. 192) Vol 11: God is eternally progressing (Brigham Young, Jan. 13, 1867, p. 286)

Plurality of Gods

Vol 2: As many Gods as particles of matter (Orson Pratt, Feb. 18, 1855, p. 345) Vol 7: Gods exists; strive to be one with them (Brigham Young, Sept. 1, 1859, p. 238) Vol 17: Mormons will become gods and frame new worlds (Brigham Young, July 19, 1874, p. 143)

Future of men

Vol 10: Man is “the king of Kings, lord of lords in embryo” (Brigham Young, April/May 1863, p. 223) Vol 19: Men to be equal with God (Erastus Snow, March 3, 1878, p. 278) Vol 25: Without bodies, we could not become like God, who passed through a “similar ordeal” (Joseph F. Smith, Feb 17, 1884, p. 58)

Adam God

Vol 1: Adam-God doctrine is taught (Brigham Young, April 9, 1852, pp. 50-51) Vol 4: First man sent his son to redeem the world (Heber C. Kimball, June 29, 1856, p. 1) Vol 5: Father Adam is God (Brigham Young, Oct. 7, 1857, p. 332)

Exnihilo creation/Origination of the universe. See William Lane Craig’s article at http://www.reasonablefaith.org/creatio-ex-nihilo-a-critique-of-the-mormon-doctrine-of-creation

Vol 1: Matter is eternal (Brigham Young, Feb. 27, 1853, p. 116) Vol 2: Adam was not made from the dust of this earth (Brigham Young, Oct. 23, 1853, p. 6) Vol 2: The world had people before Adam (Orson Hyde, Oct. 6, 1854, General Conference, p. 79) Vol 3: Adam was not made from dust of this earth (Brigham Young, April 20, 1856, p. 319) Vol 5: God organized the word through preexisting matter (Heber C. Kimball, Sept. 6, 1856, p. 219) Vol 5: The earth has a spirit (Heber C. Kimball, Aug. 23, 1857, p. 172) Vol 6: The earth had parents (Heber C. Kimball, Nov. 8, 1857, p. 36) Vol 7: We can’t understand “first cause” (Brigham Young, Oct. 9, 1859, p. 284) Vol 14: Mormonism does not contradict science; no exnihilo creation (Brigham Young, May 14, 1871, p. 114) Vol 16: God has made multiple worlds throughout eternity, no first world (Orson Pratt, Aug. 31, 1873, p. 179) Vol 16: God did not create exnihilo (out of nothing) (Orson Pratt, Nov. 22, 1873, p. 315) Vol 18: There was no exnihilo creation of the world, as material has been around forever (Brigham Young, Sept. 17, 1876, p. 232) Vol 20: Joseph Smith revealed that matter is eternal (Orson Pratt, Aug. 25, 1878, p. 73)

Jesus

Birth/Virgin Birth

Vol 1: Jesus was not begotten by the Holy Ghost (Brigham Young, April 9, 1852, p. 50) Vol 1: Adam is Jesus’ father (Brigham Young, April 9, 1852, pp. 50-51) Vol 4: The Father partook in the Virgin Birth rather than let another man do it (Brigham Young, Feb. 8, 1857, p. 218) Vol 8: Birth of Jesus is the result of natural action (Brigham Young, July 8, 1860, p. 115) Vol 8: God the Father created Jesus/ “nothing unnatural about it” (Heber C. Kimball, Sept. 2, 1860, p. 211) Vol 13: Jesus born on April 11 and died on April 6 (Orson Pratt, April 10, 1870, p. 127)

Married

Vol 2: Mary was married to Jesus (Orson Hyde, Oct. 6, 1854, General Conference, p. 81) Vol 2: Jesus married at Cana and begat children (Orson Hyde, Oct. 6, 1854, General Conference, p. 82, and March 18, 1855, p. 210) Vol 4: Jesus married at Cana (Orson Hyde, u.d., p. 259) Vol 13: Jesus had wives and children (Brigham Young, Nov. 13, 1870, p. 309)

Others

Vol 6: Jesus will save all except the sons of perdition (Joseph Smith, April 6, 1844, p. 8) Vol 6: Jesus had a fallen nature (Brigham Young, Nov. 29, 1857, p. 95) Vol 19: Jesus didn’t finish his work, either during his life or after resurrection (Joseph F. Smith, April 11, 1878, p. 264)

Prophecy

Vol 5: Prophecy of returning to Jackson County (Heber C. Kimball, August 2, 1857, and August 30, 1857, p. 134, 164) Vol 9: Generation will not pass until the temple is built (George A. Smith, March 10, 1861, p. 71) Vol 10: Civil War will not end until the earth is drenched with blood (Wilford Woodruff, July 27, 1862, p. 15) Vol 10: Reference to temple prophecy of 1832 (George Q. Cannon, Oct. 23, 1864, p. 344) Vol 13: Prophecy of returning to Zion in Missouri will happen with generation from 1832 (Orson Pratt, May 5, 1870, p. 362) Vol 14: Prophecy of temple built in Missouri still will come to pass (Orson Pratt, April 9, 1871, p. 275) Vol 17: Time near to fulfill prophecy to return to Missouri (Orson Pratt, June 14, 1874, p. 111) Vol 18: Many living in 1875 will be alive when Jesus returns at Second Coming (Wilford Woodruff, June 24, 1875, p. 37)

Polygamy

Origin

Vol 9: Polygamy practiced because “the Lord introduced it to his servants in a revelation given to Joseph Smith” (Brigham Young, July 6, 1862, p. 322) Vol 11: Polygamy “existed from the beginning” and revealed to Young by Joseph Smith (Brigham Young, June 18, 1865, p. 128) Vol 16: Joseph Smith “received” the revelation on plural marriage in July 1843 (Brigham Young, Aug. 31, 1873, p. 166) Vol 20: Polygamy doctrine given as early as 1832 (Joseph F. Smith, July 7, 1878, p. 29) Vol 21: Polygamy not written down until 1843 but had been given to Joseph Smith many years earlier (Joseph F. Smith, Dec. 7, 1879, p. 9) Vol 24: Polygamy is an “eternal law” (John Taylor, not dated., p. 229) Vol 26: According to Joseph Smith, Adam had two wives—Eve and Lilith (H. W. Naisbitt, March 6, 1885, p. 115)

Jesus

Vol 1: Jesus had host of wives, including Elizabeth and Mary, and his persecution and crucifixion “evidently based upon polygamy” (Jedediah M. Grant, Aug. 7, 1853, pp. 345-6) Vol 2: Jesus was the bridegroom in John chapter 2 (wedding in Cana) (Orson Hyde, Oct. 6, 1854, General Conference, p. 82) Vol 2: Mary, Martha, several others were Jesus’ wives and Jesus had children before His crucifixion (Orson Hyde, Oct. 6, 1854, General Conference, p. 82) Vol 2: Mary, Martha, Mary were Jesus’ wives and they had children (Orson Hyde, March 18, 1855, p. 210)

Joseph Smith

Vol 2: If Joseph wants your wife, give her to him (Jedediah M. Grant, Feb. 19, 1854, p. 13-14)

Brigham Young

Vol 8: Brigham Young to have millions of wives (Brigham Young, Sept. 9, 1860, p. 178) Vol 8: Brigham Young should have more wives (Brigham Young, Oct. 21, 1860, p. 222)

Necessary for exaltation

Vol 3: Deny polygamy and be damned (Brigham Young, July 14, 1855, p. 266) Vol 11: Must enter into polygamy to become a son of God (Brigham Young, August 19, 1866, p. 269) Vol 12: Given power to “continue” to be sons of God—quoting John 1:12 (Brigham Young, Nov. 17, 1867, p. 100) Vol 16: A man who only wants one wife in this life will have none in the celestial; a woman who fights against polygamy will have no husband in the celestial (Brigham Young, Aug. 31, 1873, p. 166) Vol 17: An absurd idea not to believe in polygamy and those not believing in it are in darkness and worthy of damnation; if not true, then other revelations given by Joseph Smith not worth a “fig” (Orson Pratt, Oct. 7, 1874, pp. 224-5) Vol 20: Those who have the ability to practice polygamy and do not “shall be damned” (Joseph F. Smith, July 7, 1878, p. 31) Vol 21: Without polygamy, “one of the most important doctrines ever revealed to man,” there is no exaltation (Joseph F. Smith, Dec. 7, 1879, p. 10) Vol 21: If polygamy is false, so is celestial marriage and your faith (Orson Pratt, July 18, 1880, p. 296) Vol 23: If polygamy was not obeyed, it would have resulted in damnation (George Q. Cannon, Oct. 8, 1882, p. 278) Vol 24: Can’t reject polygamy and allowed to enter God’s glory (John Taylor, n.d., p. 230) Vol 25: A woman needs a worthy man to get to celestial kingdom (George Q. Cannon, Nov. 16, 1884, p. 368)

Warnings again denying polygamy

Vol 3: If you oppose polygamy, you commit “apostasy” (Heber C. Kimball, Oct. 8, 1855, p. 125) Vol 4: Joseph Smith to supply wives in heaven to faithful men whose wives left them on earth (Heber C. Kimball, Feb. 1, 1857, p. 209) Vol 5: Deny the plurality of wives and you deny Mormonism (Heber C. Kimball, Oct. 12, 1856, p. 203) Vol 11: Go against polygamy and you will be damned (Heber C. Kimball, April 4, 1866, p. 211) Vol 11: Give up polygamy and the devil will rejoice (Brigham Young, June 3, 1866, p. 239) Vol 13: Do away with polygamy, might as well do away with prophets, apostles, and revelations (Wilford Woodruff, Dec. 12, 1869, p. 166)

Miscellaneous Attitudes

Vol 2: Mormons to have all the women (Orson Hyde, Oct. 6, 1854, General Conference, p. 83) Vol 3: Don’t love your wives so much that you couldn’t leave them at a “moment’s notice” (Brigham Young, June 15, 1856, p. 360) Vol 9: Doesn’t matter if husband loves his wife (Brigham Young, April 7, 1861, p. 37) Vol 9: Polygamous wives probably desire other wives to leave (Brigham Young, Feb. 9, 1862, p. 195) Vol 9: Monogamy esteemed by modern Christians is a system set “by a set of robbers” (Brigham Young, July 6, 1862, p. 322) Vol 12: Doctrine of polygamy “perplexes and annoys” many women (Brigham Young, Nov. 29, 1868, p. 312) Vol 20: If polygamy is meant to be, the entire LDS people would have to be annihilated to eliminate it (George Q. Cannon, July 20, 1879, p. 276)

Word of Wisdom

Vol 2: Virtuous saints will not sell whiskey (Heber C. Kimball, Nov. 26, 1854, p. 161) Vol 2: Smith entertained with tea and coffee (Orson Pratt, Feb. 18, 1855, p. 214) Vol 8: Many Mormons chew tobacco—if you do it, do it privately (Brigham Young, March 10, 1860, p. 361) Vol 9: Mormons use a great quantity of tobacco (Brigham Young, April 7, 1861, p. 35) Vol 9: Brigham Young recommends raising tobacco (Brigham Young, April 7, 1861, p. 35) Vol 10: Brigham Young had an alcohol still, though he claimed he shut it down when the army came (Brigham Young, June 7, 1863, p. 206) Vol 11: Raise your own tobacco or quit using it because $100k was spent on it a year from 1849-1854—but even more spent now (Brigham Young, Oct. 9, 1865, p. 140) Vol 11: Very few Saints kept the Word of Wisdom; if they had, it would save a million dollars per year (Wilford Woodruff, April 7, 1867, p. 370) Vol 12: Most bishops break the Word of Wisdom (Brigham Young, April 7, 1867, p. 27) Vol 12: A little cup of tea or some wine is good to revive the weary (Brigham Young, April 7, 1867, p. 28) Vol 12: Hot drinks are not good (George Q. Cannon, April 7, 1868, p. 221) Vol 12: Hot drinks include soup (George Q. Cannon, April 7, 1868, p. 223) Vol 13: Mormons reprimanded for chewing and spitting tobacco on the Tabernacle floor—if you have to chew, don’t do it here (Brigham Young, May 5, 1870, pp. 343-344) Vol 16: Great business in tobacco, tea, coffee (George A. Smith, Oct. 7, 1873, p. 238)

Government

Mormonism’s political future

Vol 1: Mormons will possess the earth (John Taylor, April 8, 1853, General Conference, p. 230) Vol 5: Brigham Young to become president of the U.S. (Heber C. Kimball, Sept. 6, 1856, p. 219) Vol 7: Mormonism will rule every nation, Smith and Young at the head (Orson Hyde, not dated, p. 53) Vol 7: The nations shall bow to the Mormon kingdom (Heber C. Kimball, Sept. 11, 1859, p. 170) Vol 11: The Mormon kingdom to govern all people, religiously and politically (John Taylor, Jan. 18, 1865, p. 53) Vol 11: Prophet has the right to dictate about anything (Brigham Young, Feb. 3, 1867, p. 298) Vol 11: “Mormonism includes all truth” (Brigham Young, April 8, 1867, p. 375)

U.S. Constitution

Vol 2: When “the Constitution of the United States” “hangs upon a single thread, the government will have to call on the Mormons (Brigham Young, Feb. 18, 1855, p. 182) Vol 5: Mormons will save the Constitution (Heber C. Kimball, Sept. 6, 1856, p. 216) Vol 7: The U.S. Constitution will hang upon a thread (Brigham Young, July 4, 1854, p. 15) Vol 12: According to Joseph Smith, U.S. Constitution will be saved by Mormons (Brigham Young, April 8, 1868, p. 204) Vol 21: Leaders of the Mormon Church will hold up the U.S. Constitution when the people have torn it to shreds (John Taylor, Aug. 31, 1879, p. 8) Vol 23: The U.S. Constitution will one day be preserved by the Mormons (George Q. Cannon, Nov. 20, 1881, p. 104)

Anti-U.S. government (many in response to perceived injustice to the Mormons)

Vol 2: President Zachary Taylor is in hell (Brigham Young, Feb. 18, 1855, p. 183) Vol 5: The President of the United States is cursed (Heber C. Kimball, July 26, 1857, p. 95) Vol 5: President Zachary Taylor is in hell (Heber C. Kimball, August 2, 1857, p. 132) Vol 5: U.S. President will die an untimely death and God will curse him (Heber C. Kimball, August 2, 1857, p. 133) Vol 5: President Polk in hell with Zachary Taylor (Brigham Young, Sept 13, 1857, p. 232) Vol 5 United States/United Hell: Synonymous (Brigham Young, Oct. 7, 1857, p. 331) Vol 7: Government controlled by ignorance (Brigham Young, June 6, 1858, p. 64)

Apostasy

Vol 1: Brigham dreams of cutting throats (Brigham Young, March 27, 1853, p. 83) Vol 5: People who apostasize become “gray-haried, wrinkled, and black just like the Devil” (Brigham Young, Oct. 7, 1957, p. 332)

Cursings

Vol 1: The man who seduces his neighboring wife must die (George A. Smith, October 1851, p. 97) Vol 4: Traitors to have their blood shed or else be damned (Heber C. Kimball, Aug. 16, 1857, p. 375) Vol 5: Praying that God would kill a mob (George A. Smith, Aug. 2, 1857, p. 107) Vol 5: I love my friends and hate my enemies (George A. Smith, Aug. 2, 1857, p. 110) Vol 5: Bad husbands to be made eunuchs (Heber C. Kimball, July 12, 1857, p. 29) Vol 6: Wanting bloodshed is of the devil (Joseph Smith, April 6, 1844, p. 9) Vol 6: Be ready to shed blood as to eat an apple (Heber C. Kimball, Nov. 8, 1857, p. 34) Vol 7: Evil people ought to be wiped out (Heber C. Kimball, July 16, 1854, p. 19)

Joseph Smith

Authority

Vol 1: God spoke through Joseph Smith (Brigham Young, June 13, 1852, p. 94) Vol 2: Joseph was a dictator—do what he says (Heber C. Kimball, Aug. 13, 1853, p. 106) Vol 2: Like Joseph Smith, Brigham Young’s “word is sacred” (Heber C. Kimball, Aug. 13, 1853, p. 107) Vol 3: Brigham an apostle of Joseph (Brigham Young, Feb. 17, 1856, p. 212) Vol 4: Jesus my governor, Joseph Smith is my head (Brigham Young, Aug. 31, 1856, p. 41) Vol 4: Pass sentinel Joseph Smith and you go into the celestial kingdom (March 8, 1857, p. 271) Vol 4: If Joseph Smith had led the people astray, they deserved it (Brigham Young, March 29, 1857, p. 297) Vol 4: If you don’t believe Joseph Smith was a prophet, then be damned (Brigham Young, March 29, 1857, p. 298) Vol 6: Joseph Smith never thought “any evil” (Joseph Smith, April 6, 1844, p. 11) Vol 6: Believe in Jesus, Joseph, and Brigham in order to be saved (takeoff from Rom. 10:9-10) (Joseph Young, July 26, 1857, p. 229) Vol 7: Give heed to words of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young (Orson Pratt, Jan. 29, 1860, p. 375) Vol 8: Those who deny Joseph Smith “is of AntiChrist” (Brigham Young, Sept. 9, 1860, p. 176) Vol 8: Joseph Smith not a savior, though he was a God (and will continue to be) (Brigham Young, Feb. 10, 1861, p. 321) Vol 9: Anyone rejecting Jesus and Joseph Smith are antichrists (Brigham Young, July 13, 1862, p. 312) Vol 21: Joseph Smith either all correct or a fraud (John Taylor, Dec. 7, 1879, p. 165)

Future with Joseph Smith

Vol 4: Pass the Sentinel Joseph Smith and you go into the celestial kingdom (Brigham Young, March 8, 1857, p. 271) Vol 5: One day everyone will look to Joseph Smith “as a God” (Heber C. Kimball, July 26, 1857, p. 88) Vol 7: You must have the certificate of Joseph Smith to get to heaven (Brigham Young, Oct. 9, 1859, p. 289) Vol 8: Nobody can enter heaven without approval of Joseph Smith (Brigham Young, October 21, 1860, p. 224)

Other quotes about Joseph Smith

Vol 6: God did not appear to Joseph Smith (Heber C. Kimball, Nov. 8, 1857, p. 29) Vol 9: The Devil believed Joseph Smith was a true prophet (Brigham Young, Aug. 3, 1862, p. 33) Vol 14: Joseph’s character compared to Jesus (Brigham Young, Aug. 13, 1871, p. 203 Vol 17: Joseph Smith will have to go to hell to claim Emma Smith (Brigham Young, Aug. 9, 1874, p. 159) Vol 24: Joseph Smith related to the patriarch Joseph (John Taylor, June 24, 1883, p. 264)

Church authority

Vol 5: Abandon your thoughts when leader contradicts them (Wilford Woodruff, April 9, 1857, p. 83) Vol 5: The prophet and seer is the mouthpiece of God (Brigham Young, Sept. 6, 1857, p. 209) Vol 6: Obey your leaders, right or wrong (Heber C. Kimball, Nov. 8, 1857, p. 32) Vol 6: Apostles should not be questioned (Brigham Young, April 7, 1852, p. 320) Vol 11: Obey the leaders, “even to the ribbons the women wear” (Brigham Young, Feb. 3, 1867, p. 298) Vol 12: Brigham Young never gave a word of wrong counsel (Brigham Young, Dec. 29, 1867, p. 127 and Vol. 16, August 31, 1873, p. 161) Vol 13: Brigham Young’s words as good as scripture (Brigham Young, Oct. 6, 1870, p. 264)

Blacks

Vol 2: Seed of Ham/Cain a “servant of servants” (Brigham Young, Feb. 18, 1855, 184) Vol 2: One’s Gentile blood “cleansed” of those who convert (Brigham Young, Aug. 8, 1855, p. 269) Vol 3: Blacks are cursed by the Almighty; it is the order of God (George A. Smith, Sept. 23, 1855, p. 29) Vol 7: Blacks—who are uncouth, uncomely, disagreeable, low in habits, wild, deprived of blessings of intelligence—are not to hold priesthood (Brigham Young, Oct. 9, 1859, pp. 290-1) Vol 10: For whites who marry blacks, death on the spot (Brigham Young, March 8, 1863, p. 110) Vol 11: Black curse to be removed after “all the rest of the children” have received their blessings (Brigham Young, August 19, 1866, p. 271) Vol 14: Can’t change “leopard’s spots” and can’t change black blood (Brigham Young, April 9. 1871, pp. 86-87) Vol 22: Blacks are devil’s representative (John Taylor, Aug. 28, 1881, p. 304 and Vol 23, Oct. 29, 1882, p. 336)

Lamanites

Vol 1: Indians are the seed of Israel through the loins of Joseph (Brigham Young, May 8, 1853, p. 106) Vol 2: Lamanites to turn “white and delightsome” (Brigham Young, Dec. 3, 1854, p. 143) Vol 3: “Indians” to become “white and delightsome people” (George A. Smith, April 6, 1856, p. 287) Vol 13: Lamanites are the aborigines of the United States (Brigham Young, Oct. 6, 1870, p. 262) Vol 14: “Poor degraded Lamanites, or American Indians,” will arise and build upon the face of this land a magnificent city called Jerusalem” (Orson Pratt, Feb. 11, 1872, p. 333) Vol 20: American Indians descendants of Joseph (Orson Pratt, March 9, 1879, p. 146)

Unique teachings

Brigham Young:

Vol 1: Brigham Young not given to prophecy (Brigham Young, April 6, 1853, General Conference, pp. 132-3) Vol 1: Progression can be forward or backward (Brigham Young, July 10, 1853, p. 349) Vol 1: Brigham Young and the Mormons “live above the law” (Brigham Young, August 1, 1852, p. 361) Vol 2: Anti-semitic statements made by Brigham Young (Brigham Young, Dec. 3, 1854, pp. 142-3) Vol 2: Jews to be damned (Brigham Young, Dec. 3, 1854, p. 143) Vol 3: Put a javelin through an adulterous wife (Brigham Young, March 16, 1856, p. 247) Vol 3: Send troublemakers on missions (Brigham Young, Feb. 24, 1856, pp. 239-41) Vol 4: In 26 years, the elders will be thought of as kings (Brigham Young, Aug. 31, 1856, p. 40) Vol 4: Must bring spirit children into LDS families (Brigham Young, Sept. 21, 1856, p. 56) Vol 5: Brigham Young can find more girls than any of the young men (Brigham Young, Sept. 6, 1857, p. 210) Vol 5: Apostates will turn black and wrinkled (Brigham Young, Oct. 7, 1857, p. 332) Vol 7: Sending troublemakers on missions (Brigham Young, April 7, 1860, pp. 228-9) Vol 7: Mankind is offspring from another planet (Brigham Young, Oct. 9, 1859, p. 285) Vol 8: Adam lived in America (Brigham Young, June 3, 1860, p. 67) Vol 8: Garden of Eden was in America (Brigham Young, Oct. 7, 1860, p. 195) Vol 8: Noah built the ark in America (Brigham Young, Oct. 7, 1860, p. 195) Vol 8: Scores of evil spirits attempt to lead astray anyone wanting to join Mormonism (Brigham Young, Jan. 20, 1861, p. 344) Vol 9: Angels are former humans (Brigham Young, Jan. 5, 1860, p. 102) Vol 10: Brigham Young quotes from the temple endowment ceremony (Brigham Young, April/May 1863, p. 231) Vol 12: Brigham Young never gave a wrong word of counsel (Brigham Young, Dec. 29, 1867, p. 127) Vol 13: Brigham Young’s sermons can be called scripture (Brigham Young, Jan. 2, 1870, p. 95; Brigham Young, Oct. 6, 1870, p. 264) Vol 13: Moon and sun are inhabited (Brigham Young, July 24, 1870, p. 271) Vol 14: Every world has its tempter and savior, just like ours (Brigham Young, June 10, 1870, pp. 71-72) Vol 16: Brigham Young never gave counsel that was wrong (Brigham Young, Aug. 31, 1873, p. 161)

Other leaders

Vol 1: Mormonism changeth not (Jedediah M. Grant, Aug. 7, 1853, p. 347) Vol 5: The Devil is afraid of weapons (Heber C. Kimball, August 30, 1857,p. 164) Vol 5: The Holy Ghost is a man (Heber C. Kimball, Aug. 23, 1857, p. 179) Vol 5: Husband will raise his wife and be her lord (Erastus Snow, Oct. 4, 1857, p. 291) Vol 6: Children who die remain children in the next life (Joseph Smith, April 6, 1844, p. 10) Vol 6: The apostles killed Judas (Heber C. Kimball, Dec. 13, 1857, pp. 125-6) Vol 10:
of Eden in Missouri (Heber C. Kimball, June 27, 1863, p. 235) Vol 11: Young man too weak to preach cut off from the church (George A. Smith, Nov. 15, 1864, p. 8) Vol 11: Garden of Eden in Missouri (George Q. Cannon, March 3, 1867, p. 337) Vol 12: Adam and Noah were in America (Orson Pratt, Dec. 27, 1868, pp. 338-339) Vol 12: Elephants, cureloms (mammoths) and other animals brought to America by the Jaredites (Orson Pratt, Dec. 27, 1868, p. 340) Vol 12: New York City “will in a few years become a mass of ruins” (Orson Pratt, Dec. 27, 1868, p. 344) Vol 19: The spirits of the dead were after Wilford Woodruff (Wilford Woodruff, Sept. 16, 1877, p. 229) Vol 20: John Taylor wants nothing secret nor underhanded (John Taylor, March 2, 1879, p. 264) Vol 24: There were more men than women in Utah (George Q. Cannon, June 25, 1882, p. 46)

Celestial Law/Salvation

Vol 1: No forgiveness for spousal abuse (Brigham Young, Feb. 27, 1853, p. 119) Vol 1: Many Mormons and non-Mormons will be damned unless they repent (Brigham Young, Dec. 5, 1853, p. 339) Vol 1: Following the Bible alone leads to salvation (Brigham Young, July 24, 1853, p. 244) Vol 2: Humans are cleansed by good works (Brigham Young, Oct. 23, 1853, p. 4) Vol 2: Token is necessary to get past angelic sentinels (Brigham Young, April 6, 1853, p. 31) Vol 2: To be perfect is to be as perfect as the Father (Brigham Young, Dec. 18, 1853, pp. 129-30) Vol 3: We are created to become Gods (Brigham Young, Aug. 8, 1852, p. 93) Vol 3: It takes just as much effort to be damned as to be exalted (Brigham Young, Aug. 8, 1852, p. 93) Vol 6: Mormons are saviors of the world (John Taylor, Jan 17, 1858, p. 163) Vol 7: Called to be “saviors” (Orson Hyde, not dated, p. 53) Vol 8: Death-bed confessions are condemned (Brigham Young, May 20, 1860, p. 61) Vol 8: A good Latter-day Saint will control every passion and appetite (Brigham Young, Sept. 2, 1860, p. 160) Vol 8: Every commandment is essential (Brigham Young, Jan. 20, 1861, p. 339) Vol 9: Man is basically good (Brigham Young, June 15, 1862, p. 305) Vol 11: Saints need to follow celestial law and obey leaders (Heber C. Kimball, Oct. 6, 1865, p. 146) Vol 11: All will be damned but Mormons (Brigham Young, August 19, 1866, p. 271) Vol 12: When a revelation is given and not obeyed, there will be consequences (Brigham Young, Dec. 29, 1867, p. 127) Vol 13: Atonement covers only the original sin, not individual sins (Brigham Young, July 11, 1869, p. 143) Vol 14: No kingdom for those who reject gospel (Brigham Young, May 21, 1871, p. 133) Vol 14: Celestial law must be followed now (Brigham Young, May 21, 1871, p. 135; Brigham Young, June 26, 1871, p. 151) Vol 15: Repentance is a complete forsaking of sin (George Q. Cannon, July 14, 1872, p. 113) Vol 15: Can’t be exalted without submitting to celestial law (Brigham Young, Oct. 9, 1872, p. 220) Vol 17: If children want to spend eternity with parents, they must obey celestial law (Orson Pratt, July 19, 1874, pp. 152-3) Vol 17: Be perfect here (Matthew 5:48) (George Q. Cannon, Oct. 8, 1874, p. 231) Vol 18: For those keeping celestial law, they will become Gods, inherit thrones, and increase will have no end (Wilford Woodruff, June 27, 1875, p. 39) Vol 18: If you’ve been “pretty good,” you might become an angel but not with privilege of eternal increase (Orson Pratt, July 11, 1875, p. 50) Vol 18: Important to build temples to redeem both living and dead (Wilford Woodruff, April 6, 1876, General Conference, p. 190) Vol 19: We must save ourselves and the dead (Joseph F. Smith, April 11, 1878, p. 264) Vol 22: Obey celestial law in order to have wives and children in next life (Wilford Woodruff, April 3, 1881, p. 148) Vol 22: Not all doctrine is found in the Standard Works (Chas. W. Penrose, July 17, 1881, p. 162) Vol 22: Celestial law to be obeyed for the celestial kingdom (Chas. W. Penrose, July 17, 1881, p. 163) Vol 23: Getting into celestial kingdom’s exaltation only by

Paula Broadwell May Have Revealed Classified Information About The Benghazi Attack

Paula Broadwell May Have Revealed Classified Information About The Benghazi Attack

by Michael Kelley | Nov. 12, 2012, 12:38 PM | 3,196

Paula Broadwell, the biographer and mistress of now-former CIA Director David Petraeus, revealed sensitive if not classified information about the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi during a talk on Oct. 26 in Denver, Blake Hounshell of Foreign Policy reports.

“Now I don’t know if a lot of you heard this, but the CIA annex [to the consulate] had actually—had taken a couple of Libyan militia members prisoner and they think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to try to get these prisoners back,” Broadwell, a former military intelligence officer, said in response to a audience question about Benghazi.

The CIA adamantly denied the claims a couple of hours after Israeli news outlet Arutz Sheva first published a partial transcript of Broadwell’s speech.

But a source told Fox News today that “there were Libyan militiamen being held at the CIA annex in Benghazi and that their presence was being looked at as a possible motive for the staged attack on the consulate and annex that night.”

Furthermore, multiple intelligence sources who have served in Benghazi told Fox News that prisoners from additional countries in Africa and the Middle East were also held and interrogated by CIA contractors at the Benghazi annex in the days prior to the attack.

Later on in the answer, Broadwell added another layer to the potential motive for an attack when she says “it’s true that we have signal intelligence that shows the, um, the militia members in Libya were watching the demonstration in Cairo and it did sort of galvanize their effort.”

Broadwell’s remarks certainly add to the CIA intrigue surrounding the attack that killed four Americans at two locations.

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Paula Broadwell & David Petraeus

By Associated Press, Published: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 9:01 PM

WASHINGTON — Paula Broadwell first met fellow West Point graduate David Petraeus in the spring of 2006, when she was a graduate student at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

He was a lieutenant general working on a counterinsurgency manual that would be tested during his command in Iraq. The university had invited him to give a speech.

Broadwell was in the Army Reserve after being recalled three times to active duty since the Sept. 11 attacks to work on counterterrorism issues and intended to return to active duty or get into the policy world, according to the preface of the Petraeus biography she would later write with a Washington Post editor.

Petraeus, who held much-praised military commands in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned Friday after admitting he had an extramarital affair, a disclosure that ended the retired four-star general’s civilian career as director of the CIA.

He carried on the affair with Broadwell, now 40, according to several U.S. officials with knowledge of the situation. The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss publicly the investigation that led to the resignation. The FBI discovered the relationship by monitoring Petraeus’ emails, after investigators were alerted that Broadwell may have had access to his personal email account, two of the officials said.

Broadwell wrote in the preface to “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus,” published by Penguin in January, that while at Harvard, Petraeus passed along his card and offered to help her academic work on leadership. The book’s ranking on Amazon.com jumped from 76,792 on Friday to 111 by midday Saturday.

“I later discovered that he was famous for this type of mentoring and networking, especially with aspiring soldier-scholars,” Broadwell wrote, adding that “I took full advantage of his open-door policy to seek insight and share perspectives.”

Broadwell is a research associate at Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, according to her biography on Penguin’s website. According to The Bismarck (N.D.) Tribune, she grew up in North Dakota and moved to Charlotte, N.C., more than three years ago with her husband, a radiologist, and their two young sons.

The book began as research for her dissertation, a case study of Petraeus’ leadership. It evolved into an authorized biography written with Washington Post editor Vernon Loeb after President Barack Obama put Petraeus in charge of Afghanistan in 2010.

Two years earlier, she wrote in the book’s preface, while visiting Washington he had invited her to join him and his team for a run along the Potomac River.

“I’d earned varsity letters in cross-country and indoor and outdoor track and finished at the top of my class for athletics at West Point; I wanted to see if he could keep stride during an interview. Instead it became a test for me,” she wrote. He eventually increased the pace “until the talk turned to heavy breathing, and we reached a 6-minute-per-mile pace. It was a signature Petraeus move. I think I passed the test, but I didn’t bother to transcribe the interview.”

In the Army Reserve, she specialized in military intelligence, spending time at the U.S. Special Operations Command and the FBI Counterterrorism Task Forces before pursuing an academic career, according to her Penguin bio. She “lived, worked, or traveled in more than 60 countries during more than 15 years of military service and work in geopolitical analysis and counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations,” her bio states.

Broadwell made multiple trips to Afghanistan, with unprecedented access to Petraeus, and also spent time with his commanders across the country.

When Petraeus left the military and took the job at the CIA, Broadwell kept in contact with him and sometimes was invited to his office for events such as his meeting with actress Angelina Jolie.

“History has yet to fully judge Petraeus’ service in Iraq and Afghanistan, his impact on the U.S. military and his rank among America’s wartime leaders,” Broadwell wrote in the preface. “But there is no denying that he achieved a great deal during his 37-year Army career, not the least of which was regaining the strategic initiative in both wars” after Sept. 11, 2001.

“His critics fault him for ambition and self-promotion. I will note in the pages that follow that he is driven and goal-oriented, but his energy, optimism and will to win stand out more for me than the qualities seized on by his critics.”

In an interview with The Bismarck Tribune shortly after the biography was published, Broadwell said Petraeus was a motivational force not only for organizations but individuals as well.

“He inspires people of all ages to improve themselves. On that note, I would conclude that his sheer energy whether applied to soldiering, scholarly pursuits, public outreach or mentoring can be equally empowering for an organization or an individual subordinate,” Broadwell said.

With the book done, Broadwell told friends she was returning to her dissertation, using part of her research on Petraeus to complete her doctorate.

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