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Offensive in standing for the truth and against people who attack the faith. Bringing the restored gospel of Christ brings peace. No hatred or vitriol here.

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Christ’s moments of righteous anger were rare and measured with perfect judgment. His command to love was constant. Because we don’t have His flawless discernment and perfect judgment, we should be slow to claim righteous anger and quick to choose love and charity.

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@surskitmaxxing That was my commentary based on the papers in this book.

Good scholarship is not looking for a conclusion before doing research. Conclusions should come after. Is this how you approach Joseph Smith?

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Joseph Smith was a good person.

Shout out to this book. Multiple researchers/phds on the Joseph Smith papers project contributed reports about Josephs charachter and were compiled here.

Those who know Joseph best agree. He was not only a prophet, but a good man.

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@thebeardednorse @telestialtakes @DorothyTreen Looks like it would be very hard to read notes out of that.

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@emuse1955 Joseph Smith shot blindly into a hallway to scare off attackers (and killed no one) after his closest brother was shot in the nose through the door.

He then drew gun fire on himself and saved two lives after sacrificing his own.

Would you have been so brave?

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@LawrenceRo83222 Okay

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@HardmanSco50996 I read some descriptions of the book and author. It seems not anti Joseph Smith.

What is your point? Polygamy was hard for his wives?

As a descendant of the practice, I can attest, it was hard. Participants viewed it as an abrahamic trial. These people were forged in fire.

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@The2nd1776 Issac Hale didnt like Joseph. Its a well known fact. People don't like prophets we get it.

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@TruthHolder2023 Based and true

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@DiscipleFidei This assertion would be very wrong. (I have read the whole thing and study it often.)

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@FiredUpCoug I sent this to a couple friends and asked them why they recognized this. It's a fun game to ask my Utah friends haha.

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@isaCatholicGuy @ThoughtfulSaint Someone shot his brother point blank in the nose, killing him.

So he shot blindly into the hall to get people away from the door, which worked.

He then ran to the window and drew more fire to himself.

He saved two lives while dying as a martyr doing this.

What would you do?

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@waldenpod @ATIF_Podcast This made me chuckle.

Anyways we'll see ya in heaven 🫡

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@isaCatholicGuy @ThoughtfulSaint Can you name the exact event preceding him shooting?

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@The2nd1776 @PopePiusIXStan Did any prophet ever say the Father was sinful when he was a man?

Christ was a man, was he sinful?

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@PopePiusIXStan This isnt a matter of feeling "owed." Its a matter of "why."

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@EvidenceOfFaith @ThoughtfulSaint Why did Joseph Smith shoot?

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@isaCatholicGuy @ThoughtfulSaint Why did Joseph Smith shoot?

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@MarkRome17 @ThoughtfulSaint Why did Joseph have a gun?

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@js70400 @rid40562489 You'd have to tell me what editing you're talking about with the creation story.

Have you looked into how the creation story was written or by who? Or when or why? Or why do you just take it at face value? Do your recognize there are two creation stories in genesis?

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What was God doing?

Each dot or light is a galaxy. Like the milky way. Billions of stars are represented here. Many not visible from earth.

According to creedal Christians, why do you think this exists? What was God doing before he created the earth with all of this?

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@js70400 @rid40562489 We believe God has a physical body so he cannot exist outside of time. Now I do think he experiences time differently from us but I believe God exists within reality.

What do you mean about the creation story? I would say we do believe it. We may believe it differently from you