Joseph Smith JR

[IronLion]

HI there, I have a question about Joseph Smith. I was wondering if you all agree or disagree with the following bio on Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia If not what parts do you not agree with. I know its a big ask as its a long article but im just interested in peoples opinions.

Look forward to your reply's

[ElderBigDawg]

"his part in the Nauvoo City Council's decision to suppress a newspaper that had published accusations against Smith led to his assassination by a mob of non-Mormons."

Something here doesn't feel right.

[IronLion]

"his part in the Nauvoo City Council's decision to suppress a newspaper that had published accusations against Smith led to his assassination by a mob of non-Mormons."

Something here doesn't feel right.

what is the churches view on the events leading up to his assassination?

[Jenamarie]

Church leaders have admitted that his handling of the Nauvoo Expositor situation was against the law. I believe it was the latest PBS special on the Mormons that a member of the First Presidency or the Quorum of the 12 (although I can't remember which one) said that his actions would have justified a lawsuit from the owners of that paper. Of course it didn't justify his being killed, but it was an event that lead to it, and was not Joseph's brightest hour.

It was no secret that people wanted to harm Joseph, and the Govenor of the state promised that he would be protected while in custody, and that promise was not kept.

[Palerider]

It just goes to show...that he wasn't perfect....he really was human....:o:o:o

[goofball]

I think the only member of the Quorum of the 12 that could comment on that would be Elder Oaks as he is the one with law experience. However I would be interested in that because I dont remember hearing it.

[applepansy]

Remember, the PBS special was not authorized by the church and while the director tried to be fair she had Producers to asnwer too.

If you would like to know the churches position on any issues go to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

applepansy

[deseretgov]

Yeah those producers seem to get in the way of everything.(not being sarcastic. I'm serious)

[Hemidakota]

I will be the first to say, I simply do not use Wiki at all.

[Maureen]

I will be the first to say, I simply do not use Wiki at all.

And I go to wikipedia.com all the time. :)

[Hemidakota]

Probally ressulted from several articles that are incorrect. One of them is how Nuclear Weapons work.

[Elphaba]

HI there, I have a question about Joseph Smith. I was wondering if you all agree or disagree with the following bio on Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia If not what parts do you not agree with. I know its a big ask as its a long article but im just interested in peoples opinions.

I'd say it is a good synopsis of the bare bones of the story.

I suspect in the interest of space, it seems to only focus on the more controversial aspects of Joseph's life and Church. There are many examples of Joseph's personality that create a comprehensive picture of a man deeply devoted to his family and his Church. A man of great passion and huge compassion, and a man who trusted too much and then quickly realized he should never have done so.

Joseph was also a very physical man who enjoyed wrestling. He once bragged about how he had kicked a man out the door becaue he had disagreed with Joseph.

Joseph was an extremely generous man, with never-ending compassion, except if you betrayed him. But even when he was angry with someone, he almost always tried to mend the relationship, and often was successful. He seemed to either create a life-long devotion to him, or people came to despise him as a fallen prophet.

The most important thing to note, in my opinion, is that EVERYTHING Joseph did, he did for his Church. While he always yearned for a home of his own, he never sought wealth. He did enjoy the status he had in the Church, sometimes a bit petulantly as he did not tolerate dissent well, but he gladly shared it with men he trusted and loved--some who turned on him at the end.

I have my favorite story of Joseph that always loses something in the telling, but I'll try anyway.

Jane Mannings James was a 19-year-old convert from Ohio. She was determined to get her family to Nauvoo to be with the Saints. She bought passage on a ship, her family took their luggage on the ship, and then they were told they had to leave the ship and would not be allowed back on, not even to get their luggage. The reason? Jane and her family were black.

However, Jane was determined, and in the end, walked hundreds of miles to Nauvoo. And when I say walked, they walked until their shoes gave away, and then continued walking on blood-stained snow in their bare feet, for hundreds of miles.

Even when she and her family finally entered Nauvoo, the Saints were not very kind to her, and she felt very dejected because she had assumed once she was finally amongst the Saints, they would welcome her as a fellow convert.

Eventually someone showed her the way to Joseph and Emma's house, and when Jane knocked on the door, they welcomed her and her family into their home, and quickly took care that they were warm and fed.

After all this ordeal, especially being treated with such meaness and bigotry, Jane was exhausted. And when she had entered Nauvoo where the Saints treated her with disdain, Jane felt hopeless and depressed.

Then Joseph took a chair and sat next to Jane. He looked at her with great compassion, put his hand on her knee, and asked her to tell him everything.

Joseph's kindness to Jane, during a time when she had none, always makes me teary, and I choke and sound like a strangled pig. Even though I am no longer a member, I believe this one act of kindness, among so many, is a perfect example of one of Joseph's many tender mercies.

Elphaba

[Guest The_Doctor]

If you would like to know the churches position on any issues go to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

applepansy

Unfortunately that site's search engine is horrible.

[mnn727]

Unfortunately that site's search engine is horrible.

works fine for me, I do searches there every week when preparing my lesson for the class I teach.

[Hemidakota]

Here...here