Mormon "relics"

[Jamie123]

Wait! Are you certain it was a "top" hat? We don't want to be perpetuating falsehoods here. Because down the road someone may find out that the hat was actually a cowboy hat and lose their testimonies.

 

O it was a top hat all right! He borrowed it from Lincoln :)

[mrmarklin]

Stovepipe hat.

[Vort]

Baseball cap.

[omegaseamaster75]

One of these?

 

Edited August 12, 2015 by omegaseamaster75

[Just_A_Guy]

No, no, no . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Folk Prophet]

[kapikui]

Probably not one of these.

 

All kidding aside, the seerstone probably was easier to see in the dark, and he used whatever hat or other substitute he had handy at the time.

[bytebear]

See, this is what I find annoying.  The hat story had nothing to do with the spiritual process.  It was just an easy way to block out light.  I suppose if Smith had gone into a pantry, we'd be hearing stories of how Mormons secretly worship raspberry preserves.  But, what's interesting is that within the church, we don't consider the story particularly sacred, since there are varying accounts anyway.  But for outsiders who are used to religious practice to be exacting, every action becomes liturgical. 

 

I find it funny that the church has to explain that protective booties worn at temple open houses are not sacred and not part of Mormon worship.