Posted by:
problemchild
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Date: October 23, 2014 05:41PM
Another checkmate argument:
1. Moroni 7:16 "The Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ is sent for by the power and gift of Christ; Wherefore you may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God."
2. Upon hearing about plural marriage, people were repulsed, disgusted, heartbroken and even suicidal. From the essay:
"Her father, Heber C. Kimball, agreed. "I never felt more sorrowful," he said of the moment he learned of plural marriage in 1842. "I wept for days."
Brigham Young said, "it was the first time in my life that I had desired the grave."
Lucy Walker, "Every feeling of my soul revolted against it."
The essay summarizes, "Some Latter-Day Saints rejected the principle of plural marriage and left the Church...."
3. Using the light of Christ, we must conclude Smith's revelations were not of God.
Moroni 7:18 "And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgement which ye shall also be judged."
4. But we know from BKP that this light, "can direct us to moderate our actions- unless, that is, we subdue it or silence it."
From the essay again, "Nevertheless, for many women and men, *initial revulsion and anguish* was followed by struggle, resolution, and ultimately, light and peace."
I presented this argument to my Stake President just before I resigned my membership. It's one that leaves people speechless.