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EVERY known document that Joseph ever produced, caused to be produced or that was relevant to his life is included in the Joseph Smith Papers. THERE IS NO EDITING. Every word is included. The volumes will include journals, sermons, revelations, legal documents, court records, banking records, business transactions, deeds, etc., etc. EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED. The documents come from many sources from within and without the Church. Many come from private sources as well as libraries and collections from all over the U.S.
The papers are primarily intended for scholars who desire to do research about Joseph and the early Church, but anyone who is interested can gain access to the materials.
There's always this idea out there among detractors that the Church is trying to hide something. Nothing is being hidden because THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE.
how would you like everything you wrote or said be brought out to see and gone through as closly as the writings of Joseph Smith. I wonder if it would stand up as well.
What do you think they are hiding. You'd rather believe some of the skeptics that have a bone to pick with the church. That makes a lot of sence. You sound like a miseralbe person.
The comment made by the writer of "YUP" tells more about himself than any snide remark made about the Prophet,Joseph Smith. His own ignorance should be embarrassing. They are saying something about which they know nothing and hasn't read nor sounds like any possibility to do either.
These papers are a treasure and YUP shows a lack of respect for all Latter-day Saints. I am offended by the reader/writer.
I look forward to reading these papers and appreciate the work gone into bringing it to the forefront. Dare I even mention the sacrifice that Joseph Smith and his family made in order to bring the Restored Gospel second only to Jesus Christ in his contribution?
I hope the disgruntled reader is familiar with the scripture of casting pearls. These pearls are too precious for just anyone. Go your way, IF the shoe fits.
I appreciate the comments and clarification made by "CATS." ==Nothing is being hidden==
Joseph Smith would feel so much admiration for all of you growlers out there, whoever you are? Growl, bite, hiss, snarl, gurgle or whatever? It will never change a thing. Have foaming at the mouth good day.
I bought the book. I plan to read it.
Many bash our beliefs because they fail to see the need for these men who have been on the earth since Adam was driven from the Garden of Eden. Many fail to understand why we do what we do. All I have to say is come to us, ask legitimate questions and bring the truths you have and we will add to these truths. Give us the chance we ourselves give to you. Many have asked questions pertaining to the church and have even been taught but never joined. Some have after many years pondered and ask the same questions and joined. Give us our chance but again it is the Holy Ghost that testifies of truth and nothing said here will change one person's mind.
Come join with us. Listen to our message with an open hear and a contrite spirit.
I'm betting, the house and everything, they won't be there!
Oh, by the way, if everything I wrote were printed, it would be OK, nobody would care. Why? Because I did not make the claims Joseph Smith did. That's why what he said, and WHAT HE DID is so much of interest to all of us. I contend that most of you simply do not know as much as you should about JS and the church's history. These papers simply cannot put out the uncomfortable stuff. I know what I am talking about here, you don't. I don't say that to be smug, it is simply true.
It looks to me like everyone is bashing everyone else on these blogs. If people see things differently then the norm, then everyone starts the bashing game. I do not know what people on the outside of the church think or what they truly think about Joseph Smith? It's quite hard to distinguish on a blog what's truly in the hearts of the outsides and as well in the hearts of some of the members. We live in a very confused mixed up world.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
"I know what I am talking about here, you don't. I don't say that to be smug, it is simply true."
Give me the uncomfortable truth. I've heard it all before. Go ahead and tell us what you think will be missing from these documents. I doubt you come up with one thing that I have never heard before.
The thing is, he links us to Christ; just as the ancient Prophets did for the people they had stewardship over.
Well, there were several letters written by Joseph to several of his plural wives with instructions to avoid coming by when Emma was around and also his marriage proposal to Nancy Ridgon in which he attempted to justify plural marriage and say that morality was flexible depending on circumstances. There might not be any mention of his wives who were already married to other men and how he proposed to them. Just a few things.
It's not that anyone who questions Church doctrine/practices/history is branded as an anti-Mormon or a "basher." It's just that MOST Of the questions people pose, especially in a forum like this, seem overly hostile/antagonistic. Many of us have conversation with non-LDS friends and acquaintances and, where mutual respect is the underlying norm, we can ask about one another's beliefs in a spirit of actual education.
Something that is VERY rare here!
Sometimes there are opposing "histories" presented of a given event: one version presented by proponents of a certain view and a different version presented by opponents of that view.
Matthew 28:11-15 is a classic example of this happening in the New Testament.
So the question becomes: Which version is correct (if either)? Perhaps one is and the other is not; perhaps both are; perhaps neither is; perhaps both are, but some seeming contradiction is explained by some as-yet unknown fact.
I would venture to guess that, where it is impossible to determine which history is entirely accurate (since none of us were actually there), we base our opinions on a mix of history and other experience.
I don't fault non-Mormons for assuming Version A is the correct history; I just wish they wouldn't assume it's the ONLY possibility. And, even conceding some of the Version A points, I wish non-Mormons wouldn't assume that their conclusions are the only reasonable ones.
In the law, allowances are made where "reasonable minds may differ." In too much of our social discourse, these allowances are not made (by EITHER side).
A bona fide photo of JS may be out there in someone's cellar. But it hasn't surfaced yet. Joseph Smith's death mask may not be reliable either, because contemporary accounts claimed (and analysis of his remains, exhumed in the 1920s, confirm) that his facial bones were broken during his assassination--either in his fall from the window, or by being clubbed afterwards.
"It's not that anyone who questions Church doctrine/practices/history is branded as an anti-Mormon or a "basher.""
"Some of you people who claim to read and study on here certainly don't come across to me as scholars of any scriptures. My guess is that some of you people are quite difficult people to live with in your personal lives. I'm certain though that your family members must suffer tremendously with you. Hopefully, Joseph Smith's papers and writings can help some of you who are extremely contentious know it alls."
If you never get a chance, discuss theology with a Jesuit and compare the level of discourse. I found the experience amazing. These people will talk about differing views within their theology no names are called.
Always wondered why so many can leave the Church but not leave it alone?
Or those who are obviously not satisfied with what they claim to have, so they have to try and demean the Church in an attempt to assuage their own guilt or lack of fulfillment.
Pitiful.....
Always wondered why so many can leave the Church but not leave it alone? That phrase is getting way old.
-Janet
"Crammed down my throat" Really?
So your choice to go to Deseret News, your choice to click on a LDS-related headline, and your choice to click and then read the comments regarding that LDS-related article is "cramming things down your throat". . . . . hummmm. . . . . .
Apparently we have VERY different definitions of that phrase.
You poor picked on BIG babies! Good grief! like you 2 are the only ones in the world who feel things.
perhaps you 2 boys better go study your doctrine on JS a bit better. maybe you 2 have missed something in your learning. looks like it.
That phrase is getting way old, Janet. Can't YOU think of something original? (hypocrite)
-Allen
GURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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