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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

Accounts of Joseph Smith's personal weaknesses:

D&C 1:24 "These commandments…were given unto my servants in their weakness."

D&C 3:6-11,15 "how oft you have transgressed…you should have been faithful."

D&C 5:21 "repent and walk more uprightly…yield to the persuasions of men no more."

D&C 6:19 Oliver Cowdery is directed to "admonish him in his faults."

D&C 20:5 "was entangled again in the vanities of the world."

D&C 24:2 "thou art not excusable in thy trangressions."

D&C 67:5 "he has sinned."

D&C 67:5 "he has sinned."

D&C 67:5 "his imperfections you have known."

D&C 90:17 "be admonished in all your high-mindedness and pride."

D&C 93:47 "have not kept the commandments and must needs stand rebuked."

D&C 111:1 The treasure hunting purposes of the trip to Salem are called "follies."

D&C 132:50 "I…will forgive all your sins."



And from Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith:

Teachings, 89 "a man subject to like passions…"

Teachings, 90 "I may do many things inadvertently that are not right in the sight of God."

Teachings, 216 "I…feel to repent of all my sins."

Teachings, 158 "the wrong that I do is through the frailty of human nature."

Teachings, 268 "I was but a man…must not expect me to be perfect."

Teachings, 303 "I do not want you to think that I am very righteous."

Teachings, 315 "I am subject to like passions as other men."

Teachings, 368 "I never told you I was perfect."


From The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith, p. 238:

"Shed tears of sorrow for my folly in Sufering the adversary of my Soul to have so much power over me as he has had in times past." (letter of Joseph to Emma)


Messenger and Advocate 1 (December, 1834) p. 40

"never have pretended to be any other than a man."



Times and Seasons 4 (May 15, 1843) p. 200

"Did not profess to be a very good man…a sinner like other men."

Where is the part that says something to the effect of 'and yet He has allowed me to continue to sleep with other men's wives even though it was evil in His sight'?