concerns people may have about the church....

[fusnik11]

a. polyandry

b. post manifesto polygammy

c. different first vision accounts

d. masonic origins

e. money digging/seer stones

f. blood atonement/mountain meadows massacre

g. blacks and the priesthood

h. kinderhook plates/zelph

i. book of abraham

any others?

i see these issues as the main hang ups people have, and the fodder used by most antis to disprove the validity of the mormon faith...ill admit i have struggled mightily with some of these issues. i have doubted, i have studied, i have mulled over, i have questioned, i have felt betrayed and lied to, but ultimately i feel fortunate to come across a little knowledge about these subjects. i personally have felt a maturation of my testimony as i have sought knowledge on these subjects and revelation from the lord concerning these subjects. ive learned to appreciate the doctrine of continuous revelation, and the importance of being a steward unto oneself and ones family.

i remember testifying that the church was perfect and an amazing organization. while i continue to believe the church is a well oiled machine led by the hand of god, i have discontinued to say the church is perfect and always right. i believe now the church is the place to receive the fulness of the gospel and that the church contains the keys and shows us the path to unlock greather spiritual truths that lead us to know who we truly are.

but if you think about it, a highly sophisticated and worldwide organization having only a handful of strikes against it that mostly occurred in the first 20 years of its being is pretty remarkable. although the church has its flaws, it runs very very effectively.

[RockyBalboa]

I admit to being somewhat ignorant on a few of those topics, but polyandry is one I've not heard of. What exactly is it?

Thanks.

[fuegote]

Look at tithing settlement discussion. It was a fun one.

[Archaea]

Joseph Smith is the only person to have practiced in this generation that we know of.

He did it sometime without knowledge of the husband.

[fusnik11]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

I admit to being somewhat ignorant on a few of those topics, but polyandry is one I've not heard of. What exactly is it?

Thanks.

is this a serious question? i cant tell if the smiley face is an indication of tic or another branch of peace....

to answer your question....polyandry is the practice of a man marrying a woman who is already married.

joseph smith practiced this.

[RockyBalboa]

Yes it was a serious question. I wasn't mocking you. Sorry if you took it that way. It was a term I'd not heard before.

[fusnik11]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

Yes it was a serious question. I wasn't mocking you. Sorry if you took it that way. It was a term I'd not heard before.

good deal...

polyandry=woman marrying multiple men
polygnmy=man marrying multiple women
polygamy=generic term of marrying more than one person

[ute4ever]

Originally Posted by fusnik11

h. kinderhook plates/zelph

People are bothered by the Zelph story? I've always liked it.

[fusnik11]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

People are bothered by the Zelph story? I've always liked it.

i think the idea that joseph dug up a white lamanite at the site of a major battle that took place in missouri is a little weird.

[ute4ever]

Originally Posted by fusnik11

i think the idea that joseph dug up a white lamanite at the site of a major battle that took place in missouri is a little weird.

Yet when Anthropologists do the same thing, nobody writes a book.