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MikeWaters · 11-10-2008, 05:02 PM

"I say let the national solons amend the Constitution, to punish and insult and degrade this little handful of men who are rapidly passing away, and when they shall see the magnitude of their acts compared with the insignificance of the cause, they and their historians will laugh at their folly, and write them down asses in the broadest sense."

MikeWaters · 11-10-2008, 05:27 PM

Quote is from Joseph F. Smith, President of the LDS church, in 1904, speaking against a proposed Constitutional amendment that would ban polygamy.

In a church that is ever-changing and adapting, in 2006, the LDS church would support (and request support from its members) essentially the very same constitutional amendment that Joseph F. Smith opposed.

Rarely do we have such an example of original Mormonism colliding with neo-Mormonism.

Tex · 11-10-2008, 05:41 PM

It does seem that the magnitude of passing a constitutional amendment to block a practice forsaken 15 years earlier by a relatively isolated group constituting roughly .5% of the US population might count as somewhat out of proportion.

I agree with Joseph F.

SoCalCoug · 11-10-2008, 05:45 PM

I'm going to find a way to quote that in a sacrament meeting talk someday, so I can quote a prophet calling someone "asses".

jay santos · 11-10-2008, 05:49 PM

9 times out of 10, Neo-Mormonism is better.

ute4ever · 11-10-2008, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalCoug

I'm going to find a way to quote that in a sacrament meeting talk someday, so I can quote a prophet calling someone "asses".

Additionally, copy Elder Maxwell's Oct 1976 conference intro:

Quote:

Now may I speak, not to the slackers in the Kingdom, but to those who carry their own load and more

il Padrino Ute · 11-10-2008, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ute4ever

Additionally, copy Elder Maxwell's Oct 1976 conference intro:

If we're going the apostle route, we may as well start quoting J. Golden Kimball.

Clark Addison · 11-10-2008, 06:01 PM

When I was at BYU, Marvin J Ashton told a story about when he called someone a Jackass, which is pretty mild, but still amused and/or shocked many of the listeners.

SoCalCoug · 11-10-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark Addison

When I was at BYU, Marvin J Ashton told a story about when he called someone a Jackass, which is pretty mild, but still amused and/or shocked many of the listeners.

His grandson had me pull down my pants in front of him when I was a kid.

He was my doctor.

11-10-2008, 05:02 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	A simple quote "I say let the national solons amend the Constitution, to punish and insult and degrade this little handful of men who are rapidly passing away, and when they shall see the magnitude of their acts compared with the insignificance of the cause, they and their historians will laugh at their folly, and write them down asses in the broadest sense."

11-10-2008, 05:41 PM	#3
Tex Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,596	It does seem that the magnitude of passing a constitutional amendment to block a practice forsaken 15 years earlier by a relatively isolated group constituting roughly .5% of the US population might count as somewhat out of proportion. I agree with Joseph F. __________________ "Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young

11-10-2008, 05:45 PM	#4
SoCalCoug Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 3,059	I'm going to find a way to quote that in a sacrament meeting talk someday, so I can quote a prophet calling someone "asses". __________________ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned, dirty Yewt! "Now perhaps as I spanked myself screaming out "Kozlowski, say it like you mean it bitch!" might have been out of line, but such was the mood." - Goatnapper "If you want to fatten a pig up to make the pig MORE delicious, you can feed it almost anything. Seriously. The pig is like the car on Back to the Future. You put in garbage, and out comes something magical!" - Cali Coug

11-10-2008, 05:27 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Quote is from Joseph F. Smith, President of the LDS church, in 1904, speaking against a proposed Constitutional amendment that would ban polygamy. In a church that is ever-changing and adapting, in 2006, the LDS church would support (and request support from its members) essentially the very same constitutional amendment that Joseph F. Smith opposed. Rarely do we have such an example of original Mormonism colliding with neo-Mormonism.

11-10-2008, 05:49 PM	#5
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	9 times out of 10, Neo-Mormonism is better.

11-10-2008, 06:01 PM	#8
Clark Addison Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 638	When I was at BYU, Marvin J Ashton told a story about when he called someone a Jackass, which is pretty mild, but still amused and/or shocked many of the listeners.