BoM Witnesses; Evil or Good?
D&C 3:12-13; “And when thou deliveredst up that which God had given thee sight and power to translate, thou deliveredst up that which was sacred into the hands of a wicked man, 13 Who has set at naught the counsels of God, and has broken the most sacred promises which were made before God, and has depended upon his own judgment and boasted in his own wisdom.”
History of the Church 3:228; “God suffered such kind of beings to afflict Job—but it never entered into their hearts that Job would get out of it all. This poor man who professes to be much of a prophet, has no other dumb ass to ride but David Whitmer…”
History of the Church 3:232; “Such characters as McLellin, John Whitmer, David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery, and Martin Harris, are too mean to mention; and we had liked to have forgotten them.”
Matthew 7:15, 18-20; “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”
If Joseph Smith didn’t like Cowdery, Rigdon & Whitmer, why does the Church still give glowing talks about them in their conferences and write about them in their teaching manuals?
Why should anyone believe the testimony of these fellows when they were all ex-communicated? A couple of them came back but still believed Smith was wrong on several doctrinal points, polygamy included.
If these guys were too mean to mention then why were they allowed back into the Church and not completely renounced?
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