Doctrine and Covenants 3:4; “For although a man may have many revelations, and have power to do many mighty works, yet if he boasts in his own strength, and sets at naught the counsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and carnal desires, he must fall and incur the vengeance of a just God upon him.” – Joseph Smith, Harmony, PA, July 1828
History of the Church 6:409; “Come on, ye persecutors! ye false swearers! All hell, boil over! Ye burning mountains, roll down your lava! For I will come out on the top at last. I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day Saints never ran away from me yet.” – Joseph Smith, May 26, 1844
Isaiah 8:19-20; “And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”
We’re always talking about Smith’s false prophecies, but today we thought it’d be good to look at one of the prophecies he got right.
Now before we proceed here let me tell you, the reader, how very sad today’s Mormon dilemma makes me. I’ve put off posting this particular prophecy for a very long time. I don’t find joy in seeing things like this and I especially don’t take solace in saying ‘I told you so’. I’m posting this today to show how Smith seemed to live in an autocratic world he had built for himself and became a self-appointed king over a small group of people he found that he could control.
D&C says the man who brags and sets God’s counsel at naught must fall so let’s review.
Smith repeatedly lied about his polygamous lifestyle and he boasted in his own strength. At the time he made this comment (1844) he was married to more than 40 women. The Bible tells us that we shouldn’t lie and that we should only have one spouse at a time.
At the conference in May 1844 Smith also made disparaging remarks about the many dissenters he had amongst the ranks of his flock and railed on about how awful they were and how wonderfully great he was.
I’ve often wondered if his warning in 1828 back in Harmony, PA ever went through his thoughts as he threatened people and boasted of his prowess.
One month later (June 27th) Smith was killed by his enemies in a gunfight while incarcerated at Carthage jail.
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