So with many other things, the automobile and the airplane as means of transportation; the talking machine and all of these great discoveries that have come through scientific research, they have come, most of them, outside of the Church. Yet I maintain that had there been no restoration of the gospel, and no organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there would have been no radio; there would have been no airplane, and there would not have been the wonderul [sic] discoveries in medicine, chemistry, electricity, and the many other things wherein the world has been benefited by such discoveries.
Under such conditions these blessings would have been withheld, for they belong to the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times of which the restoration of the gospel and the organization of the Church constitute the central point…” — Joseph Fielding Smith [emp. added]
Proverbs 25:14 “Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift Is like clouds and wind without rain.”
If ever there was a perfect bible verse describing Joe Smith’s shenanigans, this one has to be it!
How reasonable is it that we wouldn’t have electricity, radios, medicine, or even airplanes without Smith’s false restoration?
Although Joseph Fielding Smith (Joe Smith’s nephew) delivered this speech almost 100 yrs ago, members today believe this type of teaching. Everything in the life of a Mormon revolves around what they’ve done, and how Joe Smith made even salvation possible.
With all that said, the most obvious question must be asked…
Where is Jesus?!
With Love in Christ;
Michelle