Blainer) To my knowledge, JS never went looking for a fight. But if a man wanted to get the best of him, he had to get some help, usually a mob. I was actually saying more about the character of the men who opposed him and distracted him, than about JS himself. The opposition never acted out of Christian charity. They were the basest of men, who operated under the influence of the Devil. They were known liars, deceivers, murderers, rapists, women beaters, etc. I have a question for you. Why were Joseph Smith's enemies always such a bunch of low-lifes? As to his integrity, there are incidents too numerous to list. Always kept his word, even at the expense of his health, had charity and love for others, etc. You need to read some positive stuff about him, stop listening to the anti-stuff. As I told DavidM, read from BH Roberts. He was a highly intelligent and objective writer.
There are two Histories of the LDS Church that I am aware of--an 8 volume set written from the records of Joseph Smith and his clerks (with a 94 page Introduction by BH Roberts), and a 6 volume set written by BH Roberts himself. Both are reliable sources. BTW, DaveM's "quotes" from BH Roberts in a recent post are not found in any of Roberts' works. I mean to take this up with him. Perhaps DaveM would care to comment on this discrepancy. On Sat, 12 Oct 2002 08:21:58 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > In a message dated 10/12/2002 12:52:24 AM Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > You never mention some little known facts > > about him. For instance, there were few if any men who could whip > him in > > a fair fight. It took a mob to get the best of him. > > I don't find fighting to be enough to prove that a man is a real > man. What > ever happened to integrity and some of the other qualities? Name > some other > FACTS that prove he is a real man! Laura ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
