Laura wrote: > I know many women who are stronger in the > faith than their husbands.
Blainer wrote: > Yes, so do I, but that was not the case > with Joseph and Emma. First, how do you know that this was not the case, and how confident are you in this statement? It seems to me that in your Scriptures, Doctrine & Covenants 132, Joe seems to be urging Emma, in the name of God, to forgive Joe his sins. He seems to include many elements of exhortation to her in this chapter, from instructing her not to let him put his property out of his hands, to justifying plural marriage, by speaking of the right of those in the priesthood to take as many virgins as they like. Joe not only gives these admonitions as a commandment, but also associates them with a curse. If Emma did not accept and do these things, she would be destroyed. "And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and cleave unto my servant Joseph, and to none else. But if she will not abide this commandment she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy her if she abide not in my law." D&C 132:54 "But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, ... and I will ... give unto him an hundredfold in this world, ... houses and lands, wives and children..." D&C 132:55 "And if he have ten virgins given unto him by this law, he cannot commit adultery, for they belong unto him; therefore he is justified... And again, verily, verily, I say unto you, if any man have a wife, who holds the keys of this power, and he teaches unto her the law of my priesthood, as pertaining to these things [to have other wives], then shall she believe and administer unto him, or she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord your God; for I will destroy her; for I will magnify my name upon all those who receive and abide in my law." D&C 132:62, 64 Now understand that in the congregations with which I have experience, we regularly prophesy, like the New Testament church described in 1 Cor. 14. I know from experience how to spot a false prophecy that comes from a man interjecting his own personal desires when he speaks in the name of God. Immediately upon reading this passage, I recognized it as a false prophecy, one whereby a man was trying to control disagreements with his wife by speaking in the name of God what he wants her to do. By doing this, he brings others who believe his prophecy to instruct her to get in line with what God is saying. It is a mechanism of control and a manifestation of the man's ego, not the Holy Spirit. Later as I read of the history of Joe Smith and Emma, I then recognized it as a false prophecy because Emma never accepted Joseph Smith's polygamy. Therefore, according to Joe's prophecy, she would be destroyed, and Joe was suppose to receive IN THIS WORLD, a hundredfold, houses, lands, wives, and children. Did this prophecy come to pass? No. Just the opposite happened. Within less than a year after Joseph Smith spoke this prophecy, he was destroyed, he never received the things he prophesied that he would receive, and instead Emma was preserved and given in this world, another husband, and houses and lands, etc. So if God himself, by his own hand, destroyed Joseph Smith and blessed Emma, in direct contradiction to the prophecy that Joe Smith gave in the name of the Lord, how can you be so sure that Joe Smith's faith was stronger than Emma's? Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "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.
