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WOW! BoM Witness calls JoE an ADULTERER!
Elder Seymour Brunson preferred the following charges against Oliver Cowdery before the High Council of Far West:
"1st. For persecuting the brethren by urging on vexatious lawsuits against them, and thus distressing the innocent.
2nd. For seeking to destroy the character of President Joseph Smith jun., by falsely insinuating that he was guilty of adultery, etc.
3rd. For treating the Church with contempt by not attending meeting.
4th. For virtually denying the faith by declaring that he would not be governed by any ecclesiastical authority or revelations whatever, in his temporal affairs.
5th. For selling his lands in Jackson county, contrary to the revelations.
6th. For writing and sending an insulting letter to President Thomas B. Marsh, while on the High Council, attending to the duties of his office as president of the Council, and by insulting the High Council with the contents of said letter.
7th. For leaving his calling, in which God had appointed him by revelation, for the sake of filthy lucre, and turning to the practice of law. 8th. For disgracing the Church by being connected in the bogus business, as common report says.
9th. For dishonestly retaining notes, after they have been paid; and, finally, for leaving or forsaking the cause of God, and returning to the beggarly elements of the world, and neglecting his high and holy calling according to his profession."
The following day (April 12th) the Bishop of Far West and High Council examined his case. "The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 8th and 9th charges were sustained. The 4th and 5th charges were rejected; and the 6th was withdrawn. Consequently he (Oliver Cowdery) was considered no longer a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After his excommunication, Oliver Cowdery engaged in law business and practiced for some years as a lawyer in Michigan, but he never denied the truth of the Book of Mormon. On the contrary he seems to have used every opportunity to bear testimony of its divine origin.
He never denied the truth of the BoM he just denied the faith see Number 4
He dared to call JoE an ADULTERER!
Blaine Borrowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Blaine Borrowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
For those who are genuinely interested in the full truth about Oliver Cowdery and his association with Joseph Smith, see the following--Kevin should read these biographical sketches:
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