[Saundra Duffy]

I actually took a U.S. History II college class and your version of what happened to the early Mormons is not historically accurate. It is a fact that there was an extermination order. It is a fact that Nauvoo was the largest city in Illinois and that Mormon persecution continued until finally they had to leave and head west to escape persecution. This was about the same time the Indian “Trail of Tears” was taking place. At Nauvoo, they call it the “Trail of Hope” since it was the beginning of escape from terror and persecution at the hands of blood-thirsty Mormon hating mobs.

When you walk down the “Trail of Hope” today in Nauvoo and look back at the beautiful Temple, the Holy Ghost overwhelms your heart with love and appreciation for the Savior and His Church and for the early Saints who suffered so much, some even unto death.

I am proud of my Church’s history and I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

[greyfoxx39]

I actually took a U.S. History II college class and your version of what happened to the early Mormons is not historically accurate.

List the inaccuracies and provide a source, please.

[Graybeard58]

It is a fact that Nauvoo was the largest city in Illinois

I seriously doubt your "fact", since the population of Chicago, which is also in Illinois, was 476,000 in 1840. By 1850 it was 851,000.

[Tennessee Nana]

early Saints who suffered so much, some even unto death.
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The mormons didmnt have to leave...

Joey Smith didnt want them to...

He said that they were in Zion to stay...

Nobody made them go...

Brigham Young didnt move them for two years

When he did it was because of his greed and despotism...

He didnt care about Joey Smith’s sheeple...

he just wanted to get them somewhere alone and isolated...

so he could continue as Joey smith had done...

King, dictator of a theocracy...

but on a grander scale...

andf where the followers could not escape...

Far from civilization and moral laws..

Brigham young knew about the Salt Lake valley long before he pretended to stumble across it...

The Hole in the Wall gang on steroids...

[Elsie]

It is a fact that there was an extermination order.

It is a FACT that MANY MORMONs stayed behind when the big bunch left, and NOTHING was done to them.

Must have been a mighty weak ORDER.

[Elsie]

 

I am proud of my Church’s history and I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

WHICH 'church'??

 

They ALL claim to be RIGHT!

 

 

(Very unifying that BoM!)

 

 

 

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"We do not indorse the teachings of any so-called Mormons or Latter Day Saints, which are in conflict with the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as taught in the New Testament and the Book of Mormon. They have departed in a great measure from the faith of the Church of Christ as it was first established, by heeding revelations given through Joseph Smith, who, after being called of God to translate his sacred word--the Book of Mormon--drifted into many errors and gave many revelations to introduce doctrines, ordinances and offices in the church, which are in conflict with Christ's teachings."

-- David Whitmer (an elder in the Church of Christ), 1887

 

Today, there are as many as 100 organizations claiming to be a part of the Latter Day Saint movement, most centered in Utah or Missouri. Most regard their own group, however small, to be the only legitimate Christian church. Most of these organizations are very small, but overall, but the second largest denomination, the Community of Christ, reports over 200,000 members.

Just a sampling...........

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a.k.a. The Church of Jesus Christ, and the LDS) is by far the largest Mormon denomination. It is a continuation of the "Rocky Mountain Saint" branch of Mormonism.
• The more liberal Community of Christ (formerly called the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) is second in size. It is a continuation of the "Prairie Saint" movement. Although generally referred to as "Mormons," they do not use the term themselves, because of its association with polygamy and because they believe the name was not part of the original church.
• Many additional small Mormon faith groups, including:
  • Aaronic Order: unknown membership; 6 centers; 20 ministers
  • Apostolic United Brethren: about 7,000 members. They disagree with the LDS' decision to allow ordination of African-Americans and allowing women to assume leadership positions.
  • Church of Christ (Fetting/Bronson): about 2000 members
  • Church of Christ (Temple Lot): about 2400 members
  • The Church of Christ "With The Elijah Message," established anew in 1929 12,500 members worldwide
  • Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite): about 2700 members
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: about 11 million members
  • The Community of Christ: about 250,000 members. This denomination was formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- the "RLDS Church". It was formed in 1860 by remnants of the original church who did not make the trek to Utah. They reject certain beliefs and practices of the LDS church, including marriage sealing for eternity; they allow both men and women into the priesthood; their services are open to the public. They have about 250,000 members.
  • United Order Effort: a polygamy practicing group, excommunicated by the main LDS church,  of perhaps 10,000 members
  • The Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It split from the Reorganized Church in 1991 because of the latter's liberal theology. It is centered in Independence, Missouri, and had an estimated membership of 2,500 in mid-1996. They publish a periodical "The Restoration Advocate" six times a year.

 

And the LATEST in the news: FUNDAMENTALIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

[Elsie]

I actually took a U.S. History II college class ...

Where and who taught it?

[Godzilla]

I am proud of my Church’s history and I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

So you are proud of the thousands of women forced into plural marriages and squalor, who were considered by your prophets to be nothing more than cattle and personal property?