Early alcalde arrested by troops [Mormon history tidbit]

Sonoma News ^ | Feb. 8, 2010 | Gerald Hill

[Colofornian]

When Niels Chew is installed next week as the newest honorary alcalde of Sonoma and handed his silver-headed cane as a symbol of authority, he can expect to have an easier time than pioneer John H. Nash, who was elected Sonoma alcalde in 1846 shortly after the California Republic had ceded its existence to American military forces.

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When a regiment of New York volunteers headed by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson arrived in California in March 1847, one of its seven companies (Company C) was ordered to Sonoma under the command of Capt. George E. Brackett, who billeted his men at the Barracks. They recognized alcalde Nash as the civilian authority, provided there was no interference with military activities.

Entering the picture was Lilburn W. Boggs, a former governor of Missouri elected in 1836, who had soon run into trouble. He engaged in political battles with powerhouse Missouri Sen. Thomas Hart Benton, who was also Fremont's father-in-law. In response to the unified economic and political strength of the growing Mormon population in the state, Boggs used the public outrage against their advocacy of polygamy to issue on Oct. 27, 1838, what became known as "The extermination order," which ordered all Mormons out of Missouri and put together an armed militia of 5,000 to enforce the directive. Most Mormons moved to Illinois, but Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons, prophesied that Boggs would meet a violent death.

A few weeks later the governor was severely wounded by pellets from a shotgun blast through a window of his home.

The accused shooter was acquitted for lack of evidence.

Encouraged by a son who was a trader on the frontier, Boggs decided to head west for California...

[Colofornian]

From the article: Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons, prophesied that Boggs would meet a violent death. A few weeks later the governor was severely wounded by pellets from a shotgun blast through a window of his home.

Wow, what a "prophetic" coincidence!

[svcw]

Joe Smith was as prophetic as I am prophetic.
I mean as I sit here I prophesy that the sandwich I am eating will be gone in an hour.
Makes just as much prophetic sense as the Boggs’ prophesies.

[Godzilla]

Almost only works for horseshoes and handgrenades - not for prophecy.

[Tennessee Nana]

Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons, prophesied that Boggs would meet a violent death
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false prophecy...

False prophet...

[beebuster2000]

interesting post. who knew that sherman was in california?

[reaganaut]

Wasn’t it Parley Pratt who was accused of the assassination attempt?

And then later killed in AK for taking other men’s wives?

[humblegunner]

That is amazing and phenomenal!

[I Buried My Guns]

"I predict I am gonna get it on with 12 women, all under the age of 21, while married to my wife, all under the auspices of an approving God".

Seriously though, if I was alive back in those days, I would earnestly plead to be allowed into the LDS fold. I would never fold my own laundry again!

[humblegunner]

Plus you would get fed better.
Number three makes good broccoli & cheese, number five does a great
job with the steaks and number one is a champ at pies. Get on it, girls!

Yeeehaw!

[I Buried My Guns]

“Oh, when I said to fold my underwear I meant horizontally, not vertically. You shall never ascend to the temple of heaven with that obstinate attitude, young lady.”

[Tennessee Nana]

Joey Smtih attracted all kinds of guys to his homemade religion for just that reason...

Plus if they were crooks the crimes committed by large enough gangs to cause protection from frontier law was a great attraction..

Cut throats, murderers, bank robbers...a great place to hang out...

The Hole-in-the-Wall religion...

[Tennessee Nana]

“Fold your own drawers. I’m going home to Mother.”

[Elsie]

Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?

[Elsie]

 

"I predict I am gonna get it on with 12 women, all under the age of 21, while married to my wife, all under the auspices of an approving God".

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Joe: Hey Emma!   Guess what!?

 

Emma: You KNOW I hate these guessing games! What is it, Dear?

 

Joe: I heard a voice, probably the Lord, tell me I must take other wives.

 

Emma: WHAT!?   You ding bat!  Don't you KNOW what our precious BOOK says?   After all; YOU are the one that translated it!

 

Joe: Books; schmooks.   All I know is I've been COMMANDED to take other wives and you are to OBEY ME!!!

 

 

Emma:      "Though shalt NOT commit ADULTERY!!!"

 

 

Joe: Silly Woman!  You KNOW better than to take things out of CONTEXT!!!

 

 

 

 

 

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...and the rest is HISTORY...

 

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THE BOOK OF JACOB
THE BROTHER OF NEPHI

CHAPTER 2

 

  24 Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the Lord.
  25 Wherefore, thus saith the Lord, I have led this people forth out of the land of Jerusalem, by the power of mine arm, that I might raise up unto me a righteous branch from the fruit of the loins of Joseph.
  26 Wherefore, I the Lord God will not suffer that this people shall do like unto them of old.
  27 Wherefore, my brethren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the Lord: For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife; and concubines he shall have none;
  28 For I, the Lord God, delight in the chastity of women. And whoredoms are an abomination before me; thus saith the Lord of Hosts.
  29 Wherefore, this people shall keep my commandments, saith the Lord of Hosts, or cursed be the land for their sakes.
  30 For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me, I will command my people; otherwise they shall hearken unto these things.
  31 For behold, I, the Lord, have seen the sorrow, and heard the mourning of the daughters of my people in the land of Jerusalem, yea, and in all the lands of my people, because of the wickedness and abominations of their husbands.
  32 And I will not suffer, saith the Lord of Hosts, that the cries of the fair daughters of this people, which I have led out of the land of Jerusalem, shall come up unto me against the men of my people, saith the Lord of Hosts.

 

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Or even HERE:

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 1 Timothy 3:2-3
 2.  Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
 3.  not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

 

 

1 Timothy 3:12
   A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.

 

 

 Titus 1:6
   An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

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Emma: That's IT!   I'm LEAVING your sorry *!!!

 

Joe:  DARN you Emma; you were TOLD to accept this!!   Wait!!!   I hear a voice again!!!

 

 

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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 132

 

  51–57, Emma Smith is counseled (commanded) to be faithful and true; 58–66, Laws governing the plurality of wives are set forth.

 

 

  51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to ^aprove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.

  52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, ^areceive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.

  53 For I am the Lord thy God, and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my servant Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he hath been ^afaithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will strengthen him.

  54 And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and ^acleave unto my servant Joseph, and to none else. But if she will not abide this commandment she shall be ^bdestroyed, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy her if she abide not in my law.

  55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an ^ahundredfold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of ^beternal lives in the eternal worlds.

  56 And again, verily I say, let mine handmaid ^aforgive my servant Joseph his trespasses; and then shall she be forgiven her trespasses, wherein she has trespassed against me; and I, the Lord thy God, will bless her, and multiply her, and make her heart to ^brejoice.

[Elsie]

 

 Joseph Smith was a famous Preacher in the Eastern USA. His teaching empire grew to include acquisition of valuable printing assets and intimate dealings with the Missouri courts.

 

 He devoted several years of his early life to exploratory service, finally taking leave to assume his dealings with various Spiritual Beings.

 

 As an adjunct to his exploratory work, Mummies and papyrus are purchased from Michael Chandler.  On July 19, 1835 at age 29; he began translating the papyrus. It will be known as the Book of Abraham, generating quite a lot of interest by leading archeological experts.

 

 In 1844, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the authorities in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois. That same month, Smith passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the excitable group who had come to visit him pressed too many into the room he was in and his death resulted.