Posted on 06/28/2013 12:11:40 PM PDT by Colofornian
“For although a man may have many revelations, and have power to do many mighty works, yet if he boasts in his own strength, and sets at naught the counsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and carnal desires, he must fall and incur the vengeance of a just God upon him.”—Doctrine and Covenants 3:4
Did Joseph Smith “boast in his own strength”?
“I have more to boast of than ever any man had…A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I.…”—Joseph Smith, May 26, 1844, History of the Church, vol 6, pp. 408-409
“I prophesy they never will have power to kill me till my work is accomplished, and I am ready to die.”—History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 58
Was Joseph “ready to die”?
“Joseph…opening the door a few inches he discharged his six shooter in the stairway…two or three barrels of which missed fire.…and he fell outward into the hands of his murderers, exclaiming. ‘O Lord, my God!’” —June 27, 1844, History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 618
“Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.” —Proverbs 25:14
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He died firing off one of his two loaded pistols in a home-like "jail cell" -- not a very common thing for "inmates" to have possession -- as he was overrun by vigilantes in an exchange of fire. He shot some of those moving in on him, and his brother Hyrum, also killed by these vigilantes, was shot both from the front (by the vigilantes) as well as one unexplained bullet wound from the back. [His brother Joseph was shooting from behind him]
From the article:
“For although a man may have many revelations, and have power to do many mighty works, yet if he boasts in his own strength, and sets at naught the counsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and carnal desires, he must fall and incur the vengeance of a just God upon him.”—Doctrine and Covenants 3:4
Did Joseph Smith “boast in his own strength”?
“I have more to boast of than ever any man had…A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I.…”—Joseph Smith, May 26, 1844, History of the Church, vol 6, pp. 408-409
“I prophesy they never will have power to kill me till my work is accomplished, and I am ready to die.”—History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 58
Was Joseph “ready to die”?
“Joseph…opening the door a few inches he discharged his six shooter in the stairway…two or three barrels of which missed fire.…and he fell outward into the hands of his murderers, exclaiming. ‘O Lord, my God!’” —June 27, 1844, History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 618
“Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.” —Proverbs 25:14
Uh... he got worn out?
looking for the golden newt?
Frankly, I don’t give a damn. And I certainly won’t bother to read all the crap.
I got better.
Asking why a murdered person “died so young”???
I think he made a lot of enemies introducing polygamy in to the faith and reportedly sleeping with underage girls.
Gunshot?
Gunshot? But he would’ve keeled over dead anyway real soon from basic exhaustion (27+ wives would wear out Superman).
Cause of death: “Flat tuckered”?
I know he was shot trying to escape jail, after he was charged with about fifty crimes, including murder .....oh yea and he killed people while trying to flee.
My mother-in-law took at least 10 years off of my life. How many MILs did he have?
“My mother-in-law took at least 10 years off of my life. How many MILs did he have?”
That’s a bit complicated, because in some cases he married the daughter AND the mother.
ok.....
MMmmmm shrimp tacos....
STD?
Since these weapons were smuggled into Joseph's possession earlier...makes one wonder why the question of the role of Joseph's guards in this haven't been delved into more in-depth.
For example...say you were such a "guard" in 1844...
And say, in some way, you became aware that a prisoner was smuggled loaded weapons...
And then say, that your cowardice as a guard got the best of you -- and you didn't want to PERSONALLY confront four prisoners in the same room with two known loaded weapons among them...
...What then might such a guard do?
Well, if he knew that Smith had been causing severe angst among regional community members...he might simply let them do the "dirty work" (of confronting armed prisoners) for him...
How he may have communicated that to such vigilantes is wide open to conjecture...
That could have been everything from "Hey, I'm taking a supper break from the 'cell/home' from this time to that time"...
...to "Hey, these prisoners are armed & I need armed assistance confronting them"...
...to ______________ (fill in the blank)
I know. Maybe this weekend.
Ping to read later
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