"I will now say, not only to our delegate to Congress, but to the Elders who leave the body of the Church, that he thought that all the cats and kittens were let out of the bag when brother Pratt went back last fall, and published the Revelation concerning the plurality of wives: it was thought there was no other cat to let out. But allow me to tell you, Elders of Israel, and delegates to Congress, you may expect an eternity of cats, that have not yet escaped from the bag. Bless your souls, there is no end to them, for if there is not one thing, there will always be another."
- Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, 1:188 (June 19, 1853)
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More weirdness at http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Brigham_Young
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Joseph Smith's First Vision at Age 14
Joseph Smith had his first vision at age 14. Allegedly, celestial persons appeared to him: "My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right — and which I should join. I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong, and the personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in His sight: that those professors were all corrupt . . ." (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 5-6)
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In the following video clip, Mormon founder Joseph Smith's predatory sex life is detailed by Mormon historian Sandra Tanner.
Ms. Tanner is great, great granddaughter of Brigham Young.
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The following sources clarify Mr. Romney's reluctance to discuss The Church of Latter Day Saints.
1.) A girl who resisted Joseph Smith's sexual advances was subsequently defamed by Smith as a prostitute: http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,203538
2.) Wikipedia account of Joseph Smith's first wife Emma: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Smith
3.) The individual stories of Joseph Smith's 34 wives: http://blog.mrm.org/2008/06/the-stories-of-the-wives-of-joseph-smith/
4.) Joseph Smith: Trading Salvation For Sex: http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon432.htm
5.) Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess: http://www.amazon.com/Sidney-Rigdon-Portrait-Religious-Excess/dp/1560850302
1.) A girl who resisted Joseph Smith's sexual advances was subsequently defamed by Smith as a prostitute: http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,203538
2.) Wikipedia account of Joseph Smith's first wife Emma: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Smith
3.) The individual stories of Joseph Smith's 34 wives: http://blog.mrm.org/2008/06/the-stories-of-the-wives-of-joseph-smith/
4.) Joseph Smith: Trading Salvation For Sex: http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon432.htm
5.) Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess: http://www.amazon.com/Sidney-Rigdon-Portrait-Religious-Excess/dp/1560850302
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Joseph Smith said there are many gods.
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Joseph Smith said the Trinity is comprised of three separate gods.
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Joseph Smith said God was once a man.
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Joseph Smith made several false prophecies. Here's one.
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"If you tell them that God made the world out of something, they will call you a fool. But I am learned, and know more than all the world put together" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.350-352)
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“If I had forty wives in the United States, they did not know it, and could not substantiate it, neither did I ask any lawyer, judge, or magistrate for them. I live above the law, and so do this people.”
- Prophet Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, v. 1, p. 361
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"In your hands or that of any other person, so much power would, no doubt, be dangerous. I am the only man in the world whom it would be safe to trust with it. Remember, I am a prophet!"
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"Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none."
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"...if any man preach any other Gospel than that which I have preached, he shall be cursed"
- Joseph Smith, Jr., The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 366, also in History of the Church, v. 6, p.365
- Joseph Smith, Jr., The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 366, also in History of the Church, v. 6, p.365
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Mormon Temple Oath until the 1930's
You and each of you do solemnly promise and vow that you will pray and never cease to importune high heaven to avenge the blood of the prophets (Joseph and Hyrum Smith) on this nation, and that you will teach this to your children and your children's children unto the third and fourth generation.
See "Oath of Vengeance"
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The Mormon’s – A PBS Frontline Documentary:
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Learn more about the Mormon God's "home planet" of "Kolob" at http://en.wikipedia.org/
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Video Series Comparing Jesus Christ and Christianity with Joseph Smith and Mormonism
A Baptist point of view. If time is short, see the "Conclusion":
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Joseph Smith's Wikiquote Collection