Charity, how is LDS right and FLDS, Strangites, RLDS, wrong?

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_Polygamy Porter
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Charity, how is LDS right and FLDS, Strangites, RLDS, wrong?

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Please explain to us how the Brighamites are correct and the Strangites, FLDS, and RLDS(Coc) have it wrong?

They all share the same origins.

Stragites and RLDS formed after Smith's death, neither believed polygamy was from god.

Brighamites formed after Smith's death and was comprised of those who believed Smith and Young's statements concerning polygamy.

Later, LDS formed after Wilford Woodruff bowed to the demands of the US government.

This left the FLDS as the only lasting organization which follows all of the principles of the founders.

Each of the organizations have similar compelling witnesses and recorded miracles as LDS.

Prove to us that LDS is the only divine restored gospel.
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Polygamy Porter wrote:Please explain to us how the Brighamites are correct and the Strangites, FLDS, and RLDS(Coc) have it wrong?

They all share the same origins.

Stragites and RLDS formed after Smith's death, neither believed polygamy was from god.

Brighamites formed after Smith's death and was comprised of those who believed Smith and Young's statements concerning polygamy.

Later, LDS formed after Wilford Woodruff bowed to the demands of the US government.

This left the FLDS as the only lasting organization which follows all of the principles of the founders.

Each of the organizations have similar compelling witnesses and recorded miracles as LDS.

Prove to us that LDS is the only divine restored gospel.


I can't prove it to you. But God can. Just ask Him.
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I can't prove it to you. But God can. Just ask Him.



I just did. He didn't answer.

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You didn't do it right. Keep doing it until you get the right answer.
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You didn't do it right. Keep doing it until you get the right answer.


Actually, based on my past interactions with Charity, I think she would think that "keep doing it" (which I did for over a year) would constitute annoying nagging, and kevin should, instead, live his life as if he knows it's true, and one day the answer will come.
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dartagnan wrote:
I can't prove it to you. But God can. Just ask Him.



I just did. He didn't answer.

What's the problem now?
Shave your palms first.
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Re: Charity, how is LDS right and FLDS, Strangites, RLDS, wr

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charity wrote:
Polygamy Porter wrote:Please explain to us how the Brighamites are correct and the Strangites, FLDS, and RLDS(Coc) have it wrong?

They all share the same origins.

Stragites and RLDS formed after Smith's death, neither believed polygamy was from god.

Brighamites formed after Smith's death and was comprised of those who believed Smith and Young's statements concerning polygamy.

Later, LDS formed after Wilford Woodruff bowed to the demands of the US government.

This left the FLDS as the only lasting organization which follows all of the principles of the founders.

Each of the organizations have similar compelling witnesses and recorded miracles as LDS.

Prove to us that LDS is the only divine restored gospel.


I can't prove it to you. But God can. Just ask Him.
So then, how do you account for folks in these other sects who have the same feelings from god about their faith, the same witness that you received concerning your faith in LDS?

How do you decide that your witness is divine and theirs is not?
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So then, how do you account for folks in these other sects who have the same feelings from god about their faith, the same witness that you received concerning your faith in LDS?

How do you decide that your witness is divine and theirs is not?


This is very true. I listened to the testimony of a woman associated with some polygamous group in Utah, and it was striking how much it sounded just like an LDS testimony.

It was on that site where that fellow interviews various people associated with Mormonism somehow.. the name is escaping me. If I remember, I'll come back and link it.

I think it's on mormonstories, and her name is Anne.

Found it!

http://mormonstories.org/?p=203

She bears her testimony at the very end of her interview.
We hate to seem like we don’t trust every nut with a story, but there’s evidence we can point to, and dance while shouting taunting phrases.

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Re: Charity, how is LDS right and FLDS, Strangites, RLDS, wr

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Polygamy Porter wrote:
charity wrote:
Polygamy Porter wrote:Please explain to us how the Brighamites are correct and the Strangites, FLDS, and RLDS(Coc) have it wrong?

They all share the same origins.

Stragites and RLDS formed after Smith's death, neither believed polygamy was from god.

Brighamites formed after Smith's death and was comprised of those who believed Smith and Young's statements concerning polygamy.

Later, LDS formed after Wilford Woodruff bowed to the demands of the US government.

This left the FLDS as the only lasting organization which follows all of the principles of the founders.

Each of the organizations have similar compelling witnesses and recorded miracles as LDS.

Prove to us that LDS is the only divine restored gospel.


I can't prove it to you. But God can. Just ask Him.
So then, how do you account for folks in these other sects who have the same feelings from god about their faith, the same witness that you received concerning your faith in LDS?

Universalism is a beautiful thing, PP :P
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Re: Charity, how is LDS right and FLDS, Strangites, RLDS, wr

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Nephi wrote:
Polygamy Porter wrote:
charity wrote:
Polygamy Porter wrote:Please explain to us how the Brighamites are correct and the Strangites, FLDS, and RLDS(Coc) have it wrong?

They all share the same origins.

Stragites and RLDS formed after Smith's death, neither believed polygamy was from god.

Brighamites formed after Smith's death and was comprised of those who believed Smith and Young's statements concerning polygamy.

Later, LDS formed after Wilford Woodruff bowed to the demands of the US government.

This left the FLDS as the only lasting organization which follows all of the principles of the founders.

Each of the organizations have similar compelling witnesses and recorded miracles as LDS.

Prove to us that LDS is the only divine restored gospel.


I can't prove it to you. But God can. Just ask Him.
So then, how do you account for folks in these other sects who have the same feelings from god about their faith, the same witness that you received concerning your faith in LDS?

Universalism is a beautiful thing, PP :P
So is living your life according to your own dictates.
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