OK, so she wasn't "destroyed", but, IMOHBAO, that was the threat Smith made against her under the guise of a "revelation" from God. Here's what triggered this post:
First of all, I obviously do not believe God would command me to become a serial adulterer, only to later rescind that command.
Secondly, I was less disposed to calling Smith an outright fraud than some of my Tweb friends, until I discovered the threat Smith made to his faithful wife, Emma. I can't think of many things more blatantly abusive of God's power than to use a bogus "revelation" to try to force somebody who loves you into letting you do something that is obviously against the Scripture.
To me, this was the "final straw", that Smith would threaten his wife with DESTRUCTION if she didn't put up with his serial sexual trysts.
Now, according to FairMormon.org, the command that Emma "cleave to" her husband had nothing to do with his adultery (plural marriages), but was just instructing her to "cleave to him".
Note that if she does NOT obey, Smith conveniently gets an added bonus.
Originally posted by seven7up
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Secondly, I was less disposed to calling Smith an outright fraud than some of my Tweb friends, until I discovered the threat Smith made to his faithful wife, Emma. I can't think of many things more blatantly abusive of God's power than to use a bogus "revelation" to try to force somebody who loves you into letting you do something that is obviously against the Scripture.
To me, this was the "final straw", that Smith would threaten his wife with DESTRUCTION if she didn't put up with his serial sexual trysts.
Now, according to FairMormon.org, the command that Emma "cleave to" her husband had nothing to do with his adultery (plural marriages), but was just instructing her to "cleave to him".
Note that if she does NOT obey, Smith conveniently gets an added bonus.
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