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BY has to be the biggest embarrassment to the LDS church. While he was a Prophet, the things he said and claimed are some of the most controversial and absofreakingly arrogant and stupid things anyone has ever said in the LDS church.
So mormons are caught in a quandry. On one hand, Brigham Young was a prophet and spoke directly with God (as the LDS believe) so if he said it, it must be true. On the other hand, what he said has been denied by other Prophets, and is a complete embarrassment to the LDS church. What to do?
Some things said by Young:
BY was never wrong:
"I am here to answer. I shall be on hand to answer when I am called upon, for all the counsel and for all the instruction that I have given to this people. If there is an Elder here, or any member of this Church, called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who can bring up the first idea, the first sentence that I have delivered to the people as counsel that is wrong, I really wish they would do it; but they cannot do it, for the simple reason that I have never given counsel that is wrong; this is the reason." (Journal of Discourses, v16 p161).
In fact when he preached, it was as good as scripture!
"I know just as well what to teach this people and just what to say to them and what to do in order to bring them into the celestial kingdom...I have never yet preached a sermon and sent it out to the children of men, that they may not call Scripture. Let me have the privilege of correcting a sermon, and it is as good Scripture as they deserve. The people have the oracles of God continually." (Journal of Discourses, v13 p95).
According to BY all current mormons are headed for hell:
"Now if any of you will deny the plurality of wives, and continue to do so, I promise that you will be damned," (Journal of Discourses, v3, p266). Also, "The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy," (Journal of Discourses, v11, p269).
To check any of these quotes, here is a link to the official LDS source. Scanned and text:
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/sea...lOfDiscourses3
So mormons are caught in a quandry. On one hand, Brigham Young was a prophet and spoke directly with God (as the LDS believe) so if he said it, it must be true. On the other hand, what he said has been denied by other Prophets, and is a complete embarrassment to the LDS church. What to do?
Some things said by Young:
BY was never wrong:
"I am here to answer. I shall be on hand to answer when I am called upon, for all the counsel and for all the instruction that I have given to this people. If there is an Elder here, or any member of this Church, called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who can bring up the first idea, the first sentence that I have delivered to the people as counsel that is wrong, I really wish they would do it; but they cannot do it, for the simple reason that I have never given counsel that is wrong; this is the reason." (Journal of Discourses, v16 p161).
In fact when he preached, it was as good as scripture!
"I know just as well what to teach this people and just what to say to them and what to do in order to bring them into the celestial kingdom...I have never yet preached a sermon and sent it out to the children of men, that they may not call Scripture. Let me have the privilege of correcting a sermon, and it is as good Scripture as they deserve. The people have the oracles of God continually." (Journal of Discourses, v13 p95).
According to BY all current mormons are headed for hell:
"Now if any of you will deny the plurality of wives, and continue to do so, I promise that you will be damned," (Journal of Discourses, v3, p266). Also, "The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy," (Journal of Discourses, v11, p269).
To check any of these quotes, here is a link to the official LDS source. Scanned and text:
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/sea...lOfDiscourses3
Mom always said that you were kinda "slow."
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