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Utah, USA Katılım Eylül 2013
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NEW: Footage shows the moment an individual walked on the Denver airport runway and stood in front of a Frontier Airlines jet.
Authorities say the person scaled a fence about two minutes before being struck on the runway.
The collision caused an engine fire, and the pilot was forced to stop the plane from taking off.
"Runway 17L is closed. I do have limbs on the runway. I believe the aircraft struck an individual," a first responder reportedly said.
ABC News reports that the person was "at least partially consumed" by the engine.
12 people on board were injured, and five were taken to the hospital.
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@ldsabuse @therealkimsmit1 The goal posts on doctrine and policy is the shadiest mental gymnastic word plays. It’s just telling themselves not the audience what they want to hear while feeling good about sharing the message. It’s so gross
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@therealkimsmit1 is the worst type of Mormon. Cold-hearted, stiff-necked, with no regard for the truth, and not only willing, but eager, to lie for the Lord.
There are really good people in the church. Kim is not one of them. Please be careful if you’re confronted with her propaganda kindergarten posters.


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@SenorVito9 The sad part is historical truths you likely see as - “anti Mormon and hostile attacks “
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*Deep breath* Here we go...
I have a sincere question, and I’m asking it respectfully and in good faith.
Critics of Joseph Smith frequently describe him as a “conman.” However, from the reading I’ve personally done — including both Church and non-Church historical sources — the historical record appears far more complex than that label often suggests.
Yes, I am fully aware of the historical criticisms people repeatedly raise: polygamy, the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor, the Kirtland banking situation, treasure seeking, legal disputes, and countless other accusations that circulate online every day.
None of those things have shaken my testimony even remotely.
I do not believe Joseph Smith was a conman. I do not believe he was intentionally deceptive. I believe he was called of God. I believe he was a prophet. I believe he restored the Gospel of Jesus Christ through divine authority and revelation.
And to be completely transparent, no amount of hostility, ridicule, internet criticism, podcasts, Reddit threads, or anti-LDS rhetoric is going to change that conviction.
More importantly, my faith in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour is absolute, resolute, and immovable. I believe Jesus Christ was born, died for our sins, and rose again in accordance with the scriptures. I believe He lives. I believe He is the Son of God and the Saviour of mankind.
Which is precisely why I do not understand the argument some people make that believing Joseph Smith was a prophet somehow conflicts with believing in Jesus Christ.
To me, those beliefs are not contradictory at all.
I believe Jesus Christ is my Saviour, and I believe Joseph Smith was a prophet called by Him. I genuinely believe Joseph Smith was telling the truth about what he experienced, and it is honestly bizarre to me how casually some people slander him without seriously engaging with the historical complexity surrounding his life.
Ironically, there was once a time when I openly mocked Latter-day Saints myself. As a Catholic at the time, I absolutely would have joined in ridiculing “Mormons.” In fact, one of the ways I originally discovered the ex-Mormon community online was specifically because I went looking for material critical of the Church.
And now here I am — a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with no desire whatsoever to go back.
So if God could reach someone like me and lead me to the restored Gospel, then yes, I absolutely believe He can reach others too.
Which is why I’m asking this question sincerely:
Where specifically does the “conman” narrative originate, and what evidence do critics believe most strongly supports the claim that Joseph Smith was knowingly deceptive?
Because after everything I have personally studied so far, I do not currently find that accusation sufficiently supported by the historical evidence.
I’m happy to have respectful historical discussion and good-faith conversation. But if the goal is simply mockery, hostility, or attempts to deconvert me, understand clearly: those arguments have already been seen, examined, and either easily dismissed, openly mocked by those who understand Church history far better than you do, or left to be judged in the hands of God.
My faith is not fragile. I believe these accusations are false, and no amount of repetition changes that.

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@doctorotto68 @CamWalsh27 Seriously. They couldn’t even get a live public api working creating an app using ai and don’t understand which what’s so shooting people not recognizing talent with ai vs straight one prompt shot ai slop
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@CamWalsh27 lol seems like you fucking suck. why attack someone who spent time making something? ooooooh it used ai tools??? who the F cares? get over it, luddite...
someone showing off work they've done shouldn't get attacked for simply making something... you anti-ai people are miserable.
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@B_Rjones89 Yeah! Do you also get more time from it and then end up spending the time you freed on more ai stuff? 😅
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@surskitmaxxing I think a different word for apologize correct the records. They want to take zero accountability for hard questions
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#mormondebate idea: should the LDS church apologize?
Could be for all sorts of things, really
President Oaks said himself that the church doesn’t apologize
I’d say it has reason to
#lds #ldsx #ldx
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In LDS scripture, Lehi/Nephi are from Jerusalem, but Lehi is described as a descendant of Manasseh, son of Josep….. not Judah. “Israelite living under the Law of Moses” is cleaner than “Jew.”
The rodef doctrine applies when someone is still pursuing/attempting murder or rape, and lethal force is justified only if the person cannot be stopped by lesser means
In 1 Nephi 4, Laban is found drunk and fallen to the earth. Nephi is “constrained by the Spirit,” and the text’s justification is divine command plus preservation of the records not ordinary self-defense law.
Sorry but NOPE
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@rccostner Taking plays from a Christian play book. That’s not our Joseph smith hahaha so sad so sad
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That’s a different Joseph Smith
𝕊𝕠𝕝𝕒 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕕 🎚️@sola_chad
Joseph Smith was a false prophet and an agent of Satan.
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Ugh, Kim. Your dishonesty is so gross.
So, so gross.

Kimberly Smith@therealkimsmit1
@ldsabuse She wasn’t pawned off on a 40 year old man. Helen Mar Kimball’s sealing was for the afterlife only .She married Horace Whitney at the age of 17 and raised a righteous posterity. She is the mother of Orson F Whitney. Helen Mar Kimball was the most ardent defender plural marriage .
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Let’s be real about this. Your average Mormon on X is not representative of your average Mormon.
Your average Mormon on X is like the most annoying Mormon in any given congregation… the one that sits alone at the Linger Longer because no one wants to listen to their insane takes.
Rajah Manchou of Vorito@surskitmaxxing
@ldsabuse My interactions on Twitter are making me start to think that Mormons are compulsive gaslighters when it comes to their religion--both to themselves and others
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