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@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon You = spectrum but not in a good way. You're absolutely stupid. My example was to show how anyone can make God's work look evil. Idiot. So Joseph of Egypt's divining cup was satanic? Embarrassing. How about you actually read the scriptures you claim to believe in

@lifewinder @antiantimormon You really are this fucking stupid. No prophet ever used a Satanic tool for God’s work. Unlike Joseph Smith, who absolutely used something Satanic. Amazing how Mormons turn into atheists st the slightest nudge. But Mormons aren’t Christians so what else would be expected?

If Joseph Smith was deceiving people, how do you explain the testimony of Oliver Cowdery? If anyone was in position to expose Joseph Smith, it was Oliver. Oliver was a young man trying to make his way in the world as a schoolteacher. When he heard about Joseph Smith and the gold plates, he felt impressed to assist in the work. He went to Harmony, Pennsylvania, and became the primary scribe of the Book of Mormon. He wrote: “These were days never to be forgotten… I continued to write from his mouth, as he translated… the record called the Book of Mormon.” He testified he saw angels. He was there when John the Baptist conferred the Aaronic Priesthood. He testified of receiving the Melchizedek Priesthood from heavenly messengers. He was one of the Three Witnesses, called to testify the authenticity of the Book of Mormon to all the world. He sacrificed. He served. He faced persecution. He spent long periods away from his wife to do the work. Then everything fell apart. Oliver clashed with Joseph and Church leadership. He wrote strongly worded letters, saying the Church was overreaching and trying to control his personal affairs. He pushed back hard, refused to submit, and experienced major frustration and resentment. In April 1838, formal charges were brought against him: – For persecuting the brethren with vexatious lawsuits – For seeking to destroy Joseph Smith’s character – For treating the Church with contempt and not attending meetings – For declaring he would not be governed by Church authority or revelation in temporal matters – For selling land in Jackson County contrary to church policy – For writing an insulting letter to Thomas B. Marsh – For leaving his calling for “filthy lucre” and practicing law – For being connected with the “bogus” business – For dishonestly retaining notes after they were paid Oliver disputed these charges, rejected the authority of the council to judge him and walked away. If The Restoration was a fraud, this was the moment to expose it. Oliver Cowdery had written the translation. He claimed to have seen the angel. He knew everything. Instead, he never denied his testimony. Even outside the Church, it cost him. He admitted his association with Joseph Smith limited his opportunities, saying without it, “I believe I could rise to the heights of my ambition.” He still built a life. He became a successful lawyer. He was respected and established. If it wasn’t true, there was no reason to ever come back. But He Did. On October 21, 1848, standing before 2,000 Saints, he testified: “I wrote with my own pen the entire Book of Mormon (save a few pages) as it fell from the lips of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and he translated it by the power and gift of God, by means of the Urim and Thummim, or as it is called by that book, “Holy Interpreter.” I beheld with my eyes and handled with my hands, the gold plates from which it was translated. I also saw with my eyes and handled with my hands, the “Holy Interpreters.” That book is true, Sidney Rigdon did not write it; Mr. Spaulding did not write it; I wrote it myself as it fell from the lips of the Prophet. It contains the everlasting Gospel, to preach to every nation, kindred, tongue and people. It contains principles of Salvation, and if you my hearers, will walk by its light, and obey its precepts, you will be saved with an everlasting salvation in the Kingdom of God. I was present with Joseph when an Holy Angel from Heaven came down and conferred upon us, or restored the Aaronic Priesthood, and said to us, at the same time, that it should remain on earth while the earth stands. I was also present with Joseph when the Higher or Melchizedek Priesthood was conferred by the Holy Angels from on high. This priesthood was then conferred on each other by the will and commandment of God. This priesthood, as was then declared, was also to remain upon the earth until the last remnant of time.” He came back without asking for position. Just to be received, because he knew the work was true. He knew the Book of Mormon was translated by the Gift and Power of God. Less than a year later, he died at the age of 43. Those present said he died “the happiest man” they had ever seen, confident he was going to his Savior.

@PetGorilla Cool. A little less bitchy? Looks like Jesus in your photo ain't too happy with your posts.

I was called today to serve in the Men's Ministry of my church. This will change my content and frequency. I think you all agree that serving the local body is more important than arguing on social media. I pray that God uses me in a way to not just serve but learn more!

@rhancoug17 1984 all over again....anyone gonna fumble?

Come on… Who wants an uncommonly mature, level-headed, laser focused 19 year old leader that takes command of every game he plays in.

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon Now answer my last question genius

Holy attempt to change the subject, Batman! Why are you good with Smith’s satanic practices? What’s the fruit of that tree going to taste like? Let me dummy this down because you’re not that smart: 1.) Smith used a magic rock to find treasure. That’s bad because magic is forbidden to Christians. 2.) Because Satan works through magic. 3.) Smith used the same magic rocks to dictate the Book of Mormon. 4.) Smith used a tool of Satan to dictate the Book of Mormon. 5.) Smith 6.) used 7.) a 8.) tool 9.) of 10.) Satan.

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon Yeah and you believe God talked through a donkey, right? Get a better argument. So tell me, why would your Jesus create Chinese in remote, communist villages only to burn them in hell forever because they never heard the good word?

@lifewinder @antiantimormon Smith looked at his magic rock in a hat. He didn't 'translate' jack shit. The same rock he used for sorcery. Which means the Book of Mormon didn't come from God. Deal with it.

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon Dude if you think JS looking into a hat is the smoking gun, you're the one with brain rot. Come up with something better. You're making rules for the interpreters that only you and other borderline personalities are fixated on. If it's from God, he makes the rules on how to do it

@lifewinder @antiantimormon Because if you've invested a lot of money in this schtick, I can see why the cognitive dissonance keeps you from rousing double digit brain cells for some critical thinking.

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon Genuinely curious. You an exmo, evangi, "spiritual" or an athiest?

@lifewinder @antiantimormon Smith's family was in on the scheme. His mommy sold tickets to see the mummies Smith bought.

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon I see. You're taking the L

@lifewinder @antiantimormon How much money have you given a corporation so you can go sit in a garish hotel lobby before you go to super heaven?

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon @grok OC said he used the U and T. Others said a stone. What's your point? Did the instructions say he needed to put them over a character to translate? Easy question to answer

@lifewinder @antiantimormon @grok He never put the 'interpreters' over any characters. He looked at his magic rock in his hat. The same magic rock he used for sorcery and finding buried Spanish treasure.

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon PLEASE go gold leaf some of that and show your siblings. Let me know how it goes

@lifewinder @antiantimormon The Book of Mormon is hardly 270k 'coherent words'. It's had over 10,000 edits. Tin shingles were all over the Palmyra area. Gold leaf was cheap. And dictating 4k words a day is easy. Authors do it all the time.

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon @grok As JS said, by the "gift and power of God." He didn't know how to read Egyptian. So I'm guessing you read the instructions by God on how to use the interpreters? Instruction #1- Be sure to put the interpreters over the characters to translate.

@lifewinder @antiantimormon @grok Yeah, how else was he going to 'translate' it? Do you know what 'translate' means?

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon @grok Are you saying JS needed to know Egyptian?

@lifewinder @antiantimormon @grok How much of the current Book of Mormon was translated directly from 'golden plates' vs. a magic rock in a hat?

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon On the spectrum? Get meds. OC said JS translated the plates. What do you think that means? You never explained how he stuffed his face into a dark hat and poured out +270k coherent words. Love to see you do it. And get me a photo of your tin-shingle, gold plates haha

@lifewinder @antiantimormon Where did OC say Smith read from the plates?

@DavoustBaldPate @antiantimormon I've read everything: Brody, Quinn, Vogel, Decker, Tanner, CES letter (which is just copy paste), etc. Def read more than you. No 1st hand accounts of OC saying that. Still, doesn't help your case. Explain how JS wrote the BOM looking into a dark hat. Pains you to your bones

@lifewinder @antiantimormon According to Cowdrey, who transcribed almost all of Smith’s dictation, Smith never read from the plates. The plates weren’t even in the room. Smith was reading off a magic rock in a hat. Are you ignorant or a liar?

@Hail_Winter Wait. What? Do actually read the bible? Or just a hater

@lifewinder When?

Would Mormons say it's okay for their current prophet to marry a 14 year old? How about any 37 year old man marrying a 14 year old girl? So why is it okay for Joseph smith to marry two 14 year old girls? Because it's not okay. That's a child.

@jared_shult Stop being a beta or drop the hat. No pussy like you settled the west

The fact that Mormons believe Jesus came to America is still mind boggling to me

@collinsworth55 Low-risk, job security. You don't get fired no matter what happens if you pick AJ

Listen Acuff has been big time but you aren’t drafting him over a 6’9 wing that has a 7’2 wingspan and a 40 inch vert who averaged almost 26ppg as a freshmen! Acuff is legit but you aren’t passing on AJ Dybantsa

@JustintheN3rd I love it. I challenge everyone who brings it up. Go do it! Get a hat that lets no light in and dictate a new book day after day to a witness, 270,000+ words, with coherent stories that connect back to each other. Which is harder to believe? He did it or God did it?

Exmo's and Anti's dropping the 'Joseph Smith buried his face in a hat with a rock to translate the Book of Mormon' like it's the kill shot 😂😂😂 Nah fam, we Mormons LOVE this fact! God spoke through a burning bush, healed with spit & mud, parted seas with a stick... so why NOT a farmboy with a seer stone in the dark getting pure revelation? It's a peak divine flex—He uses humble tools for massive miracles! Haters just be mad 'cause it's 'weird'? Good, because God's not boring!