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Show Salt Lake MARCH 1985 is and but salvation, in gone not to According ''on go eternal to doctrine this he did is in stand polygamy ment, but it. doctrine those but reward," today of in his reasoning, Brigham who of danger and accept losing their It is understand to easy Mormon the the way The Adam-God until the of when we swept was became evidence growth handles Church doctrine to the movement fundamentalist mon Mor look its at problems. under the that strong so the rug Apostle now ••• " ••• 578) page seriously studies the teachings presidents of the Church and tries to follow McConkie's logic is' faced with some very serious problems. Some of the doctrines taught these by early prophets are supposed to be true, and a faithful Mormon is required to practice them. Other doctrines are true but they cannot be prac A of who Mormon the ticed first two the at present Smith's practices Joseph will my if be this is confesses "err in error, not confusing are a who person and that making an the if the from enough, sometimes that fact, teaching concerning polyga excommunicated doctrine" "we In time. Church. Apostle Mormon we As into that will damn worked hand in hand put his he Orrin the of Brigham Young, believing Mormons turn into fundamentalists. After all, if the teaching of baptism became unpopular with the world, we would not expect Christians to give it up just so teachings can understand Joseph why Smith many or the other of early they 18505, the in with Brigham Young practice. blood atonement doctrine into Porter Bill Rockwell, of number a lived had men on bloodshed and have as these other D. Lee great deal John Hickman, caused men a flow in early Utah (see Mormonism Reality? pages 444-450, 493-515). These murderers were protected by the Mormon Church for many years. Brigham Young once boasted: "We have the meanest devils on the earth in our midst, of blood Shadow to or to keep them, for we have use (Journal of DIscourses, Vol. 6, p. 176) intend we them;._" Ervil and LeBaron At which with reminders brutal .the rate, any the of senseless and murders 1972 since committed been have Lafferty brothers would have Brigham Young and his the right at home "destroying angels." been in of serve as the danger trusting teachings early Mormon leaders. If we rely on Joseph Smith and Brigham Young we are liable to end in blood atonement, plural marriage up believing of the and be Adam-God the which If, the on he will doctrine. for recognized fruit" what Jesus other These they attributed hand, we doctrines to put "false our should the are-i.e., "evil prophets." in Jesus, trust produce his "good fruit" within us: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, "Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." _ Tanners' The following received Many Latter-day Saints who have studied the early history of their Church have ended up in the Iundarnentallst camp because they cannot see why a "prophet" would restore doctrines which cannot be practiced today. They feel that since Joseph Smith claimed God commanded the practice of polygamy, it must be practiced even though it is against the law. Although we do not believe, we Laffertys, could prophets them us." in the violence the McConkie follow election no If for McConkie While it. theory of blood atone desire to actually practice Utah. and face Brigham have and Doctrine. Adam-God hand, con that in they fundamentalists the believe LeBaron the of teachings Mormon the and bring fundamentalists real restored Young taught false doctrine with regard to Adam being "our FATHER and our GOD, and the only God with whom WE have to do," he still clings to plural marriage and blood atonement as true doctrines. Although he maintains two doctrines should not be practiced that these at the present time, he does claim that "plural marriage will commence again after the Second (Mormon Doctrine, Coming of the Son of Man had McConkie cedes them Ervil and souls! Most founders of we the believe Many doctrines, with Mormonism. of Adam-God the us face to Mormon the case, any face choose to believe McConkie's Apostle teach could Young repeat, prophet and What In truth I 11 they could get along with the world. we If portions of plan the And great a reward. us. the election that will damn us." making an are false taught was for any of the teach and in occasions. eternal to on pattern a he instance, his that has other on Adam also of position Brigham Young fields these in the to as City Messenger _.1 have ._are of from a the Mormon in friend a that anti-Mormon •• charge that are you letter Mr. and involved _Would money the appeared Minnesota: "Dear involved address Riches in which Mrs. claims we Tanner: that you because publishing you folks like only 'in for the it to money.'" The letter. is written lawsuit that following In the brought against us, demanded we returns that and Gordon A. 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