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(quest to bite everyone on april fools day)
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Hey, I’m just reaching out to people on Tumblr. You’ve probably heard of Jesus and God, but have you ever reached out to Jesus for problems in your life? Big or small. Not to make you uncomfortable, but did you know sin (in your life and other people’s lives) can really hurt you, it make feel like there is a void that is never satisfied. That void could be called a “God sized hole.” Sin sucks and not just in a societal cookie cutter way, but in a way that it feels like there is a decay within a person. That can be a lot to take in, but I hope it is good food for thought. I hope you’re having an awesome day!! 💕
Thanks! Have a nice day!
Wanna learn some facts that will either shatter your faith or push you further into the denial rabbit hole?
Joseph Smith, during one of his revivals, attempted to perform miracles in much the same fashion as Jesus. This included 2 attempts to heal disabled limbs (both failed), and then attempted to raise a little girl from the dead. It is notable to mention that the little girl's parents were prevented from getting her medical treatment by elders, who claimed she would surely be resurrected. Smith asked the girl to rise; she did not. He tried again with the same results. He then blamed the lack of faith of the audience for the failure.
Not only that, but Smith made several prophecies which he said were visions from the Lord. None of these prophecies have come true:
In 1835 he claimed that the coming of the Lord would be within 56 years, which were passed by 1891.
He claimed in April 1838 that the Lord had granted him a vision of his servant David W. Patten leading a mission the following spring. Patten died in October 1838.
In 1843 he prophesied that if the United States did not redress the wrongs committed against the Saints in Missouri that the country would be overthrown "in a few years." These wrongs were never addressed, and the government stands over 150 years later.
Similarly, he prophesied in the name of Jesus Christ that if Congress did not hear a petition of theirs and grant them protection that Congress would be broken up as a government. Again, Congress still stands.
In the city of Salem, Massachusetts, while many of the leaders of the Church were in debt from their labors, Smith relayed from God in a revelation that there would be treasure found within the city, that there would be many people in the city that would join them, and that the Church would hold power over the city in due time. No treasure was ever found, and Salem has not fallen into the Church's hands
He once claimed that by the authority of Jesus Christ, the United States would be besieged by pestilence, hail, famine, and earthquake that would sweep away the wicked of their generation. This, of course, has not happened.
Lastly, he claimed that a temple would be built upon the temple lot in Zion, Missouri within the generation, and that New Jerusalem would be built there. The Church was forced to flee Missouri due to persecution, and a temple was never built there.
I have sources if you ask for them, I can't send links with anon asks but if you show interest I will forgo anonymity
I’m skeptical, but please send me those sources! Here’s the deal: you say it’s denial, but I say it’s faith. Yes, it’s all confirmation bias, but again, that’s faith. As someone who believes in God, that’s how He gives us the choice. Moreover, that’s how He tests our faith. But I understand that you don’t believe in any of that and I sound like a poor, naive idiot holding onto nonsensical beliefs.
Don’t worry! I’m not mad at you, so you can come out of anonymity without me…like…cancelling you or smth, lol. But I do want to respond to some of the statements to see what you have to say about it. I have defenses for some of them, but I want to test those defenses to see if they hold. To be honest, it probably won’t change my beliefs—but it’ll make me think critically about them, which is important.
So, warning, this is going to be long. But before we get to that, why do you care about someone else’s beliefs anyway?
