An Anchor To Our Souls

1. Nephi's powerful faith (1 Nephi 1-18) 2. Lehi's rich Tree of Life vision (1 Nephi 8) 3. Nephi's grand visions from the angel (1 Nephi 11-14 (see 19 also) 4. Lehi's fantastic sermon about Jesus' Infinite Atonement and God's plan for us (2 Nephi 2) 5. Nephi's stirring Psalm (2 Nephi 4) 6. Jacob's thrilling sermon about God's plan for us (2 Nephi 9) 7. Nephi's intelligent arguments about God's never-ending revelations (2 Nephi 29) 8. Nephi's majestic sermon about The Doctrine of Christ (2 Nephi 30-33) 9. Jacob's wonderful meditations about a holy life (Jacob 1-34) 10. Jacob's genius debate with Sherem (Jacob 7) 11. King Benjamin's epic sermon about God and Us (Mosiah 2-5) 12. Abinadi's courageous preaching (Mosiah 12-17) 13. Alma the Elder's blissful new fold of God (Mosiah 18) 14. Alma Jr's 50 great interrogatories (Alma 5) 15. Alma Jr's beautiful sermon about Jesus' infinite atonement (Alma ...

1. Fanny Alger a "plural wife" before sealing keys even restored 2. Hiding from Emma & Community -D&C 132 says consent needs to be given from 1st wife -Disturbing episode with Rollins sisters (as admitted in new book "Saints") -Emma 23rd wife sealed to Joseph -Secret letter to Sarah -Got people (many of whom were involved in polygamy) to sign an affidavit that there was no polygamy being practiced) 3. Coercion -Threat of destruction -Promise of exaltation -Using influence of a brother 4. Polyandry -D&C 132 says plural wives need to be virgins -3 of marriages while husbands sent on missions 5. Our 11th Article of Faith says we believe in following the law of the land -Polygamy was against the law 6. Teenage Brides -Why necessary a 14 year old when Joseph was 37? -Proposed to a 12 year-old -2 of them he had taken in as adopted daughters before he later married them 7. Nauvoo Expositor 8. Many issues with D&C 132 9. Prophets & ...

I believe there are inspired aspects of The Church of Jesus Christ, but I also see evidences of human error, which is harmony of The Church's view of prophets being subject to human imperfection while still being inspired of God. Here is my latest opinion about some of the imperfections, specifically relating to polygamy, and more specifically, to D&C 132: 1. Clear connection between The New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage (which is said to be required for exaltation) and plural marriage (vs 1-7, 28-37) 2. Audacious that God claim that Joseph has the power, and the only one - to seal (vs 7) 3. Bold to have God say Joseph was the literal seed of Abraham (vs 30) 4. Comparing the parable of "thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make you a RULER (domineering language) over many things" to plural marriage is abhorrent (vs 44, 53) 5. God giving Joseph power to remit sins (only Jesus can) is blasphemous (vs 46) 6. Questionable that God, in this ...