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Malachi in The Book of Mormon

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Since I published my article called What Does Malachi Really Say About Tithing , it has come to my attention that some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have been conflicted or dismissive of this information because the The Book of Mormon quotes parts of Malachi, causing a difference in interpretation. If you haven't read that first article, please do so then come back to this one, as it is crucial for understanding the ideas presented here. Here I will analyze the context of the book of Malachi in tandem with the quoted chapters of MaIachi in the Book of Mormon found in 3 Nephi chapters 24 and 25. In the chapters leading up to these passages, the signs of Jesus' death have been seen across the land resulting in widespread destruction, then Jesus descends onto the temple ruins and speaks to the people (3 Nephi 11). After delivering similar messages to the Sermon on the Mount and other New Testament teachings, in 3 Nephi chapter 23 Jesus asks the people ...
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Masonry and the Nauvoo Relief Society: Taking Down John Bennett

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In 1840 John C Bennett moved to Nauvoo and joined the LDS church. In February of 1841 he was elected Mayor and in November became Joseph Smith's first counselor in the presidency of the church. However in March of that same year Joseph received a letter warning him of the deceitful character of John Bennett, informing them that Bennett was in fact married and had abused and cheated on his wife who recently left him but they were not legally divorced. As Bennett started to cause commotion in Nauvoo, lying to women about a secret wife system to sleep with them, this letter was held in reserve and would ultimately be used to expose him. It is important to note that this letter was from George Miller, a Master Mason in Nauvoo who had known Bennett from his previous town. The Smith family was already well acquainted with Freemasonry as Hyrum had joined the lodge in the 1820s, their father Joseph Smith Sr was possibly a Mason as well . In December 1841 the Grand Master of the Grand Lodg...
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