Tag Archives: Amasa Lyman
Early LDS apostle who was excommunicated for teaching doctrine contrary to church leaders.
Green Flake, The Man and Slave Labor The Church Accepted as Tithing
Today, the LDS Church no longer condones slavery, and leaders assert that the church has always been against slavery and racism, but there is a hidden history of racism and even slavery in the church. There are even instances where slaves were given as tithing to the church—the church used slave labor in temple construction. Green Flake …
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Evolution of the Word of Wisdom – The Origin Story
The Correlated Word of Wisdom Origin Story The story of how the word of wisdom came to be is commonly told by the church and fairly simple (see this video), Emma was tired of cleaning up the tobacco after the School of the Prophets met together in her house. Apparently, the chew and spittle would …
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