It's always been about the money
Just off the top of my head:
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Joseph Smith charging roughly 200 a copycopy in today's dollars for the bom.
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Charging people to use the special rock to find treasure in their yards.
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Taking people's money in the kirtland bank fiasco.
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Joseph Smith selling real estate in nauvoo to property he didn't have deeds to.
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Trying to sell bom copyright in Canada.
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Trying to find "treasure" in Salem.
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B. Young and others charging for marriages, patriarchal blessings etc.
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Under supplying converts on their trek to Utah and then charging them exhorbitantly for supplies at fort Bridger and when they arrived at salt lake.
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Extorting huge amounts of back tithing from parents in order to see their kids married.
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Heavy pressure to donate your estate to the church upon your death.
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Extravagant malls and other investments.
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For years, in addition to tithing, charging building funds, fast offerings, special temple building funds, bake sales, scouting drives etc. Etc.
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The "shakedown" that occurs with the bishop in front of your wife and children at tithing settlement.
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Using members as janitors while they hoard their billions.
These are things of course that Jesus would do if he was running his church.
Posted Aug 12, 2015, 3:20 PM UTC