Comments on: Emma’s Faith https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/06/24/emmas-faith/ Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues. Sun, 25 Dec 2005 06:43:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Smiles https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/06/24/emmas-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=170#comment-797 she definately would have been a candidate for sainthood in my books. I am in the middle of re-reading the Work and the Glory again so am very familiar with what she had to endure. I know I couldn’t.

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By: Mary https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/06/24/emmas-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=170#comment-798 Probably both.

Hey, you don’t give me enough credit! I don’t think I would have called it off. Emma was as much entitled to the Spirit and so she probably recieved a confirmation. I would have too, I amsure. I certainly have a lot of faith in everything you do now, except I don’t see why getting an ipod is so urgent :)

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By: Kim Siever https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/06/24/emmas-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=170#comment-799 But you are viewing it through your current perspective. Your love for and trust in me is much different now than when we were dating.

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By: Mary https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/06/24/emmas-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=170#comment-800 so? I was marrying you. I knew that from before we even STARTED dating. So if you had said you had a vision, I would have prayed about it and recieved a confirmation. I am sure Emma did.

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By: Kim Siever https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/06/24/emmas-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=170#comment-801 Would you really have? For over two decades you were raised on—and eventually came to accept—the belief that the president of the Church spoke for God.

If I had mentioned to you during our dating period that I had seen God and Jesus and they told me to start a new church, you would pray about it?

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By: Mary https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/06/24/emmas-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=170#comment-802 Well, ok, let’s look at this realistically. Emma’s situation was different, if this was during THEIR time than I would be more likely. BUt as we KNOW, the Gospel has BEEN restored.

I love Emma Smith. She is one amazing woman!

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By: Kim Siever https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/06/24/emmas-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=170#comment-803 But is it that different?

Many Christians of the time believed that revelation was abandoned and a restoration was not necessary. Otherwise, so many people would not have persecuted Joseph Smith.

Emma had to go against many long held religious beliefs to follow her husband.

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By: Mary https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/06/24/emmas-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=170#comment-804 It is different. Today we KNOW the gospel has been restored. Emma didn’t know this before she met Joseph.

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