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What the church never told you about Carthage. The Trwth sometimes Hurts.
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As for the gun, it's true that the Church doesn't publicize the fact that someone smuggled a gun and gave it to Joseph Smith Jr. To me, it makes sense, and the fact that he defended himself and his fellow inmates does not diminish his dignity.
Doesn't the new Joseph Smith movie also show him firing the gun through the door?
Sorry trwth, our troll quota is filled already. But feel free to grab some biscuits on your way out.
Opposed.
On the general question raised, though: the Church has become increasingly jealous of its good name in recent decades, and the nuanced telling of our history has suffered for it. Which is a darn shame: the best coverts are ones fed on whole milk.
* grr *
I wish that more blogs featured the "edit comment" feature.
I am not feeling the love. I wish I had.
Of course, you could have talked about something salacious (accounts of polyandry, for example, among early saints), and it would have been more interesting — but may have gotten people's hackles up as being "anti-mormon".
So it's a fine line.
Anyways, I think the name "What the Church didn't tell me" doesn't help us feel your love for the Church. Commenting about the Church can be done like John Dehlin does in MormonStories.com (good), or done in the way other more negatively critical sites do (bad).