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I got these tablets,

transcribed them into

what we have today...

the Book of Mormon.

Do you guys subscribe

to any religion?

No. No.

Well...

- Actually, we kinda need to go.

- Alright.

I didn't think it was gonna take

this long.

Thanks anyway.

All right. All right.

Nice meeting you.

Not bad.

No, you could have

offered them...

- The Book?

- Bible passage.

But, I don't know if they

would have taken it.

- Yes.

- You are? Okay, so, good.

Can-can you tell us a

little bit about what you know?

Can-can you tell us a

little bit about what you know?

Well, I know that

it's not anything

I'm interested in.

Okay.

I'm Christian, very

strong Christian.

I don't know.

Okay. Well, do you know

who Joseph Smith is?

No.

Actually, you know,

I was getting ready

to go to this concert.

Oh, okay.

Hi, how'd it go?

It was good.

We did some tracting.

Any Baptisms? Conversions?

Not yet.

Well, uh, maybe you're not cut

out for this Elder Smith.

I'm just kidding.

Uh, sisters, there's a gentleman

I'd like you all to meet.

Sister Tulsa, Sister Bran,

Sister Olsen.

Hi.

This is Elder Smith.

Nice to meet you Sisters.

It's nice meeting you, too.

And you all know Elder Merrill,

of course.

How are you Sisters?

How are you doing?

Very well, thanks.

Sister Tulsa was just about to

show a visitor around the ward.

Sister Tulsa was just about to

show a visitor around the ward.

Would you like a tour perhaps?

- Oh, sure.

- Oh, great.

Well, come this way.

That's great.

Watch the steps.

At least, we're getting...

we'll be here later.

Um, six, six?

Yeah.

Are you boys selling something?

- No, sir.

- No.

What do you want then?

Are you, uh, Jehovah's

Witnesses or something?

Oh, no, we're from

the Church of.

Jesus Christ of

Latter-Day Saints.

Oh. Thank you boys

for coming by

but I'm not a very

religious man.

Oh, well, maybe I could just,

Oh, well, maybe I could just,

maybe a Book of Mormon?

And highlight some scriptures

for you to read and,

uh, I'll leave you my number

and you... and you guys and

you can get a hold of

us anytime you have any

questions or concerns.

That-that'd be

all right, I guess.

Thank you boys for coming by,

have-have a nice day.

Yeah. Here you go. You too.

Thanks.

Dear Mom, Dad, and Mary Anne,

mission life has

been going well.

Mission life has

been going well.

And I think I'm getting

into the swing of things.

The life of a missionary

is very routined.

We rise early.

After we pray, Elder Merrill

and I will go on a run.

After we had breakfast

and washed up,

we do our scriptures study.

We are usually out

the door by 8 AM.

Missionaries will talk about

their gospel anywhere, anytime.

We spent most of our

day giving lessons,

tracting for those

interested in the

tracting for those

interested in the

truthfulness of

the Book of Mormon,

upholding appointments

with investigators,

and planning for

upcoming meetings.

Once a week we have

"P-day" or "Personal Day."

We send letters to

our family and do

extra-curricular activities.

Despite being called every name

in the book on a daily basis,

things overall are going well

and have been smooth thus far.

I miss you all

and love you all.

I miss you all

and love you all.

RJ.

You must be Elder Merrill.

Yes, sir.

I'm Jim.

Nice to meet you.

And you are?

Elder Smith.

Yeah. Come on in.

Thank you.

So, Joseph Smith retired

to the forest on a beautiful

clear spring day in year 1823.

Clear spring day in year 1823.

He knelt down and he began

to offer the desires of his

heart to God when all of a

sudden he was seized upon by

a power that

completely overcame him.

It was so strong he-

he couldn't speak...

and exerting all of his

energy to call upon God to

deliver him from the grasp

of the enemy that had taken

a hold of him.

At the moment that he was

ready to sink into despair...

At the moment that he was

ready to sink into despair...

to completely give

himself into annihilation,

not to some imaginary ruin

but to the power of some

actual being from an unseen

world with miraculous powers

that he had never felt at

that moment of greatest alarm.

He saw a pillar of light

directly above his head

and brighter than

the sun until it

descended gradually onto him.

Descended gradually onto him.

Then, two personages

appeared unto him.

One pointed to

the other and said,

"This is my beloved

son. Hear Him."

This was the first vision.

We know the Book

of Mormon is true.

We know the Book

of Mormon is true.

Elder Smith and I can tell

you in detail how it has

changed our lives and

the lives of our families.

It's brought us closer

together and I know it will

do the same for

you and your family.

Maybe I can be more specific.

Sure.

Where does Jesus, tell us

that we need to be married

in a temple for eternity to get

to the highest level of glory?

In a temple for eternity to get

to the highest level of glory?

Uh, that's in the

Doctrine of Covenants.

Can I look at your

scriptures for a minute?

Yeah.

See it's uh...

Thank you.

Okay, this is it.

Isn't this a

revelation on polygamy?

Uh, no.

It's, uh, it's on

eternal marriage.

It states that under certain

circumstances

it allows plural marriages.

Okay.

So, under what circumstances

does God allow it under?

So, under what circumstances

does God allow it under?

Joseph Smith was

practicing polygamy

long before this revelation.

Well, polygamy here was only

accepted for the purpose of

spreading seed as

it states in Jacob.

Okay.

So, how many children did

Joseph Smith have outside of

his marriage to Emma?

I don't see how

that's important.

To see if he was

practicing polygamy to

spread his seed...

Do you know what

they called him?

Do you know what

they called him?

I've heard a few of

the names, yes.

They called him the

Glass Looker.

Glass Lookers weren't uncommon

in New York around 1820.

They were con men.

Shisters.

They claimed they could find

treasure buried by Native Americans.

They would look into stone or

glass and peer into a hat and...

find the imaginary treasure.

We've all heard that.

Well have you heard this?

One of his wives was

thirteen years old.

One of his wives was

thirteen years old.

So not only was he a polygamist,

he was a pedophile.

Well.

It's clear that we have been...

brought here under

false pretenses.

It's also clear that you have

done some preparation

for our meeting tonight.

And are far more knowledgeable in our

scriptures than you have led us to believe.

And are far more knowledgeable in our

scriptures than you have led us to believe.

I'm sorry, but, I don't...

I don't think we can

go any further.

Wait a minute, I'm

not trying to...

Let's go Elder.

You know, nothing that I've said

is untrue. Elders...

Elder Merrill...

- Elder Merrill.

- Yes?!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Are you sure?

Are you sure?

I'll be okay, I just...

I just can't believe

some of the things

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