Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!uwvax!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: schriste@uceng.uc.edu (Steven V. Christensen) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Why Joseph Smith? Message-ID: Date: 13 Nov 89 16:53:47 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati, College of Engg. Lines: 25 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu barry1@ihlpa.att.com (Barry O Olson) writes: >Concerning Joseph Smith on his revelation to the indians. >Now, why would God in all His wisdom meed a white man to come along >for Him to reveal His revelation to the Indians. Are the indians that >tainted that God cannot show or lead one of their own to find some >buried plates, btw, buried by another indian at God's command, to >reveal their own history? As I understand it, the indians, who were descendants of a group of people who left Jerusalem 600BC, had fallen into wickedness and iniquity, and had lost the knowledge of the truth. So in a way, due to their (parents') deeds, they had lost the privelage of the true knowledge of God. >barry olson (maybe) not official Church doctrine, just my opinions. Steven -- Steven V. Christensen U.C. College of Eng. schriste@uceng.uc.edu