Continued

The errors I witnessed were many and often and widespread, but the success was great because of the Church body, not because of the elders or bishops or whoever thought themselves worthy. It was because the congregation heeded the Scriptural Truths they found in their own personal studies and lives. And they were strengthened by the simple unity and common bond they experienced in the Church. And that is one reason the LDS Church Order is to be praised but can be improved with increased understanding of the Scriptures and Author, it will slow down the Church's whirlwind business drive, but their zeal will be strengthened and renewed by increased understanding of the Spirit, which they have assumed to know by their own spirits, which has cause them to be somewhat deceived or blinded by pride.

The men on stage, bishopric, presiding priests and elders, etc. were lifted up in the pride of their hearts. They loved being in charge, they loved being up on stage in front of the congregation. As I say, churchgoers were healthy and wise and blessed, knowing nothing of the priesthood's errors, but they are manifold, and their reward sevenfold...Much like the Catholic Church...

Mat 23:1-32 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay [them] on men's shoulders; but they [themselves] will not move them with one of their fingers.
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren.
And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, [even] Christ.
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves],neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Woe unto you, [ye] blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
[Ye] fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
[Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
[Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
[Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is] within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

Nevertheless, Joseph may boast that he did finish a work, which the Lord gave him to do, yet Joseph chooses to say , "Hey look what I have done and not look what the LORD has done."

The Church is full of demons and false teachers, impish workers, who enjoy teaching error.
And some of the priests and elders look perfect on the outside but inwardly they are full of sin.
They serve the LORD with divided hearts for their own sakes, common Greek/Gentile mistake...Some with more loving affection than others...most always selfish.
Joseph was put over Pharoah's house because both Joseph and Pharoah wished to punish Jacob and Joseph's brethren, and all of Israel. Not necessarily ruin Jacob but influence him to cause his own ruin, and show him that they too were worthy or could be...But God chose Jacob according to God's Wisdom (Pro. 16:2), and Jacob chose Joseph according to God's Spirit. Joseph is commonly thought of as a man of integrity, providing for Jacob and his brothers through his situation in Egypt, but he was a traitor and an injured soul, whom God gifted because of his sufferings. Jacob loved him nonetheless, as does the LORD. Would Joseph eventually become a prince of demons, betraying Israel at the heart of Israel?
Joseph redeemed himself many times over, like Aaron, but once you've tasted the power of the darkside, unless you're Luke Skywalker, it's very hard to resist. No one in all of Israel or any nation is capable of the amount of faithfulness as Jesus, and may be for no other reason than that he was First and Last, but that is how the Father chose to order things and that is reason enough to honor it.
To this day, much of the Congregation of Christiandom loves to see Jesus and others stumble, rather than make straight His Way...Why? They can.

Rom 4:6-8 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
[Saying], Blessed [are] they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

Many share Joseph's frustration with his particular blessing because it differs from the blessing discribed above. There is work involved and where there is work, there is law and all kinds of incumbrances...the temptation to make He whose sin is forgiven and covered stumble so as to ease your own workload or somehow work around Him, must be greater than the devotion to Him at times, especially when separated from Him and denied a direct portion of His Rest/Spirit.

The Lord entreats Kings and Nobles of all nations, but they never fully come to Him. They never forgive their enemies unless it be to work together to bring the Lord down...

Some want Him deaf, dumb, retarded, suffering, and He is willing to appease their wrath/envy and thereby defies it and when it does not relent and redoubles its ignorant hatred and wickedness, it shows itself to be the most weak, blind, deaf, dumb, retarded, and suffering entity there ever was or will be...and we realize what drives it's hatred. Its an extreme self loathing like none other...And that is why Jesus taught us to fear It.

Luk 12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.


Whomever you choose to follow, follow them insomuch as they follow Jesus.

1Jo 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.


"Guess has prevailed and shown the right and will and more importantly, affection of a leader."


Phl 2:7-8 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Jesus did not serve as Joseph boasted, in perfection and pride, but as a sinner, not even willing to claim to be "good," willing to suffer everything and more than the sinner had to...Joseph could not do so, there is no reward for it or so he thought. His proof and the power of his resurrection was all God. He could and did boast of nothing...He was hated and denied by all.

Hbr 5:8-10 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

After all this being said, keep in mind I chose the LDS Church to be baptised in and believe in Its Authenticity with all my heart.