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OK…got this new one. Lets find out more about this “Toad” story inside the box with the plates. (seriously)
🙂 As far as I know the toad story originates from a solitary third hand account (not exactly historically reliable) of Willard Chase and was publicized by Eber D. Howe in Mormonism Unvailed, the first anti-Mormon book. I really liked Michael Quinn’s extensions of power book. That was where I learned/concluded that tithing is an administrative policy and not a commandment. They fiddled with it for years until they found the right formula to get the members to pay. I also saw a YouTube video of Quinn discussing what it’s like to be an excommunicated member at Sunstone — 10 years after the September 6 excommunications. I thought it was very interesting how he said he found no peace or refuge in humanitarian efforts. Something in which I have found peace within.
Anyway, I would be interested in knowing how the book reads…I like the guy’s writing.
SilentDawning wrote:I really liked Michael Quinn’s extensions of power book. That was where I learned/concluded that tithing is an administrative policy and not a commandment. They fiddled with it for years until they found the right formula to get the members to pay.
I also saw a YouTube video of Quinn discussing what it’s like to be an excommunicated member at Sunstone — 10 years after the September 6 excommunications.
I thought it was very interesting how he said he found no peace or refuge in humanitarian efforts. Something in which I have found peace within.Anyway, I would be interested in knowing how the book reads…I like the guy’s writing.
Just goes to show that one man’s treasure is another man’s trash. I used this example in another thread: I despise doing family history work, I find it dull, a drudgery, and I’m not at all interested in my family history. For some people, having a whole Sabbath to spend doing nothing but family history would be a delight beyond measure. Family history is one of those things that would make the Sabbath much less than delightful for me.
Back on topic, the culture of this area (I am a native of the “Cradle of the Restoration” for those who don’t know) was very magic oriented even up through the early 20th century. I have personally seen people use divining rods, and my grandfather (born 1899) held many such mystical beliefs. I think we too often try to frame the people and events of Joseph Smith’s time through our own lenses viewing such magic/mysticism as ridiculous while in fact it was the norm for most people in his day to believe it.
I look forward to your book report Rob.
First impressions when plowing through about 20 pages: I’ve moved on to college. I remember the massive different between reading “Marvelous Work and Wonder” and “Jesus the Christ”. The former was like kindergarten, and the latter?….well, it was college.
Quinn’s book is college. He writes at an advanced and elegant level.
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