LDS Doctrine and Covenants Critique

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The Doctrine and Covenants

SECTION 92

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 15, 1833. The revelation instructs Frederick G. Williams, who had recently been appointed a counselor to Joseph Smith, on his duties in the United Firm (see the headings to sections 78 and 82).

1–2, The Lord gives a commandment relative to admission to the united order.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord, I give unto the united order, organized agreeable to the commandment previously given, a revelation and commandment concerning my servant Frederick G. Williams, that ye shall receive him into the order. What I say unto one I say unto all.
Note: Any form of communism is doomed to failure.
The United Order was a 19th-century communal and cooperative economic system practiced within the Latter-Day Saint movement. Rooted in the early "Law of Consecration" introduced by Joseph Smith, the movement sought to eliminate poverty, promote economic equality, and build self-sufficient communities.

2 And again, I say unto you my servant Frederick G. Williams, you shall be a lively member in this order; and inasmuch as you are faithful in keeping all former commandments you shall be blessed forever. Amen.
Note: The LDS communism experiment of the United Order lasted about 2 years.
Disagreements among church leaders regarding temporal authority, individual property rights versus communal obligations, and financial management fractured unity.

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