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| | #REDIRECT[[Alleged false prophecies of Joseph Smith#Did Joseph Smith give a false prophecy by claiming that queens would pay respect to the Relief Society within ten years?]] |
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| ==Criticism==
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| | | [[fi:Kysymys: Sanoiko Josep Smith väärän profetian väittäessään, että kuningattaret kunnioittaisivat Apuyhdistystä kymmenen vuoden sisällä?]] |
| * Critics claim that Joseph prophesied that queens would pay their respects to the Relief Society within ten years of its formation. That no queens did so is held up as a sign of false prophecy.
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| ===Source(s) of the criticism===
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| *{{CriticalWork:Abanes:One Nation|pages=464, 617 n. 23}}
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| *{{CriticalWork:Quinn:Mormon Hierarchy|pages=634}}
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| ==Response==
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| Critics generally do not cite the entire text. Abanes, ''One Nation'', for example, cites only: "I now prophecy that before ten years shall roll around, the queens of the earth shall come and pay their respects to this Society." Abanes then notes, "No queens have ever fulfilled this prophecy.".
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| Note, however, the material highlighted in bold, which Abanes omits:
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| :I now deliver it as a prophecy, '''if the inhabitants of this state, with the people of the surrounding country, will turn unto the Lord with all their hearts''', ten years will not roll around before the kings and queens of the earth will come unto Zion, and pay their respects to the leaders of this people; they shall come with their millions, and shall contribute of their abundance for the relief of the poor, and the building up and beautifying of Zion.{{ref|tpjs.227}} | |
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| ==Conclusion==
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| Clearly, the people of Illinois did not embrace the gospel, and so Joseph's prophecy's conditions were not met.
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| It is telling that critics omit the qualifier as they try to discredit Joseph.
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| ==Endnotes==
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| #{{note|tpjs.227}} {{TPJS1|start=227}} See also {{HC1|vol=4|start=605–606}}
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| ==Further reading==
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| ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| {{ProphecyWiki}}
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| ===FAIR web site===
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| *{{TruthGodmakers1 | start=chapter 15}} {{link|url=http://www.fairlds.org/The_God_Makers/tagm31.html}}
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| {{ProphecyFAIR}}
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| ===External links===
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| {{ProphecyLinks}}
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| ===Printed material===
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| {{ProphecyPrint}}
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