Joseph Smith claimed to receive a divine revelation instructing the Mormons to "renounce war and proclaim peace" and to allow their "enemies" to "smite" them as many as three times without their seeking revenge.
[Source: Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm]
D&C 98: 16,26.
ReplyDeleteJoseph Smith's baseball principle: "3 strikes and then you bring out the lumber (bats)" (i.e., the muskets & pistols).
ReplyDeleteOne of Joseph Smith's biggest mistakes: settling in a SLAVE state (Missouri).