Q: "What Was It You Wanted" by Bob Dylan Q1: Are there stupid angels? I suppose but names mean a lot of things. The angel who ran...

Q: "What Was It You Wanted" by Bob Dylan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beBNwWqHKYc

Am I being visited by the "Angel Moroni", a propitious sign or a real entity to prevent or escape disaster.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/primary-5-doctrine-and-covenants-and-church-history/lesson-3?lang=eng

Q: "What Was It You Wanted" by Bob Dylan Q1: Are there stupid angels?  I suppose but names mean a lot of things.  The angel who ran... Slang usage suggest a moran.

In contrast to the Temptation of Christ, an Angel "Moroni" appeared to the boy Joseph Smith.  Perhaps it suggest the angel who visited Mary or Elizabeth.

Joseph and his family studied the Holy Bible regularly and were deeply devout.  Their farm was near Palmyra, NY which is now a place of pilgrimage outside of Rochester, NY.

The scripture from the Book of Morman History 1:27-53 Summary Heading

Moroni appears to Joseph Smith
--Joseph's name is to be known for good and evil among all nations--
Moroni tells him of the Book of Morman...
The hiding of the gold plates...

So, this doesn't seem like a stupid angel; he knows of a scriptural book before it has been seen or written and considers it valuable.  Plus, there is a sign of practical matters given, the existence of gold plates.

So, instead why would one believe someone you've never met?  Hence, the Angel Moroni has specific knowledge and wasn't a great teacher or prophet.

We know what is ahead, that their family is to be defrauded of their farm.  The Civil War destroyed most of the eastern states in some way.  It is therefore the help from God and the church to help through these calamities.  Notice it wasn't enough to divert the disaster.

I really dislike religious texts that prohibit their reproduction but that seems to be the case with "Another Testament of Jesus Christ"; The Church of the Latter Day Saints or Mormon Church.  However, that is a tenant of their faith and we can see how many folks attempt to profiteer on everything these days.  So, who knows if it is good or bad.


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