Saturday, January 11, 2025

The difference between Joseph and Brigham

Joseph Smith spoke with God face to face.

Brigham Young didn't know him from Adam.

1 comment:

Bruce Charlton said...

Good.

What about: Joseph was a prophet of God. Brigham was a prophet of the church.

To me, Joseph was a genius of metaphysical-theological insight, of world-historical stature. Brigham was a genius of social organization - the greatest in the history of the USA.

(My understanding is that - under Brigham Young's leadership, and for a few decades; poverty (by the standards of that era) was abolished in Deseret; and a well-ordered society was established in the Americas, such as only otherwise existed in the day-dreams of Mencius Moldbug.)

The difference between Joseph and Brigham

Joseph Smith spoke with God face to face. Brigham Young didn't know him from Adam.