Of course I read them, besides, everyone knows 3 Nephi. I agree there is ownership there by Christ. It's just like I said, he owns his faithful bride and he owns his adulterous bride. He owns his church no matter how apostate. That is the scriptural relationship, no matter how wayward, a mother always claims her children.LDS Watchman wrote: ↑November 5th, 2022, 4:37 pm Did you read any of my previous responses about what the Lord said in 3 Nephi?
Doesn't sound like you did.
Christ said that it can ONLY be his Church if his name is upon it. He repeatedly referred to the church as "his church" from May 1834 onward. So by default, his name had to still be on it.
The church is always his despite apostacy and adultery, but him taking his name out is him telling us of our apostacy.
Now please answer these two questions:
1. Why would Joseph remove Christ's name from the church?
2. Why was Joseph petitioning the Lord to put his name on the church, when it was founded with his name in it?