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He is the way said:

Unity in Jesus Christ is a good thing:

(New Testament | John 17:21)

21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

(New Testament | 1 Corinthians 1:10)

10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

(New Testament | Ephesians 4:11 - 15)

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

And while it is true that no two people think exactly alike, we can all worship God and keep His commandments. That is unity.

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Galatians 4
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4 This is what I am saying: When young children inherit all that their father owned, they are still no different from his slaves. It doesn’t matter that they own everything. 2 While they are children, they must obey those who are chosen to care for them. But when they reach the age the father set, they are free. 3 It is the same for us. We were once like children, slaves to the useless rules[a] of this world. 4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son, who was born from a woman and lived under the law. 5 God did this so that he could buy the freedom of those who were under the law. God’s purpose was to make us his children.

6 Since you are now God’s children, he has sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts. The Spirit cries out, “ Abba, Father.” 7 Now you are not slaves like before. You are God’s children, and you will receive everything he promised his children.

Paul’s Love for the Galatian Believers
8 In the past you did not know God. You were slaves to gods that were not real. 9 But now you know the true God. Really, though, it is God who knows you. So why do you turn back to the same kind of weak and useless rules you followed before? Do you want to be slaves to those things again? 10-11 It worries me that you follow teachings about special days, months, seasons, and years. I fear that my work for you has been wasted.

12 Brothers and sisters, I became like you. So please become like me. You were very good to me before. 13 You know that I came to you the first time because I was sick. That was when I told the Good News to you. 14 My sickness was a burden to you, but you did not stop showing me respect or make me leave. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel from God. You accepted me as if I were Jesus Christ himself! 15 You were very happy then. Where is that joy now? I can say without a doubt that you would have done anything to help me. If it had been possible, you would have taken out your own eyes and given them to me. 16 Am I now your enemy because I tell you the truth?

17 Those people[c] are working hard to persuade you, but this is not good for you. They want to persuade you to turn against us and work hard for them. 18 It is good for you to work hard, of course, if it is for something good. That’s something you should do whether I am there or not. 19 My little children, I am in pain again over you, like a mother giving birth. I will feel this pain until people can look at you and see Christ. 20 I wish I could be with you now. Then maybe I could change the way I am talking to you. Now I don’t know what to do about you.

The Example of Hagar and Sarah
21 Some of you people want to be under the law. Tell me, do you know what the law says? 22 The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons. The mother of one son was a slave woman, and the mother of the other son was a free woman. 23 Abraham’s son from the slave woman was born in the normal human way. But the son from the free woman was born because of the promise God made to Abraham.

24 This true story makes a picture for us. The two women are like the two agreements between God and his people. One agreement is the law that God made on Mount Sinai. The people who are under this agreement are like slaves. The mother named Hagar is like that agreement. 25 So Hagar is like Mount Sinai in Arabia. She is a picture of the earthly Jewish city of Jerusalem. This city is a slave, and all its people are slaves to the law. 26 But the heavenly Jerusalem that is above is like the free woman, who is our mother. 27 The Scriptures say,

“Be happy, woman—you who cannot have children.
Be glad you never gave birth.
Shout and cry with joy!
You never felt those labor pains.
The woman who is alone[d] will have more children
than the woman who has a husband.”

28 My brothers and sisters, you are children who were born because of God’s promise, just as Isaac was. 29 But the other son of Abraham, who was born in the normal way, caused trouble for the one who was born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same today. 30 But what do the Scriptures say? “Throw out the slave woman and her son! The son of the free woman will receive everything his father has, but the son of the slave woman will receive nothing.”[e] 31 So, my brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman. We are children of the free woman.

This is a summary of the case that Mrs White was influenced by JS:

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Connection between Ellen White and Mormonism

Clearly, Ellen Harmon was influenced by William Miller on the subject of the second advent, but who bore the greater influence on her religious views at this time: the Methodist Church or William Miller? Alternatively, was there another powerful influence as yet undiscovered which shaped her work? The Mormons moved into Saco Valley in 1832, and into Portland, Maine, in 1835. Ellen Harmon was only a small child when these events transpired; however, by 1842, when she had her first dream about entering a temple, she was a young lady of fifteen. It is a well-known fact that Ellen had a voracious appetite for reading and “borrowing” thoughts, ideas, and words from others. Is there any evidence that the writings, teachings, and practices of Joseph Smith, the prophet of Mormonism, influenced Ellen White?

Many of Ellen White’s relatives had Mormon connections, and Mormonism was flourishing in the area where Ellen lived in the early years of her life. In 1842, Ellen Harmon’s second cousin, Agnes Moulton Coolbrith Smith, widow of Don Carlos Smith, became a wife of Mormon prophet Joseph Smith at Nauvoo, IL.12

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JS, 1 Nephi 8:2,9,19,20,24,30,32.

Behold, I have dreamed a dream…

And I also beheld a straight and narrow path, which came along by the rod of iron into a large and spacious field…

And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron…

And they did press their way forward continually holding fast to the rod of iron…

Many were lost from his view, wandering into strange roads…

EGW, 2T 594-497

While in Battle Creek in August, 1868, I dreamed…As the path grew more narrow small cords were let down…these we eagerly grasped…exclaiming, “we have hold from above!” The same words were uttered by all the company in the narrow pathway…Where were such now? They were not in the company. At every change, some were left behind. Before us, on the other side of the chasm, was a beautiful field…Nothing I have seen upon earth could compare in beauty and glory with this field.



JS, 1 Nephi 8:26-33

And I …beheld…a great and spacious building…

He saw other multitudes pressing forward…

And he also saw other multitudes feeling their way toward the great and spacious building…

And great was the multitude that did enter that strange building. After they did enter into that building they did point the finger of scorn at me.

EGW, EW 78-79

I dreamed of seeing a temple to which many people were flocking…In my anxiety to reach the temple I did not notice or care for the throng that surrounded me. On entering the building I saw that the vast temple was supported by one immense pillar. Even after entering the building a fear came over me and a sense of shame that I must humiliate myself before these people.



JS 1 Nephi 8:1, 21-23, 28

I have seen a vision…and I saw..

And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceeding great mist of darkness insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their way, that they wandered off and were lost

…and they fell into forbidden paths.

EGW, EW 14; WLF (Word to the Little Flock), p. 14

God has shown me in holy vision…I saw...the light behind them went out leaving their feet in perfect darkness, and they stumbled and got their eyes off the mark and lost sight of Jesus, and fell off the path down in the dark and wicked world below. It was just as impossible for them to get on the path again and go to the City as all the wicked world which God had rejected. They fell all the way along the path.



JS Nephi, 7:16-20

And they did bind me with cords…

But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying: O, Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren; yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound.

And it came to pass that when I had said these words, behold, the bands were loosed from off my hands and feet.

EGW, EW 240-242

I saw a number of companies that seemed to be bound together by cords…I heard the voice of earnest, agonizing prayer…then I saw those who had been praying reach out their hands for help and at last they broke the cords that bound them.



If we assume Ellen White was not the real source for much of her writings, one might wonder where she got her false prophecies. Could they have come from the false prophet Joseph Smith?

Joseph Smith predicted the division between the northern states and the southern states on December 25, 1832.

Verily, thus saith the Lord concerning the wars that will shortly come to pass, beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina, which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls; and that time will come that war will be poured out upon all nations, beginning in this place. For behold, the southern states shall be divided against the northern states, and the southern states will call on other nations, even the nation of Great Britain, as it is called, and they shall call upon other nations, in order to defend themselves against other nations and then war shall be poured out upon all nations. And it shall come to pass, after many days, slaves shall rise up against their masters who shall be marshalled and disciplined for war…13

Ellen White appears to follow Joseph Smith’s prediction. She penned the following prediction on January 4, 1862.

I was shown some things in regard to our nation….My attention was called to the Southern rebellion…The system of slavery, which has ruined our nation, is left to live and stir up another rebellion…It seems impossible to have the war conducted successfully…I was shown that if the object of this war had been to exterminate slavery, then, if desired, England would have helped the North…This nation will yet be humbled in the dust. England is studying whether it is best to take advantage of the present weak condition of our nation, and venture to make war upon her. She is weighing the matter, and trying to sound other nations…if England thinks it will pay, she will not hesitate a moment to improve her opportunities to exercise her power, and humble our nation. When [note this prophetic statement] England does declare war, all nations will have an interest of their own to serve, and there will be general war, general confusion.14

Interestingly, Ellen White’s prediction that England would enter the Civil War came nearly 30 years after Joseph Smith wrote his prediction. She easily could have had access to his book Doctrine and Covenants, and the timing of her prophecy—occurring right in the middle of the war—would have been compelling to her flock.

Now let us consider one the most glaring of Ellen White’s false prophecies. She stated that some of the people attending a conference with her would not see death but would live to see Christ come. Could it be possible that even this idea came from the false prophet Joseph Smith—one false prophet following another? On the other hand, perhaps both prophets were following their “angel”—a being that appears to have been a lying angel. Ellen, in fact, received her first vision just a few months after Joseph Smith died. Millerism was growing, but some of the people considering joining the movement had been complaining that the Millerites did not have a living prophet as the Mormons had. One has to wonder if Joseph Smith’s angel became Ellen White’s angel. The fact that both Ellen and Joseph Smith used similar terms to describe those who would supposedly not die before Jesus came lends weight to this possibility—or to the possibility that Ellen depended on Smith’s already-written prophecy for the idea:



JS, 3 Nephi 28:7, 8, 25.

Therefore, more blessed are ye, for ye shall never taste of death; but ye shall live to behold all the doings of the Father unto the children of men, even until all things shall be fulfilled according to the will of my Father, when I shall come in my glory. And ye shall never endure the pains of death…behold, I was about to write the names of those who were never to taste death, but the Lord forbade; therefore I will write them not, for they are hidden from the world.

EGW, 1 T 131-132; LS 321. (two accounts with some variation)

I was shown the company present at the conference. Said the angel, “Some food for worms, some subjects of the seven last plagues, some will be alive and remain upon the earth to be translated at the coming of Jesus.”

At the conference a very solemn vision was given me. I saw that some of those present would be food for worms, some subjects for the seven last plagues, and some would be translated to Heaven at the second coming of Christ without seeing death.



It is our understanding that Ellen White, reminiscent of Joseph Smith’s account, refused to publish the list of those who were present at that meeting who would supposedly not die. Someone did make a list, however, but the list is meaningless as all of those named died many years ago.

In the article “The Adventist Health Message: From Where Did It Come?” in the Spring, 2015, issue of Proclamation! author Cheryl Granger quoted Ellen White’s words:

As our first parents lost Eden through the indulgence of appetite, our only hope of regaining Eden is through a firm denial of appetites and passions.15

Interestingly, this idea reflects the same idea acted out in Mormon initiation rites:

In the Mormon initiation rites, initiates representing Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden stood before the veil in front of the endowment room, the Apostle Peter takes their oaths which lead to enteral life, including “a constant reminder that desires, appetites and passions are to be kept within the bounds the Lord has set”.16

It is of interest that the Genesis account says nothing about appetite or passions. Adam and Eve did not overeat from the tree nor indulge a forbidden appetite; rather, they doubted God’s word and believed the lie of Satan that the fruit would make them wise:

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate (Gen. 3:6).

For more comparisons of Ellen White’s statements and those of Joseph Smith, go to:
Truth or Fables EGW_Plagiarizes_Joe_Smith.htm.



Conclusion
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The Mormon Connection

I Nephi CHAPTER 8

Lehi sees a vision of the tree of life—He partakes of its fruit and desires his family to do likewise—He sees a rod of iron, a strait and narrow path, and the mists of darkness that enshroud men—Sariah, Nephi, and Sam partake of the fruit, but Laman and Lemuel refuse. About 600–592 B.C.

1 And it came to pass that we had gathered together all manner of aseeds of every kind, both of grain of every kind, and also of the seeds of fruit of every kind.

2 And it came to pass that while my father tarried in the wilderness he spake unto us, saying: Behold, I have adreamed a dream; or, in other words, I have bseen a cvision.

3 And behold, because of the thing which I have seen, I have reason to rejoice in the Lord because of aNephi and also of Sam; for I have reason to suppose that they, and also many of their seed, will be saved.

4 But behold, aLaman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you; for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary wilderness.

5 And it came to pass that I saw a aman, and he was dressed in a white brobe; and he came and stood before me.

6 And it came to pass that he spake unto me, and bade me follow him.

7 And it came to pass that as I followed him I beheld myself that I was in a dark and dreary waste.

8 And after I had traveled for the space of many hours in darkness, I began to pray unto the Lord that he would have amercy on me, according to the multitude of his tender mercies.

9 And it came to pass after I had prayed unto the Lord I beheld a large and spacious afield.

10 And it came to pass that I beheld a atree, whose bfruit was desirable to make one chappy.

11 And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the afruit thereof; and I beheld that it was most sweet, above all that I ever before tasted. Yea, and I beheld that the fruit thereof was white, to exceed all the bwhiteness that I had ever seen.

12 And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great ajoy; wherefore, I began to be bdesirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was cdesirable above all other fruit.

13 And as I cast my eyes round about, that perhaps I might discover my family also, I beheld a ariver of water; and it ran along, and it was near the tree of which I was partaking the fruit.

14 And I looked to behold from whence it came; and I saw the head thereof a little way off; and at the head thereof I beheld your mother Sariah, and Sam, and aNephi; and they stood as if they knew not whither they should go.

15 And it came to pass that I beckoned unto them; and I also did say unto them with a loud voice that they should come unto me, and partake of the fruit, which was desirable above all other fruit.

16 And it came to pass that they did come unto me and partake of the fruit also.

17 And it came to pass that I was desirous that Laman and Lemuel should come and partake of the fruit also; wherefore, I cast mine eyes towards the head of the river, that perhaps I might see them.

18 And it came to pass that I saw them, but they would anot come unto me and partake of the fruit.

19 And I beheld a arod of iron, and it extended along the bank of the river, and led to the tree by which I stood.

20 And I also beheld a astrait and narrow path, which came along by the rod of iron, even to the tree by which I stood; and it also led by the head of the fountain, unto a large and spacious field, as if it had been a bworld.

21 And I saw numberless concourses of people, many of whom were apressing forward, that they might obtain the bpath which led unto the tree by which I stood.

22 And it came to pass that they did come forth, and commence in the path which led to the tree.

23 And it came to pass that there arose a amist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their way, that they wandered off and were blost.

24 And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward, and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press forward through the mist of darkness, aclinging to the rod of iron, even until they did come forth and partake of the bfruit of the tree.

25 And after they had partaken of the fruit of the tree they did cast their eyes about as if they were aashamed.

26 And I also cast my eyes round about, and beheld, on the aother side of the river of water, a great and bspacious building; and it stood as it were in the cair, high above the earth.

27 And it was filled with people, both old and young, both male and female; and their manner of dress was exceedingly fine; and they were in the aattitude of bmocking and pointing their fingers towards those who had come at and were partaking of the fruit.

28 And after they had atasted of the fruit they were bashamed, because of those that were cscoffing at them; and they dfell away into forbidden paths and were lost.

29 And now I, Nephi, do not speak aall the words of my father.

30 But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the arod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.

31 And he also saw other amultitudes feeling their way towards that great and spacious building.

32 And it came to pass that many were drowned in the adepths of the bfountain; and many were lost from his view, wandering in strange roads.

33 And great was the multitude that did enter into that strange building. And after they did enter into that building they did point the finger of ascorn at me and those that were partaking of the fruit also; but we heeded them not.

34 These are the words of my father: For as many as aheeded them, had fallen away.

35 And aLaman and Lemuel partook not of the fruit, said my father.

36 And it came to pass after my father had spoken all the words of his dream or vision, which were many, he said unto us, because of these things which he saw in a vision, he exceedingly feared for Laman and Lemuel; yea, he feared lest they should be cast off from the presence of the Lord.

37 And he did aexhort them then with all the feeling of a tender parent, that they would hearken to his words, that perhaps the Lord would be merciful to them, and not cast them off; yea, my father did preach unto them.

38 And after he had preached unto them, and also prophesied unto them of many things, he bade them to keep the commandments of the Lord; and he did cease speaking unto them.