https://askgramps.org/did-joseph-smith-die-a-poor-man/ Moral answers to everyday concerns, curiosities, and uncertainties. Gramps considers all questions on all topics from all sources. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:33:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://askgramps.org/did-joseph-smith-die-a-poor-man/#comment-33664 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 01:03:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/did-joseph-smith-die-a-poor-man/#comment-33664 It saddens me whenever I hear the statement often heard in church classes that says it is not a sin to be born poor but it is a sin to die poor. I really do not know where they got this idea. Never did the church teach that one of our purpose in life is to get material wealth. Although material possessions that come as a result of hard work and frugal living may be a good thing, these are not measures of commit

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