LAWYERS, Topic 80, page 115 of 95 Thesis by Ogden Kraut.

LAWYERS, Topic 80, page 115 of 95 Thesis by Ogden Kraut.    “And all ye lawyers who have no business, only as you hatch it up, would to God you would go to work or run away!” (Joseph Smith, T.P.J.S., p. 329)   “I think that a community is civilized so far as it is free from contentions, law suits and litigation of every kind. *** When I hear men and women say that they will go to a Gentile court to have their difficulties adjusted, I think they will go to hell unless they refrain from such a spirit. *** Now, I ask every man and woman who wishes an honorable name in the Church and kingdom of God upon the earth, if they have entertained any idea of going to law, to banish it from their minds at once.” (Brigham Young, J.D. 11:257-259)   “When God spoke from heaven to Joseph Smith, the people were bound down by priestcraft, doctorcraft, kingcraft and lawyercraft, the four grand crafts that uphold Satan’s kingdom.” (Brigham Young, Des. News, July 12, 1865)