[Zakeet]

Perhaps Joseph Smith made the story more and more ridiculous just to see how gullible his followers really were.

And perhaps not. Joseph had, at best, a third grade education. Many of his early followers were noted for being even less academically sophisticated; Sidney Rigdon may have completed one or two years of elementary school and Brigham Young was illiterate.

I have found similar fanciful and silly material in most other cult literature. For example, check out the Koran if you want the rantings of a madman and read some material on Scientology if you want a laugh.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***check out the Koran if you want the rantings of a madman***

I have and after a verse or two, it and the BOM is like the song HOTEL CALIFORNIA.

“My head grew heavy and my eyes grew dim.
I had to stop for the night”.

[colorado tanker]

And perhaps not. Joseph had, at best, a third grade education. Many of his early followers were noted for being even less academically sophisticated; Sidney Rigdon may have completed one or two years of elementary school and Brigham Young was illiterate.

The women couldn't have been very bright or how else did those dirty old men talk them into agreeing to polygamy?