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Don’t you find it at least strange that a boy of 14 in upstate NY, started a movement that drew many millions of people, Drained “un-drainable swamps, Designed and built cities, drew architectural plans, wrote books, inspired millions to better themselves preached of Christ with a doctrine that is still debated today and all this from a boy who had, if I remember correctly, a fourth grade education? No?

Muhammad wasn't very literate. Look at its size today.

JoeSmith wasn't a "boy of 14" when he started the movement. Another myth you've bought into.

As far as "inspiring millions," if I'd plagiarized enough Scripture from the book of Isaiah, the NT, even quoting OT prophets a few hundreds year before they wrote what they wrote--like JS did in one instance--then circulate wide enough & long enough, its truth contained therein is meant to "inspire."

Give me the greatest-tasting cookie recipe in the history of man, let me "borrow it" for widespread circulation, and I could make a lot of "dough." (But what if I was to tell folks who died 30 yrs after eating plenty of those cookies that the reason they were dying is that they were slowing being poisoned to death because of a few "extra" ingredients I added...Oh sure, after tasting one they were "inspired" to eat more...but only to their own demise)

Muhammad wasn't very literate. Look at its size today.

The Moslem religion, converts by the edge of the sword and anyone who leaves it is under a death sentence and they have lots of kids. Mormonism is not even remotely like Moslems, it shows your lack of objectivity that you make this comparison. JoeSmith wasn't a "boy of 14" when he started the movement. Another myth you've bought into.

And you know his age, how?

As far as "inspiring millions," if I'd plagiarized enough Scripture from the book of Isaiah, the NT, even quoting OT prophets a few hundreds year before they wrote what they wrote--like JS did in one instance--then circulate wide enough & long enough, its truth contained therein is meant to "inspire."

So if it’s inspiring, what’s your problem? How many religious documents “borrow” from scripture? Most? What if you feel inspired? Can God not work through a 14 year old boy? Is anything impossible for God?

Give me the greatest-tasting cookie recipe in the history of man, let me "borrow it" for widespread circulation, and I could make a lot of "dough." (But what if I was to tell folks who died 30 yrs after eating plenty of those cookies that the reason they were dying is that they were slowing being poisoned to death because of a few "extra" ingredients I added...Oh sure, after tasting one they were "inspired" to eat more...but only to their own demise)

Why would you poison your cookies? You are limiting your profits (not prophets, but profits). You need not poison your Cookies if you have a great recipe, but you might put something in them to make them addictive, that way you could make more money.

Your entire cookie story crumbles when you do not come at it from the premise that Joseph Smith is a charlatan.

Why would a Charlatan go to his death rather than admit he was “Just Funnin”? Please answer that as a question that goes to the credibility of your statement that there is no evidence for Joseph Smith being a prophet. Why would he hold on until they killed him?