Saundra,
I don’t mean to be crass or disagree for the sole reason
of being disagreeable, but...
You may have missed that I sought no treasure using
magic, communed with no familiar spirits, didn’t claim
to have original revelation, didn’t alter the Bible,
didn’t add to the Church, didn’t make false prophecies,
and didn’t change the Gospel of Christ.
I simply took God at His word and accepted His gospel.
That is quite a bit different that what young Smith did.
Get a grip.
best,
ampu
Joseph Smith loved Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost was his companion and friend. We Mormons have had to endure vile rhetoric about Joseph Smith, a man whom we consider the first Prophet of our Church. There is no reason to beat a dead horse. We are used to it and we take it in stride. As I’ve said many times, Joseph Smith predicted this would happen - that his name would be known for good and evil. You are fulfilling prophesy and so am I.
Again, Jesus Christ died for me, and I thank Heavenly Father for sending Him. We’d all be lost without Jesus.