SURE he does!
And MORE!!!
They succeeded in killing Joseph, but he had finished his work.He was a servant of God, and gave us the Book of Mormon.He said the Bible was right in the main, but, through the translators and others, many precious portions were suppressed, and several other portions were wrongly translated; and now his testimony is in force, for he has sealed it with his blood.As I have frequently told them, no man in this dispensation will enter the courts of heaven, without the approbation of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jun.Who has made this so?Have I?Have this people?Have the world?No; but the Lord Jehovah has decreed it.If I ever pass into the heavenly courts, it will be by the consent of the Prophet Joseph.If you ever pass through the gates into the Holy City, you will do so upon his certificate that you are worthy to pass.Can you pass without his inspection?No; neither can any person in this dispensation, which is the dispensation of the fulness of times.In this generation, and in all the generations that are to come, everyone will have to undergo the scrutiny of this Prophet.They say that they killed Joseph, and they will yet come with their hats under their arms and bend to him; but what good will it do them, unless they repent?They can come in a certain way and find favor, but will they?
--JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES, vol. 8, p. 224
First of all using Joseph Smith as a rebuttal to a Christian will literally get you nowhere because he is considered a false prophet by Christians.
Mormanism believes Jesus is the brother of Lucifer which is about as heretical as you can get! They do not believe in the Trinity. Again, heretical.
***Study Guide, p. 142)
There is “no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith. If Joseph Smith was verily a prophet, and if he told the truth...no man can reject that testimony without incurring the most dreadful consequences, for he cannot enter the kingdom of God”***
Right there you have taken what the Holy Scriptures have said about Jesus Christ, son of God, and replaced it with a false prophet Joseph Smith. Every person who has left this world helping this has surely give to hell, and so will anyone else believing this garage unless they seek the Truth, which is Christ.
Per you other comment you have it backwards. Glenn Beck should have stayed with the Catholic Church. And Cruz has shattered every bit of his image that I had of him being an intelligent man.