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So; how does a person tell if it's GOD or not?

I personally find the red suit and pitchfork to be a dead giveaway...

Seriously, the bible gives instruction on that here...
First John 1-3

1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Please note that John did not say possessed people, nor did he say people. You cannot tell if I am bringing you a message from God just because I testify of Jesus, and I cannot tell if you are doing the same just by your testimony. It must be a spirit testifying to you for this test to work, and the Holy Spirit did testify to me.

This is why I don't tell people to believe on my words, for I would then be a hypocrite, I tell them to take John's command to heart and try the spirit of the book of Mormon to see if it is of God, I testify to them that I know it is, but tell them to get their own witness.

We may disagree, vehemently about what my religion teaches, but I believe everyone who is honest and has seen my actions on this and all the other threads will have to admit that i believe what i am saying, or, that I am an idiot, Grin. (An honest person must always admit the possibility, no matter how remote, that they are not as smart as they think they are...)

Seriously, the bible gives instruction on that here...

First John 1-3

1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Yup...

And this is exactly Joseph Smith did NOT do!

We may disagree, vehemently about what my religion teaches, but I believe everyone who is honest and has seen my actions on this and all the other threads will have to admit that i believe what i am saying, or, that I am an idiot, Grin.

I'm not disagreeing about what your organization teaches. I'm merely pointing out what it has PUBLISHED.

It is obvious to anyone who is watching that you DO believe what you say.

It's just that what you say seems to disagree with what has been published.