I guess the bottom line to the Mormon religon has to do with this:
Would you trust a guy that places two rocks in a hat, covers his face with said hat, and dictates (ahem, translates) an alleged religious work that is not even in his presence?
That’s how it happened, and, if you believe Joseph Smith, then may I interest you in a parcel of ocean-front land I have for sale in Arizona?
Furthermore, Joseph Smith was dictating to a gullible disciple, who quit his job to take dictation (since Joe could read a little, but could not write).
They were separated by a blanket hung on a line because Joe was concerned that the sight of the golden tablets would make the novice go blind. Or something.
The secretary’s wife showed up, confiscated all the notes (and her husband) and then challenged Joe to either repeat the first page or two of revelations, or a reasonable fascsimile, so she could compare them to the preserved `gospel’.
Joe punted and found another set of tablets. And a bachelor secretary.
Yup. Trusting their very spiritual lives to the vision of a 14-year-old, who on his word alone, concludes that every single creed of non-LDS churches are "an abomination before the Lord." (Not to mention concluding that all Christian "professors" of their faith are "corrupt." )