Thank you.
As for Mormons, if you believe the Book of Mormon is true (and that testimony comes only through the Holy Ghost), then you automatically accept that Joseph Smith was an authorized translator of the Book of Mormon and a prophet called to establish the Lord’s church on the earth again.
How many different sects are there that claim Joseph Smith as their founder?
The Book of Mormon must be accepted by divine personal revelation to those who seek in earnest to know whether it is true, or it will not be accepted at all.
God has revealed to me that it is false.
I believe that the Reorganized Church, now called Community of Christ claims Joseph as a founder. So does an offshoot from that organization. Then there are fundamentalist groups that have broken off from the church for various times and at various times. Thee is only one thriving organization and that is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I guess you have to act on your revelation. God has revealed to me just the opposite. Most every faithful member of a faith feels they have received personal revelation that their faith is correct. I guess we will have to wait until the Second Coming to see which was right. You have my respect. And thank you for offering a voice of reason on the issue of posting the church handbook and copyright violation. I’m happy to see the moderator agreed with you.