And God Himself has aleady communicated to us through the bible and needs no reinterpretation or special revelation to understand.
However, the issue can often be boiled down to what, besides his own words and a subjective feeling, gives evidence that Joseph Smith was a prophet?
Nine contradictory 'first vision' accounts
No physical evidence to support the bom
Physical evidence for the book of abraham shows smith's translation to be a fraud
Smith illegally practiced polygamy/bigamy while at the same time his church's official doctrine was monogamy and obeying the civic laws.
Smith lied about having plural wives in a court of law
No prophecy uttered by smith has come to pass.
These are facts that the lds church will not present to the public, but actively tries to hide. All involve lying to one degree or another - who is the source of lies norm?
God gave us our brains to use to recognize these things for what they are - false teachings from a false prophet.
Pretty clear to the clear.
Amen.
My faith is based upon personal knowledge — what I have personally experienced. I know that we can receive knowledge and truth directly from the Source of all truth if we seek it with all our hearts. That’s why I’m a Mormon.
I am not able to communicate what I have learned to another person; that knowledge can only come from God.
Regards,
Normandy