Best to simply refer to the Apostle's Creed.
The key is that anything Joe Smith was involved in was a scam, and a sheister scam. Read mormon history. My dalmation (1972-1979) was more of a "prophet" than Joe Smith could ever hope to be.
You are not alone many can only see and measure through natural man state.
When one is a humble place with the Lord one is able to receive a witness from the Holy Ghost.
Come Thou Fount”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uslytyVrWFw