"All that Mormons say is that they looked at the claims of Joseph Smith with an open mind, read the Book of Mormon, and asked the purported author, aka the Lord, whether it was true and they believe they received an answer."\
I.e, they got a funny internal feeling (FIF) that Mormonism was true.
"they got a funny internal feeling (FIF) that Mormonism was true"
Call it what you like. They feel it was of divine origin and you can say that you don't get the same feeling but you can't say that they didn't feel something. It's a question of facts versus interpretation. Does the Holy Spirit speak with "funny feelings"? Maybe He does.