[Osage Orange]

As for comparing archeological texts which seems to be the topic of the thread (and which I agree should not be caucus) Joseph Smith did a pretty good job of getting the ancient practices and beliefs correctly, which supports his claim that he actually did restore the primitive Christian Church.

Yeah right...."he actually did restore the primitive Christian Church"...but did it in King James English. Uh huh...

[defendingright]

As far as “restoring” the primitive Church...

My understanding is that there is no need for a restoration of the Gospel or the Church. How could there have been a complete “Great Apostasy” and a removal of the “true Church” (or Church authority) when Jesus said in Matthew 16:18 that the gates of hell would not prevail against His church? If there was a great apostasy (if even for a minute) would not Jesus have been at best, mistaken and at worst, a liar?

[MarkBsnr]

If English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for us. :)