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You also note that Mormonism's "jumpstart" is the Book of MORMON. I cited the Book of Mormon, which you have elevated in your life. You now concede that the content of the Book of Mormon was put together by "wicked old Mormons?"

I made no such concession, and I think that you know that. The content of the Book of Mormon could not have been put together by "wicked old Mormons", which refers to polygamists, because polygamists would never have put together a book that has the strongest polygamy in religious literature.

"... they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms because of the things which were written concerning David and Solomon his son. Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before Me, saith the Lord."

The King James Version of the Bible, in I Kings 11:4 seems to approve of the David's polygamy:

"For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father."

Joseph Smith Jr, in his revision of the Bible, made I Kings 11:4 read:

For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, and it became as the heart of David his father."

Thus, Joseph Smith's revision of the Bible took into consideration the condemnation of polygamy in the Book of Mormon. This may explain why Brigham Young was anxious to obtain from Emma Smith the manuscripts of Joseph Smith's Bible revision. Young would no doubt have suppressed Joseph Smith Jr's revision of I Kings 11:4, and other similar revisions. Emma Smith gave the manuscripts of Joseph Smigh Jr's Bible translation to the RLDS, who published it to the joy of those contending against Mormon polygamy and to the chagrin of Brigham Young.

The content of the Book of Mormon could not have been put together by "wicked old Mormons", which refers to polygamists, because polygamists would never have put together a book that has the strongest polygamy in religious literature.

Hi John, how's the water, seeing that you are in denial. Sadly for your case, the evidence is more than adequate to show smith and others were practicing polygamy from early on - long before Young and Utah.

Joseph Smith Jr, in his revision of the Bible, made I Kings 11:4 read:

Joseph Smith's - revision - much better word than translation - is still bogus - as there is no extant ms that supports his 'revision'. Just like all else - he was a false prophet.