Critics say the Book of Mormon is not the word of God, that it is a fraud and false. So then what is your explanation for the existence of the book? It must have come from somewhere. Joseph Smith had an elementary school education and wasn’t known for having great writing skills. Did he write it on his own? Could you, even with the help of your college education and the Internet write such a book? Before you answer, have you actually read the book from cover to cover? The idea that Joseph Smith, or any other person or group…
Joseph Smith
Was Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet, a complete fraud and licentious criminal, a brilliant but uninspired leader, or the real thing?
Prophet prophesy, right? So if Joseph Smith were a real prophet, couldn’t we verify that by looking at his prophecies and seeing if they came true. Well yes, you can. However, far be it from me to do the research when somebody else already has, which is why I’ll refer you to Jeff Lindsay’s Fulfilled Prophecies of Joseph Smith page.
There you can read Accurate Prophecies of the Civil War, The Saints to Flourish in the Rocky Mountains, and one my favorites, The Stephen A. Douglas Prophecy.
Q: There are the many false prophecies of Joseph Smith.
A: Which prophecies of Joseph Smith are you referring to as false? I can argue specifics but not general statements.
Q: Joseph Smith said “that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book” (History of the Church, Vol. 4, page 461).
Regarding false prophecies of Joseph Smith
http://www.carm.org/lds/js_false_prophecies.htm
A: When Joseph Smith said “the most correct” he wasn’t making a statement…
