I'm LDS, i know (not believe) that he was a true prophet called of God.
My question…
If Joseph Smith did invent the Book of Mormon wouldn't that make him one of the best historians/writers the world has seen? He only had about a third grade education and he depicted the wars, weapons used, and cultures of the ancient people in the Book of Mormon excellently. I don't remeber him ever studying about this in a library since he would have been working on his farm to feed his family. Or that he went on vacation to south america or the middle east to see the cultures so that he can put them in his book.
As well as a great bible scholar? Topics in the Bible are backed up in the Book of Mormon as well as topics found in the Book of Mormon are backed up by the Bible.
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