“Joe Smith was simply a con man and a sheister who was shot escaping from jail. No martyr story; no nothing else. Just a guy who was in religion for the money; just a flagrant chump.”
He was persecuted since age 14 and to this very day. Just like the prophesy predicted - his name would be known for good and for evil. I am happy to say I know his name for good.
He was murdered in cold blood by a mob of evil men - no trial, no judge. Very sad indeed. Joseph Smith’s wonderful brother Hyram was shot in the face and killed that day, too.
It seems like you are happy about their murders. I am sorry for you.
~ Oh boy! So you try and lay the guilt trip, huh?
Either you don't understand or you do not have the historical records. Joe Smith was a punk; a guy who ordered the Nauvoo newspaper printing press destroyed. That's why Joe was in jail in Nauvoo. Joe smuggled in pistols, hoping to escape. (They need to add that to Joe's record). Too bad for him. Bring'em Young perpetuated the Joe's Myth.
The "book of mormon"? LOL. There is NOTHING archaeologically or anthropologically in ANY MANNER that can prove anything that snakeoil Joe said.
He was a clown of the most magnificent lower-level. A flagrant chump. Anyone who reads history realizes that. Trouble is, mormons, who in their own cult don't like to question history or read anything of their own so-called "church".
Poor Joe. Have you ever read about Joe's convoluted dreams of 'divining rod' or 'seer' stories? LOL?
Meanwhile, there were some VERY wise folks who printed stuff on Joe. Joe got miffed; upset ya' know. Full on truth of Joe's sexual daliances ( he married over 30 women, many who were already married, ya know). Here is the FIRST and only copy of the Nauvoo press. (Very wise former mormons who wrote this).
"We are earnestly seeking to explode the vicious principles of Joseph Smith, and those who practice the same abominations and whoredoms; which we verily know are not accordant and consonant with the principles of Jesus Christ and the Apostles; and for that purpose, and with that end in view, with an eye single to the glory of God, we have dared to gird on the armor, and with god at our head, we most solemnly and sincerely declare that the sword of truth shall not depart from the thigh, nor the buckler from the arm, until we can enjoy those glorious privileges which nature's God and our country's laws have guarantied to us--freedom of speech, the liberty of the press, and the right to worship God as seemeth us good."
(quoted from here: )
Snakoil Joe got off easy......can you imagine what the husbands of Joe's polygamy harem would have done to him?
Pathetic chump, 'ol Joe.