Originally Posted by
johnd
Joseph Smith jr was the bigot, Sir.
Whether he actually had an ethereal experience or made it all up, he came out condemning the Church of Jesus Christ before taking that name for his religious contrivance. His actions before the experience with God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost (or Moromi depending on which version you believe) were that of a hoodlum. And the events surrounding his death suggest that he was killed by Masons whose deep secrets he swore to keep secret he divulged and incorporated into your religion. And leading millions astray makes him on par with some of the worst people to have ever lived.