“We will never get a man into space. This earth is man’s sphere and it was never intended that he should get away from it.” – Joseph Fielding Smith
Latter-Day Saints believe they need a spokesman on earth as the voice of the Lord who is directing the affairs of the church. Instead of the holy Spirit.
Did Joseph Smith write himself into Mormon scripture in order to convince people he was a prophet?
It’s apparent that these scriptural passages came through one man. And it’s the same man who is the object of those prophecies – Joseph Smith.
Doesn’t that seem self-serving and arrogant of Joseph Smith to write himself into the narrative of what is called Mormon scripture?
The Mormons have a man at the head of their church who they call a “prophet.” They believe he actually talks with God and that if God wants to say anything to his people, he’ll say it through the prophet. But is there a need for a modern day prophet
