Was Joseph Smith profit of God?,

[bigedshult]

Let's look at the life of  Joseph Smith.

Let's list some of things that he did see if he is a prophet of God are not he established a chuWhen Jesus was on the earth health. He established a church and Joseph Smith restored the church as he added established in the first place!rch one to he translated a new Scriptures called the book of Mormon three he establi at least the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints! He also wrote other Scriptures and translated them by gift the Holy Ghost! And he was martyred because he tried! To teach that she spoke to Heavenly father and his son Jesus Christ face to face and one man talk to another and heavenly father called him by name and point to his son and said my beloved son Jesus Christ hear ye him!

[sherryinutah]

Some people, especially Mormons (members of the LDS religion) believe that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God; however, there's really no proof.

Whether or not a person believes that Joseph Smith received revelation is a personal choice. 

 

[kqa]

As with all religious beliefs, it is up to the individual to determine these things.

[acurtsinger2]

the Bible also warns us of false profits and anti- christ  so follow your heart.

[Falconer02]

A profit from a god? No. The only propheting (or profiting) he was doing was from taking advantage of the weak-minded.

Joseph Smith was a con artist before and after he supposedly talked to an angel and began his cult. He started when he was a teenager and grew up around taking advantage of people, so it's logical to conclude he made it all up to benefit himself. Upon his death (where he gunned down 2 people and injured another) he had power over a lot of people and, surprisingly enough, their assets. Do a quick google search on "Joseph Smith Con Artist"  and you'll get plenty of information on how dispicable of a person he truly was. Why Mormons revere this guy is beyond me. The whole 'religion' is based upon fraud and laughable stories (did you know Adam and Eve are from Jackson County, Missouri?).

This is why I'm such a fan of James Randi's work. If you claim to have divine powers, you gotta prove it through a realistic test. Even when Joseph Smith was technically tested by Lucy Harris (she hid Joseph Smith's divine 'rough draft' of the Book of Mormon and said it was lost, and Joseph Smith had to rewrite it and it was much different in the 2nd draft), he failed.

You may think that one man couldn't possibly be able to create a religion this large and that something like this could only grow with divine powers and whatnot, but you must remember you live in a world where Scientology exists. People were a lot more gullible in the 19th century than they are now. Sadly, "divine prophets" are still pulling this same stunt in poor parts of nations claiming they're divine individuals and living like royalty off of the backs of hard working people.