Preface
For the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints whom I served with, you can drop your guard. I am not the angry exmormon archetype that wants to accentuate the imperfections of humans in their angry rants. I want to start by saying that the 1838 First Vision Account which is canonized seems very blunt about Joseph should not join any of them for they are all corrupt. He was a genuine seeker whether it was digging for Gold or the truth. A lot have been said and attributed to Joseph by others that he never said or penned by his own handwriting. In the 1832 account he received a vision of Jesus. This is not revolutionary for many before him received Jesus in visions. Yet, I have a deep reverence for the imperfect man Joseph Smith. Thanks to Joseph's imperfections, the Lord brought about the LDS Church on earth. The woman I was given to marry in the temple and I are blessed with wonderful two children. The Church was also behind me in finding a love for western movi...