Thirty-Nine (1844)he did. No LDS/Mormon will be left with an excuse to believe that Joseph was a “fallen
prophet,” or that any President or General Authority since Joseph is a “true Prophet.”
Joseph was destined to become a martyr, just as Christ and all of the ancient true
messengers/prophets have been. Each was killed by the people who rejected their message
and sought for things that they could not understand. The colloquialism, “the devil is in the
details”^79 is appropriate and relevant to Joseph’s history. The devil does not know Joseph’s
history any more than those who proclaim he was a prophet of God or a deceiver. The
details of his life have caused the world to miss the most important part of his mission:
The Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr., was as true as any true messenger “of God”
could possibly be; however, he never once disclosed his true identity. Joseph fulfilled his
mission and created the necessary stumbling blocks our creators intended for all of the
inhabitants of the earth to observe and experience, so that we could finally understand that
we need, without a doubt, a Christ to rule and reign over us forever—worlds without end.
The author is, and always will be, Joseph’s devoted and loving, brother and friend.—AmenNOTES
(^1) BOM, Jacob 4:14.
(^2) See Human Reality—Who We Are and Why We Exist! (Melba: Worldwide United, 2009).
(^3) As evidenced by the Organic Laws of the United States, which guarantee the right to be
further governed by organized religion and politics, if one so chooses of his or her own free will.
(^4) BOM, 2 Nephi 2:10–11, 15.
(^5) 666 America, 222–3.
(^6) “Leviathan.” [A monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament.] “Any great sea
or land monster, e.g., the crocodile, either as an actual creature (Job 41:1), or as symbolic of a nation (Ps.
74:14); a large serpent (Isa. 27:1).” (LDS Bible Dictionary [Salt Lake City: LDS Church, 1988] 724.)
(^7) TSP, 64:17–18.
(^8) Compare D&C, 121:39.
(^9) D&C, 121:39.
(^10) HR, 19:15.
(^11) HR, 8:6.
(^12) BOM, Jacob 4:8–13.
(^13) SNS, 95.
(^14) BOM, Jacob 4:5, 11; Alma 5:48; 9:26; 12:33–4; 13:5, 9; D&C, 20:21, 42; 29:46; 49:5; 76:13,
23, 25, 35, 57; 93:11.
(^15) John 1:18; 3:16, 18; JST, 1 Timothy 2:4. See also JST, John 1:14.
(^16) Matthew 7:12; John 15:12; 13:34; BOM, 3 Nephi 14:12.
(^17) See Appendix 3, “Without Disclosing Their True Identity: Why True Messengers Do Not
Reveal The Real Truth.”
(^18) TSP, 8:54–5.
(^19) BOM, Jacob 4:13.