Without Disclosing My True Identity
revealed purpose of Joseph Smith. Even one who now understands that the Book of Mormon
was created by advanced humans for their own wise intents and purposes, might question
whether the actual existence of the Three Nephites is a necessary part of these purposes. The
onus is then placed on critics and believers alike to determine what purpose Joseph or the
advanced editors of the book would have had in inventing a story of the Three Nephites.
As a statement of fact, the Three Nephites (the Brothers) are indeed actual human
beings who serve the purpose for which they exist, as it is explained throughout this
biography. Joseph dealt with them throughout most of his life;^2 and this author has dealt
with them throughout his life. This author presently deals with them on an ongoing basis,
graciously acknowledging their help in the composition of this biography by giving their
personal insight and sharing the experiences they had with Joseph Smith, Jr. But what
evidence could be presented of the possibility of their existence?
In the Bible, which the Christians accept as truth, there is a story that could be used
to verify the possibility that such men do exist. The story is found in Daniel of his three
friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego^3 and of them being thrown into a furnace of fire.
If Daniel’s friends could be thrown in the fire and “received no harm,” then the same could
be true of the Three Nephites, which, as the Book of Mormon asserts, were “thrice...cast into a
furnace and received no harm.”^4 If, in the believer’s mind, Daniel was thrown into a lion’s
den and received no harm, then so could the Three Nephites have been.^5
Thus, we observe “biblically structured” proof that was provided to the Bible
believers that three such men could actually exist. However, the stories in both Daniel and
the Book of Mormon are not actually true, but are intended parallels. The real Three Nephites
would not have allowed themselves to be thrown into a fire or into a “den of wild beasts.”
This fact they verified to this author by their own mouths.
Joseph Did Not Make Up the Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon critics might suppose that they have gained one victory in their claims
that Joseph made up the storyline of the book based on biblical stories—and they would be
right, except for one point: Joseph did NOT make up the record—advanced human
intercessors did! As previously pointed out, if the twenty-one year old farm boy from upstate
New York wrote the Book of Mormon, then he was the smartest human that ever lived or ever
would live upon this earth! What Mormon critics cannot find is a work of previous or later
precedence that even comes close to the Book of Mormon’s power of conversion.
There are millions of witnesses who will testify that by simply reading the book,
their perception of Christianity and the Bible changed forever. The book is responsible for
tens of thousands of free-willed humans each year being convinced to pay 10% of their
gross income^6 to the richest religion (per capita) in the world. This is power that no other
written book—based on ancient history—can hope to match! As the true purpose for the
Book of Mormon is revealed to the world through this authorized and official biography and
then is clearly understood, it gives further evidence of and establishes the fact that the book
could not have come from Joseph’s own mind.
A Counterbalance to Equalize the Races
As previously explained, it was the Bible that provided the assumed “historical” and
“divine” justification for why white-skinned people believe they are “God’s chosen people”