I've been told that Joseph Smith only had a 3rd grade education and still was able to create the Book Of Mormon. I've been told that this helps prove that he was inspired. Well, where's the non-lds documentation that shows he only made it through 3rd grade?
2007-01-08 10:11:07 · 8 answers · asked by Conscious-X 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I understand that it's a cult, but I've been told this so many times. I just want to know if there is a legitimate information that supports this.
2007-01-08 10:13:55 · update #1
Mormonism is a cult. Look what they do in the temple for their endowments. If you're not conviced it's a cult after reading about that, you're not all that bright.
2007-01-08 10:21:24 · update #2
While I'm not familiar with any sources that state the limit of Joseph Smith's formal education...he wasn't ignorant of the Bible, evangelical Protestantism, and American antiquities. He had a vivid imagination and could have easily dictated the Book of Mormon just as easily as he dictated a story about a so-called man named Zelph who was a godly white Lamanite based on the finding of a simple partial skeleton.
2007-01-08 10:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by srprimeaux 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is not a cult and anyone stupid enough to believe this knows nothing about Mormonism, nor do they know the meaning of the word "cult."
I am mormon, and I don't have to read about the temples, I've actually BEEN there, which is more than you can say. And if you have actually been through one and you're still convinced it's a cult, then you're a bitter, biased ex-Mormon.
2007-01-08 18:18:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The argument is to point out that he wasn't educated enough to create it, and that it had to be case of divine translation.
I am LDS (I'm assuming by cult you mean someone that doesn't believe exactly like you, so I'm not going to be offended),
I can say the LDS people are famous for being a record keeping people (you should check out our genealogy libraries - they're amazing)...but if your looking for external sources for that, I guess you'd have to dig deeper in the school records of his hometown or something.
good luck.
2007-01-08 18:20:44 · answer #3 · answered by daisyk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What grade education did the Apostles have?
2007-01-08 18:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was illiterate.
Uneducated does not mean dumb.
Michael Dell(founder of Dell computers) dropped out of college (or was it high school?)
2007-01-08 18:18:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back then a third grade education would have been fairly good.
2007-01-08 18:13:01 · answer #6 · answered by Barabas 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who cares...Mormonisn is a cult and Joseph Smith is dead.
2007-01-08 18:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by me 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That much, huh?
2007-01-08 18:12:49 · answer #8 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋