Smith did indeed think the Bible was literally true. This is not the case. People need to decide whether they worship a righteous father in heaven or the morally challenged individual described in the Bible. They are not the same. I am sure not the first to notice this.

Having a personal relationship with God is something Smith taught.

LDS Christians teach and believe that believers are to have a personal relationship with God. And to seek God and answers in personal private prayer as a part of worship.

 

It is a mistake to use the Bible as a guide to morality which supersedes our own conscience and rational thought.

Agreed

Doing this led to the witch trials in Salem and in other locations when women were murdered because, after all, the Bible says not to let a witch live.

Navigating the Bible to harm others is a horrendous mistake. And something many denominations do today.

I completely agree with you that polygamy is in the Bible and not condemned there. However, it is never commanded. Neither does it follow that it was a good thing. Much in the Bible, including many things attributed to God are evil.

Never commanded? Eh? Totally false. Polygamy is evil in LDS Christian history and it is evil in the Bible. But, “never commanded” in the Bible? Eh? Polygamy marriage was commanded in the Bible. Levirite marriage was given as a mandate in the Law of Moses.

God -gave- wive-s- plural to prophet, priest, King David.. “And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom” 2 Samuel 12:8

 

 

 

Smith is indeed useless to lead us to Christ because he taught wickedness.

This is pants on head.

Smith taught others to follow and worship Christ.

 

His own actions were also wicked and included defamation of women and adultery with married women.

Its my understanding that Smith only had Biblical relations with women he was sealed to in polygamist marriages. If you have a page number of Rough Stone Rolling, I will give it a look.

Regardless, Christs redemptive power is Biblical and Smith claimed that he sought forgiveness through Christ several times in his life. But if you could provide a Rough Stone Rolling page number, I will give it a look.

Of those who followed Smith, Jesus might well say "why call ye me Lord Lord and do not the things I say? I can follow the teachings of Jesus more easily if I don't have to engage in mental gymnastics to call evil good.

Smith told people to follow the teachings of Jesus.

Smith testified that Jesus is real, he was resurrected, and mankind is saved through Christ. Smith told people to follow and worship Jesus Christ.

 

Smith did make loads of false predictions and I gave a clear example of one. Brother Barnes did not live to see Jesus come in the clouds of heaven with the 144000. He died. There is no way to make this dependent on interpretation.

I am telling you the same excuses people give for false prophecies in the Bible are the same kind of reasoning LDS Christian apologists give to Smiths alleged false prophecies. https://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_prophecies.shtml

The Bible contains false prophecies. Smith meets the Biblical definition of “Prophet.”