Joseph was a fallen prophet. He was in the service of Satan and God took him. Satan crept in with the occult rituals in the temple and the lust of the brethren. It's been the Church of Satanic Saints ever since.
It is part of LDS doctrine that Satan can convincingly impersonate God or his angels. Joseph Smith had the handshake test to sort this out, but Joseph never told us how he was sure that the being that taught him the handshake test wasn't Satan or one of his minions...
Joseph was a fallen prophet. He was in the service of Satan and God took him. Satan crept in with the occult rituals in the temple and the lust of the brethren. It's been the Church of Satanic Saints ever since.
It is part of LDS doctrine that Satan can convincingly impersonate God or his angels. Joseph Smith had the handshake test to sort this out, but Joseph never told us how he was sure that the being that taught him the handshake test wasn't Satan or one of his minions...
Indeed. That question could be asked about the being(s) in the Sacred Grove and Moroni in his bedroom. They could have been demons or extraterrestrials having a bit of fun. Prove they weren't!
