Wha..??? The fact that he seldom quoted from the Book of Mormon is somehow evidence that "he didn't write the book"? How often do the Brethren quote from their own speeches? I mean, this is really grasping at straws, no? And this slipped past the "peer review" of Linday and Wyatt?Abstract: The early Latter-day Saints viewed the Book of Mormon not only as a symbol of Joseph Smith’s prophetic calling but also as the most powerful evidence for that calling. However, perhaps because they were ardent believers in the Bible who had been formed in a distinctly Bible-drenched culture and perhaps also because many of them had come to the Book of Mormon relatively late in their lives, they tended to quote from the Nephite record only rarely. Surprisingly, this was the case even for Joseph Smith himself — which can be taken as a sign that he didn’t write the book.
In any case, I cannot escape the feeling that things seem to be on the decline for the Mopologists: there is a palpable diminishment of energy, as if they are starting to fall asleep at the wheel. Maybe all their energies are focused on the "Witnesses" movie, or maybe taking COVID vacations is the priority at the moment, but it's tough to overlook how logy and sluggish they've been lately.
