Some Schmo wrote:Maybe the question should be, "Which of these two guys has caused more people to leave the church once they found out the truth about them?"
For that, I'd guess BY.
Nothing Brigham Young did caused me to leave the LDS Church. Almost everything Joseph Smith did caused me to lose faith in Mormonism. The Mormons cover up much more for Joseph Smith than they do for Brigham Young.
Some Schmo wrote:Maybe the question should be, "Which of these two guys has caused more people to leave the church once they found out the truth about them?"
For that, I'd guess BY.
Nothing Brigham Young did caused me to leave the LDS Church. Almost everything Joseph Smith did caused me to lose faith in Mormonism. The Mormons cover up much more for Joseph Smith than they do for Brigham Young.
Brigham Young's sins are far graver, and they do cover those up.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.