... to guide him to a location of golden plates, which entails scriptures of ancient American prophets, and they became the foundation for his publication, the Book of Mormon. The context of this book, along with the literary passages from the bible became guidance for Mormons. As time passed people from all societies questioned and criticized Joseph Smith's claims and his construction of this new practice, yet he was naive ... to be living in this time of religious sprouting. He empasizes that this new movement allowed people of this era, to understand the true meaning and moral connection...

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