Of The Problems With Mormonism

                    Joseph Smith claimed to have dug up plates that contained a new testiment to the bible. Smith claimed that "seer stones" were found with the plates.  He put the plates into in a hat in a dark room and used the seer stones to supposedly translate the text while another man wrote down what Smith was saying.  Smith claimed that the plates could not be seen by anyone besides him or that person would die upon seeing the plates.  Also, he claimed the texts were written in reformed Egyptian and the discoveries from the Rosetta Stone that would have been necessary to translate the texts if in fact they contained a new testiment of the bible did not make to North America by the time the book of Mormon was published in 1830.  Also, the book of Mormon claims that two tribes of Isrealites lived in North America from circa 650 BC to around 330 AD.  According to Mormon tradition, a small group of Isrealites sailed to North America in 650 AD and the split into two tribes happened much later.  Also, these tribes practiced the teachings of Methodist hundreds of years before Jesus was born while retaining their Jewish customs and beliefs.  It also asserts that these two tribes had their own priesthood independent of the priest hood that God had promised to only certain tribes of Isreal.  Indeed, according to the book of Mormom, none of the tribes God promised priesthood to was in North America.  God even told the priests that no one else would be promised priesthood by him.  It is not possible that God would promise another group of Isrealites priesthood after promising one group of Isrealites exclusive priesthood.  God is not a deciever.  Also, it is not logical that Jewish people could have practiced Methodist teaching hundreds of years before Jesus was born. 
                 The book of Mormom claims that the Jews in North America built temples, cities, and shrines.  There is no archealogical evidence that such a group of Jews had ever lived in North America.  Indeed, these ancient people lacked the technology neccessary to obliterate their cities and temples to the point where no evidence would survive.  The book of Mormom also claims that the two tribes of Isreal that supposedly lived in North America had a war.  According to Mormon tradition, the Nephites were with God and the Lamarites rebelled against God.  The book of Mormom asserts that at the end of the war God punished the Lamarites by darkening their skin and that this group became the Native Americans that we know of today.  It is important to note that Mormons believe that men can become Gods by living a good life and women can only become God's if their husbands allow them to.  This claim implies that Mormoms believe that God was once a man.  This a form of polythiesm not legitamite Christianity.  Christians believe in one eternal God now and forever.  Also, Christians do not believes that men and women can become Gods.
             Joseph Smith was a criminal and a con man.  Four years before he published the Book of Mormon Smith was convicted of being a con-artist and imposter in the state of New York.  He was claiming to be a necromancer and a charlatan.  He was wanted in Ohio for fraudulent banking practices.  Smith profited by publishing the Book of Mormon because he charged money for it.  After he founded the Mormon Church Smith and his followers moved to Utah.  The Mormons engaged in polygamy.  Also, the Mormons would often make up the majority of a town's population and vote as a block to ensure the political dominance of the Mormon church.  Since its founding Mormonism has spread far and wide.  The Mormon church requires newly confirmed members to spend at least two years doing missionary work.  Mormonism has spread to countries such as Spain and the U.K. 

References

"Conclusions About Mormonism"

https://www.padfield.com/2005/mormon-comparisons.html