What Does Mormonism, Thelemanism, and Rastafarianism Have in Common?

Their Founders Elevated Themselves to Supernatural Human Status

Portrait of Joseph Smith in 1842 (Click Here)

First, here’s a Wiki on the origin of the Book of Mormon:

Origin of the Book of Mormon - Wikipedia

I wanted to know how did Joseph Smith become a prophet, so I found this link:

American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith

So, he essentially declared himself to be a prophet.

I had recalled reading about Joseph Smith doing the translating job twice to publish it. He was tricked by the publisher saying they lost it or some such thing. So, Joseph Smith had to translate it again and supposedly got a completely different text. But, apparently, it wasn’t quite to this degree: