Some claim his knowledge came from golden plates,
In Missouri his temple still to be built,
Independence was and still is just empty real estate,
Leaving their scholars with a preponderance of guilt...

For the test of a prophet is for all to see,
Predictions that focus into rays of light,
The truth of the test is told in deuteronomy,
For Joseph Smith "The Vision" faded from our sight...

His "vision" legacy shamed Mountain Meadows in 1857,
Shadowing "the darkest deed of the 19th century."
In Utah the date being September eleven,
Only one man stood trial named John D. Lee...

Brigham Young called it blood atonement for sins of man,
120, men, women and children slaughtered in American west,
Fiery sermon for his people to protect "the promised land."
Coming from high priest, lawgiver and chief polygamist...

Mormons "do your duty" was the battle cry,
Only the youngest children would survive,
Dressed as Indians they caused many to die,
This is still a little known truth to this day many deny.