THAT'S A GREATSTORY, SARAH.
ALL RIGHT, KIDS !
NOW HOW ABOUT WE DO SOMESCRIPTURE READINGS--
FROM THE BOOK OF MORMON !
ALL RIGHT !YEAH !
WOO-HOO !YOW !
THE BOOK OF MORMON ?WHAT'S THAT ?
YOU KNOW, THE BOOKTHAT JOSEPH SMITH FOUND !
WHO'S JOSEPH SMITH ?
ONLY THE MOST IMPORTANTPERSON IN THE WORLD !
YOU NEVERHEARD OF HIM ?
NO !
TELL US THE STORY OFJOSEPH SMITH AGAIN, DAD !
TELL US, TELL US !ALL RIGHT !
ALL RIGHT, YOU RASCALS,GATHER 'ROUND.
JOSEPH SMITH LIVED INA LITTLE AMERICAN TOWN
IN THE EARLY 1800s.
( singers )♪ JOSEPH SMITH WASCALLED A PROPHET ♪
♪ DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM
♪ HE STARTEDTHE MORMON RELIGION ♪
♪ DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM
THERE GOES THATKOOKY JOSEPH SMITH.
YOU KNOW HE CLAIMS HE SPOKEWITH GOD AND JESUS.
WELL, HOW DO YOUKNOW HE DIDN'T ?
♪ DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM
♪ JOSEPH SMITH WAS CALLEDA PROPHET ♪
HEY, JOSEPH !
I TOLD MY WIFE THAT YOUSPOKE WITH GOD AND JESUS
AND SHE DIDN'TBELIEVE IT !
WELL IT'S TRUE,I DID !
WHERE ?
I WAS OUT INTHE WOODS, PRAYING.
I WAS ASKING GOD IFI SHOULD BE A PROTESTANT
OR A CATHOLIC OR WHAT--
AND SUDDENLY, GOD AND JESUSAPPEARED BEFORE ME.
AND THEY SAID I SHOULDSTART MY OWN CHURCH !
BECAUSE NONE OF THE OTHERSHAD IT RIGHT.
AND THAT'S EXACTLYHOW IT HAPPENED !
YOU SEE ?YOU BELIEVE IT NOW ?
YEAH, SURE, WHY WOULDHE MAKE THAT UP ?
♪ DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM
♪ MANY PEOPLEBELIEVED JOSEPH ♪
♪ DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM
♪ AND THAT NIGHTHE SAW AN ANGEL ♪
♪ DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM
AND PLEASE BLESSMOTHER AND FATHER.
AND PLEASE KEEP OUR BELLIESFULL OF YUM YUMS
AND LUSCIOUS GOODIES.
AAAH !
OH MY GOSH !
I AM MORONI,I AM A NATIVE AMERICAN.
A NATIVE AMERICAN ?
BUT YOUR SKINIS WHITE.
YES, LONG AGO ALL NATIVEAMERICANS WERE WHITE.
WE ALL CAME TO AMERICAFROM JERUSALEM,
AND WHILE WE WERE HEREWE WERE VISITED BY CHRIST.
JESUS LIVEDHERE IN AMERICA ?
YES, EVENTUALLY MY PEOPLEWERE ALL KILLED
BY THE OTHER TRIBE OF ISRAEL.
AND AS PUNISHMENT,GOD TURNED THEIR SKIN RED.
THESE ARE THE NATIVEAMERICANS YOU KNOW TODAY.
♪ DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM
THERE IS AN ANCIENT BOOKBURIED NEAR HERE
WRITTEN ON GOLD PLATES THATACCOUNT MY PEOPLE'S LIVES.
ALSO BURIED WITH THE BOOK
ARE TWO "SEER" STONES,THE URIM AND THUMMIM,
WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TOTRANSLATE THE WRITINGS.
FIND IT ANDFULFILL YOUR DESTINY.
WOW !
♪ DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM
♪ JOSEPH SMITH WAS CALLEDA PROPHET ♪
♪ DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM ♪
AND WE ALL KNOW WHATHAPPENED THEN, DON'T WE ?
YEAH !I KNOW !
WHAT HAPPENED THEN ?
( bell dings )
OOH, THE RICE KRISPIESQUARES ARE DONE !
RICE KRISPIE SQUARES !ALL RIGHT !
HEY GANG, LET'S WRAP SOME MOREOF THEM UP IN PLASTIC WRAP
AND HAND THEM OUTTO THE POOR !
AWESOME !I CAN'T WAIT !
YOU COMING, STAN ?
NO, I WAS SUPPOSEDTO BE HOME AT EIGHT.
AW, THAT'S TOO BAD !
WELL, IT WAS REALLY NICEMEETING YOU, STAN !
'BYE, STAN !SEE YA !
GREAT TO MEET YOU !'BYE !
Joseph Smith: Part 1
All About Mormons s07e12
Gary's dad starts to tell Stan the story of Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism.

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