Christianity Vs. Mormonism

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I've got both mormons and christians swimming around in my gene pool. When they all get together it's never brought up. This always struck me as odd because I thought "saving souls" is what it's all about. It seems to me some of the souls are not going to the same place as the others. But what I always find fascinating is the disconnect my christians relatives will have when I talk about the mormon church. To them it's total hogwash. Yet there it is , a religion that piggy backed onto christianity. Is worth about 40 billion and has about 15 million true believers. All of this ocurring after the invention of the printing press. Yes, this total con job of a religion is flourishing...... but not for one scintilla of a second does the thought that "hey, maybe my religion got started in some similar fashion" ever enter their minds. Christianity piggy backed onto judaism. How is Joseph Smith that different from Paul. It all got its start in a time and place where the majority couldn't even read......hmmmmmmmm.