Why is Joseph smith remembered?

Answer 1

The "Mormons" (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) do NOT worship Joseph Smith. We worship the same Lord as all other Christian religions. We just believe that Christ, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are three DIFFERENT entities in three DIFFERENT forms. Joseph Smith only restored the church in the new world.

Mormons worship only God the Father and Jesus Christ. To worship anything or anyone else is blasphemy. We believe that Joseph Smith was a prophet, just like Moses, Abraham, Isaiah, etc. We revere and respect him as a man of God, but do not worship him, just as we do not worship any of the other prophets.

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Answer 2

Joseph Smith, Jr. is remembered by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) because they believe that he restored true Christianity to the earth and by so doing prepared the way for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Without him, the world would still remain in darkness and a state of apostasy, unprepared for the return of Christ.