The angel & the sorcerer

This timely exposé of Mormonism discusses the occult origins of the faith and places the prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. in his context as a sorcerer and Freemason. It is the story of an indigenous American religion whose origins are as strange as its beliefs and practices. The Angel and the Sorcerer explores some of the mysteries of Mormonism: plural marriage, baptism of the dead, and the genetic search for the Lost Tribes of Israel. It examines the career of its founder Joseph Smith, whose religious mission began with rituals of ceremonial magic and divination, and ended with an embrace of Freemasonry, the largest militia in the state of Illinois, a candidacy for U.S. president, and his assassination. Based on the author's research into Mormonism, Freemasonry and esoteric societies over the past thirty years, this book is intended for an audience that is curious about this unique faith and its political agenda. What will it mean for America to elect a Mormon as president?