He did not start out this way, but this was what his followers wanted. And once he became close to what they wanted, he had to finish the job, by making irrational claims, that they eagerly accepted.
Mormonism became the mass movement they were looking for.
His most important claim was that he had discovered golden plates, and had translated them into the Book of Mormon. A claim his followers (including his mother) accepted enthusiastically.
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