What misconceptions about the LDS church are a product of Mark Hofmann's forgeries?

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The only thing that occasionally pops up is references to the Salamander Letter but most any light search reveals its origins.

Mark Hofmann is usually used by critics of the Church as an example of the failure of the leadership. Their criticism usually goes like this: "Since the Prophet is supposed to be inspired, why didn't he know that the letters were forged?" The assumption is that, since God is certainly omniscient, He would obviously have told His earthly prophet not to be fooled by Hofmann's forgeries.

Mormons make no such assumptions. God is omniscient but He decides what and when to communicate to the Prophet and does so according to His will and pleasure, not ours.

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