Mark Hofmann

How can someone read about the life of Mark Hofmann and not have some serious questions? I had never heard of him until I read a story on ksl.com. He sold dozens of forged documents to the LDS church that cast them in a negative light so the church bought and buried those documents.

According to Allan D. Roberts who wrote "The Truth is the Most Important Thing: A Look at Mark W. Hofmann, the Mormon Salamander Man" which was cited on wikipedia.com "In 1983, Hofmann bypassed the Historical Department and sold to Gordon B. Hinckley, a member of the First Presidency and the de facto head of the Church, an 1825 Joseph Smith holograph purporting to confirm that Smith had been treasure hunting and practicing black magic five years after his First Vision. Hofmann had the signature authenticated by Charles Hamilton, the contemporary "dean of American autograph dealers," sold the letter to the Church for $15,000, and gave his word that no one else had a copy. Then Hofmann leaked its existence to the press, after which the church was virtually forced to release the letter to scholars for study, despite previously denying it had it in its possession."
So The Church of Jesus Christ lied. No if and's or but's, It lied saying it didn't have a document that it had. Why would it surprise anyone if they would lie about many other things?

This is just one of many examples of things Mark Hofmann sold to the church. Please take the time to read about it, it will blow your mind. Mark Hofmann in my opinion has done more to prove the church untrue than any other person or thing, next to the church its self. I know that's harsh but that's how I feel.