All about the Mormons?

I was reminded of a South Park episode (http://www.xepisodes.com/episodes/712/All-about-the-Mormons?.html) after reading about Kebra Negast’s unconvincing stories … to us anyway … with a lesson learned that a religion’s authenticity isn’t its most important aspect. The episode is called “All about the Mormons?” and is about a new kid arriving to school whom classmates shun. His name is Gary. He behaves too nice to be normal, and classmates justify Gary’s social separation from the rest of the class to him being of Mormon faith. Stan is selected during recess to beat up the new kid as a means of “initiating rights,” but instead is invited to dinner. At dinner, Stan, as a Christian, learns about the story of Joseph Smith from Gary Harrison’s family, becoming confused as to how Mormons still believe in the contrived story while still retaining that belief that Smith was prophet when logic points otherwise. Stan questioning why Mormons believe that Native Americans are actually the Diaspora of Jews is similar to Ethiopians believing that their country is the New Jerusalem. We don’t know whether Smith or Ethiopians are making stuff up. The simple answer is why would Joseph Smith make it up? The story in the Book of Mormon actualizes fiction. It’s a matter of faith, not a matter of logic. Gary has the Book of Mormon to thank for a great life and family.