I read both carefully. They both contain silly blather about silly beliefs. Mormonism is on a par with the worst superstitions that people hold like astrology, the sonic differences between identical devices, not to mention a thousand and one baseball beliefs all of which are demonstrably disprovable. Most of the major beliefs that the Mormons hold to like the “egyptian heiroglyphics” the ‘Semitic new world Indians’ are easily dismissed by even the most cursury observation. The Book of Mormon was to myself and the linguists I consulted an obvious attempt to sound like King James English with a made up text. So someone who believes in this nonsense would have some ‘splanin’ to do if they expect me to trust their judgment in other areas. Secret Decoder glasses, disappearing Golden Tablets and Magic underwear? Syncretic Fantasy Fiction that makes the worst of Heinlein seem reasonable.

An excellent book containing a scholarly, in-depth analysis of the Mormon religion is authored by Dr. Ray L. Parker, Ph.D., entitled “What You Always Wanted to Know About Mormonism: Historical, Theological, and Evangelistic Survey.” , Trinity Press Publishing, ISBN No. 978-1-937064-08-2.
The work thoroughly dissects all aspects of the evolution of Mormonism during the 19th and early 20th century.  It highlights the many “revelations” that added to the Book of Mormon during the latter part of Smith’s life and after his death by subsequent “Prophets”.  It is a thorough and fascinating read.