There's an interesting one of Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Sciennce), "Mrs. Eddy: The Biography of a Virgin Mind."

THAT woman had issues!

This looks interesting -> http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,131888

With interested people pretty much at opposites about him, not much cred.

The huge, current disconnect between Claims & Reality are more important, imho.

Joe’s cult should have died with him, or been kept in the family. It’s just that Brigham happened along. Joseph’s frame of mind isn’t relevant after 1844. He was relieved of that responsibility.

The pathology that is today’s church is an outgrowth of Utah dynastic power that began with Brigham Young and his jihad against anyone who stood in his way.

Today, being TBM means loving a lie. If that’s what they want, let them. And if I want to call them on their BS, because I used to be them, let me.

Shows how emotional control works to keep the rank&file in line, how effective indoctrination is.

I read a book several years ago called "Psychobiography and the Book of Mormon." Supposedly you can learn a lot about someone's psychology by analyzing their first published work. According to the book, an author's first published work is their most personal and reveals a lot about their state of mind.

I'm not sure if this is just pop psychology, or if there is something to this idea. I just remember the author of the book had a lot of insights about Joseph Smith that seemed to ring true. So read at your own risk ...

Yes, but they vary all over the place.

The Sword of Laban: Joseph Smith, Jr., and the Dissociated Mind by William D. Morain, M.D.
https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Laban-Joseph-Smith-Dissociated/dp/0880488646/

Fawn Brodie and some others have speculated that Joseph Smith had temporal lobe epilepsy causing hypergraphia, i.e. a compulsion to write. I don't buy it because Smith didn't like to actually write and almost always used scribes.

I agree with many others that Smith had the symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and was a straightforward con man. That condition and occupation are commonly found together.

"Inside the Mind of Joseph Smith"

https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Mind-Joseph-Smith-Psychobiography/dp/1560851252


I've not read this book, so I won't vouch for it one way or the other. But it seems relevant to the question asked.

I've heard of all sorts of sex fantasies but never have I heard of a guy who wanted to keep a harem of women forever pregnant for all eternity...