I eventually figured out the answer to this. It is that the Book of Mormon and the teachings of Joseph from that era are pretty clearly trinitarian. As his own views on this evolved we begin to see the doctrine of separate father and son in the D&C and in the first vision story that is told in 1838. A lot of brain power has been focused on trying to get these things into harmony with each other, but the bottom line is that Joseph's theology changed drastically during his relatively short ministry.
Mike and Arch, I figured I had kept you in suspense long enough on this issue. Hope you are both well.
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The Bible tells us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go. -Galileo
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