a friendly warning to all mormons

[Lady Cop]

The controversial cover illustration satirizes the moment when Mormons believe John the Baptist bestowed the priesthood on Joseph Smith, the faith's founding prophet. On the cover, John tells Smith, 'and thou shalt build a shopping mall, own stock in Burger King, and open a Polynesian theme park in Hawaii that shall be largely exempt from the frustrations of tax ...' Smith replies, 'Hallelujah.'