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The Book of Moses, is a collection of parts taken from Gensis that Joseph Smith res translated by the power of God. It was not a "revelation," as you say, to Joseph from God, like unto the manner the Doctrine and Covenants is. It is a re translation, meaning, it is originally what was to have been.
The Book of Abraham, again, not a "revelation from God," as you say. It was a translation by Joseph, through the power of God, of some ancient texts written on papyri, purchased by the prophet Joseph Smith from one Michael Chandler in 1835.
Moses 2:
1 AND it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I reveal unto you concerning this heaven, and this earth; write the words which I speak. I am the Beginning and the End, the Almighty God; BY MINE ONLY BEGOTTEN I HAVE CREATED these things; yea, in the beginning I created the heaven, and the earth upon which thou stand est.
God is stating that He created the worlds through His Son.
I think you misquoted Abraham 3:15 which states:
And the Lord said unto me: Abraham, I show these things unto thee before ye go into Egypt, that ye may declare all these words. - this chapter tells about the "Prue-existence" which is where we dwelt with God before coming to earth.
I will read on in Abraham 3:
19 And the Lord said unto me: These two facts do exist, that there are two spirits, one being more intelligent than the other; there shall be another more intelligent than they; I am the Lord thy God, I am more intelligent than they all.
20 The Lord thy God sent his angel to deliver thee from the hands of the priest of Elkenah.
21 I dwell in the midst of them all; I now, therefore, have come down unto thee to declare unto thee the works which my hands have made, wherein my wisdom excelled them all, for I rule in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath, in all wisdom and prudence, over all the intelligences thine eyes have seen from the beginning; I came down in the beginning in the midst of all the intelligences thou hast seen.
22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones;
23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born.
24 And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;
25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;
26 And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.
27 And the Lord said: Whom shall I send? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And another answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will send the first.
28 And the second was angry, and kept not his first estate; and, at that day, many followed after him.
Abraham 4:1
AND then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth.
-We learn from cross referencing with other text that "the Gods" is referring to at least The Father and the Son. In verse 24 above, it states one that "was like unto God," who said let us go down - perhaps one of the "noble and great ones", like unto moses.
And then in verse 27, God asks whom shall I send? - meaning who will recieve their first estate (v. 26) - And one spoke "like unto the Son of Man", here I am send me.
Then the next verse, Abraham 4:1, says the Lord then said "let us go down."
Now these are two texts, basically telling the same thing, one having more detail than the other. This is no different than the main gospels of the Bible, Matt, Mak, Luke, John - they all tell the same thing but are not the same in account and detail.
To cross reference what was written above, for a better understanding, I qoute from the Book of Moses chapter 4:
1 AND I, the Lord God, spake unto Moses, saying: That Satan, whom thou hast commanded in the name of mine Only Begotten, is the same which was from the beginning, and he came before me, saying?Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will dredeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor.
2 But, behold, my Beloved Son, which was my Beloved and Chosen from the beginning, said unto me?Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever.
3 Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled against me, and sought to destroy the agency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him mine own power; by the power of mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should be cast down;
4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the father of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and to lead them ecaptive at his will, even as many as would not hearken unto my voice.
So God the Father did create all through His Son, Jesus Christ. And through this modern day translation by a prophet of God, we learn that at least one other help somehow, but the credit, glory and honor is due unto the Father for the creation.
When you say, Mormons believe "Gods" created the Earth, it insinuates that we believe in more than one God, which is false and misleading in a slanderous way, which judging from many of your other questions is what you were intending. The fact is we only believe in God the Father as the creater, Jesus our Savior by grace (not works - would you like me to qoute many scriptures from the Book of Mormon that will confirm this?) and Son, and in the Holy Ghost. All part of the Godhead, all one, but all seperate "entities," if you will.
I just want to say one more thing. This is pretty "heavy" scripture, and can often be misunderstood or misinterpreted, especially if not read with the spirit of God. Without reading such scripture with the spirit of God, you will not have His understanding. Things of teh spirit must be understood by the spirit. If you are reading these scriptures with the intent of "disproving" them, God will not offer you His spirit, and you will be left to your own understanding, and in many cases, to be manipulated by the enemy of God, the father of all lies, to further his cause in disrupting the things of God.
Make sense.
I hope this was helpful. And I hope it brings you the understading or answers that you seek or are looking for. What do you seek?
What are you looking for?
If it is to negate or discred, you will find sufficient to convince yourself of what you are looking for - but will that really satisfy you?
I suggest you:
a. study your own faith, religion, spirituality, etc. to strengthen it, and find satisfaction through this.
or
b. let go of your pride, your contentions, or whatever else it is you have build up that makes you so vengeful of the LDS church, and genuinly study these things you do not understand, with an openess. Pray. Say something like, "God, I think the Mormons are mislead, even down right ridiculous in their beliefs, but that is what I think, or have been taught to think, but I want to go by what you think. I am going to read the Book of Mormon and anything else that I have a problem with about the Mormons I am going to study materials written about these subjects by authorized Mormons, and I want you to guide me and let me know the truth. Even though I am totally against it, I am open to you and to your truths, and I will be open to what I learn, if it be your will. Please let me know. Please give me answers to my questions."
You know, something like that. Then see what happens. If you are lead to the same conclusion you have now, then you wont be anywhere but where you are now, and you will actually know what you are talking about. Then, forget about it, and study your beliefs, seeking truth.
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For Mormons, Who exactly is responsible for the creation of the world?
