Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 340-41 “I have asked of the Lord concerning His coming; and while asking 
the Lord, He gave a sign and said, “In the days of Noah I set a bow in the heavens as a sign and token that in any year that the bow should be seen the Lord would not come; but there should be seed time and harvest during that year; but whenever you see the bow withdrawn, it shall be a token that there shall be famine, pestilence, and great distress among the nations, and that the coming of the Messiah is not far distant.”” — April 2, 1843
Also see D&C 130:14-17.
Genesis 9:13-15 “I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.”
The reason Smith’s prophecy is false is because he lied about what God said! The passage in Genesis 9 clearly states the reason for rainbows, and true to form, Smith lied about it.
Sadly, Mormons have run with this one, and passed it on down from one generation to the next.
Lovingly share the beautiful story of God’s first covenant with man!
With Love in Christ;
Michelle
If you look more closely, God said that he wouldn’t destroyed the earth again by flood (such as in the days of Noah wherein all the land was covered with water, drowning everybody and everything except those on the ark). Now, this article is claiming that Joseph Smith lied because he had revelation that when the bow is removed, famine, pestilance and great distress… the coming of the Messiah is not far distant. What does that have to do with being destroyed again by complete earth-covering flooding? This article is trying to distort peoples’ minds. The author Michelle is not being truthful.