Is Joseph Smith God to his followers?

Within the context of Mormon Theology it is unremarkable that Joseph Smith should be considered a deity. All devout Mormons believe that there are millions of Gods and also believe that they too may become Gods in the afterlife. Certainly their great Prophet Joseph Smith made the cut. This teaching is downplayed when Mormons are attempting to win a convert but once a newcomer is within the Mormon fold it is an accepted truth.

The following quotes from Mormon sources illustrate this teaching:

Prophet Wilford Woodruff, fourth President of the LDS church wrote: “Some have said that I was presumptuous to say that Brother Brigham (Young) was my God and savior, Brother Joseph was his God and the one that gave Joseph (Smith) the keys of the Kingdom was his God which was Peter. Jesus Christ was his God and the Father of Jesus Christ was Adam” Journal of Wilford Woodruff, April 10, 1852

“Whoever confesseth that Joseph Smith was sent of God . . . that Spirit is of God; and every spirit that does not confess that God has sent Joseph Smith and revealed the everlasting gospel to and through him, is of Anti-Christ” (Journal of Discourses, 1886 v. 8, p. 176).

 Second Church President Brigham Young wrote: “Joseph Smith will be our final judge. No man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter into the celestial kingdom of God without the consent of Joseph Smith. From the day that the Priesthood was taken from the world to the winding up scene of all things, every man and woman must have the certificate of Joseph Smith, Junior, as a passport to their entrance into the mansion where God and Christ are.” Journal of Discourses, 1886 v. 7, p. 289

What does the Bible have to say about this? In Isaiah 45:5 we read, "I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God besides me." Again In Isaiah 42:8 " I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another."

To regard anyone other than the God of the Bible as divine is to worship false gods. This we must not do.