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Author and proprietor listed as Joseph Smith
Summary: Joseph Smith is listed as the "Author and Proprietor" of the first edition of the Book of Mormon. Critics use this to claim that Joseph wrote the book himself, despite that fact that the following page clearly states that he translated the book.Attempt to sell Book of Mormon copyright in Canada
Summary: David Whitmer claimed that Joseph Smith received a revelation and prophesied that Oliver Cowdery and Hiram Page should go to Canada where they would find a man willing to buy the copyright to the Book of Mormon. When they failed to sell the copyright, Whitmer states that Joseph admitted that the revelation had not come from God.PERSPECTIVES
- Miriam Smith, John W. Welch, Joseph Smith: "Author and Proprietor" from Reexploring the Book of Mormon, pp. 154–156.