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*One person to give this type of description was David Whitmer in 1887 in his pamphlet "An Address to All Believers in Christ." This was published 57 years after the Book of Mormon was translated and published. | *One person to give this type of description was David Whitmer in 1887 in his pamphlet "An Address to All Believers in Christ." This was published 57 years after the Book of Mormon was translated and published. | ||
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− | *David Whitmer said, ""I will now give you a description of the manner in which the Book of Mormon was translated. Joseph Smith would put the seer stone into a hat, and put his face in the hat, drawing it closely around his face to exclude the light; and in the darkness the spiritual light would shine. A piece of something resembling parchment would appear, and on that appeared the writing. One character at a time would appear, and under it was the interpretation in English. Brother Joseph would read off the English to Oliver Cowdery, who was his principal scribe, and when it was written down and repeated to Brother Joseph to see if it was correct, then it would disappear, and another character with the interpretation would appear. Thus the Book of Mormon was translated by the gift and power of God, and not by any power of man." (David Whitmer, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_Address_to_All_Believers_in_Christ/Part_First/Chapter_I ''An Address to All Believers in Christ'', 1887 ''Wikisource'']) *{{lazysource|anti|website=''MormonThink''|antisource=''Mormons in Transition''|actualsource=''An Address to All Believers in Christ''}} | + | *David Whitmer said, ""I will now give you a description of the manner in which the Book of Mormon was translated. Joseph Smith would put the seer stone into a hat, and put his face in the hat, drawing it closely around his face to exclude the light; and in the darkness the spiritual light would shine. A piece of something resembling parchment would appear, and on that appeared the writing. One character at a time would appear, and under it was the interpretation in English. Brother Joseph would read off the English to Oliver Cowdery, who was his principal scribe, and when it was written down and repeated to Brother Joseph to see if it was correct, then it would disappear, and another character with the interpretation would appear. Thus the Book of Mormon was translated by the gift and power of God, and not by any power of man." (David Whitmer, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_Address_to_All_Believers_in_Christ/Part_First/Chapter_I ''An Address to All Believers in Christ'', 1887 ''Wikisource''])<br> *{{lazysource|anti|website=''MormonThink''|antisource=''Mormons in Transition''|actualsource=''An Address to All Believers in Christ''}} |
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