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[[es:Pregunta: ¿El uso de palabra capitalizada "Angel" en el 1835 relato 14 de noviembre se refieren a la deidad?]] | [[es:Pregunta: ¿El uso de palabra capitalizada "Angel" en el 1835 relato 14 de noviembre se refieren a la deidad?]] | ||
[[pt:Pergunta: Será que o uso da palavra maiúscula "Anjo" no 14 de Novembro de 1835 conta referem-se a Divindade?]] | [[pt:Pergunta: Será que o uso da palavra maiúscula "Anjo" no 14 de Novembro de 1835 conta referem-se a Divindade?]] |
The examples of the usage of the words "angel" and "Angel" clearly show that, although the capitalized version of the word can be used to refer to Deity, it is not exclusively used in this manner.
An examination of the adjoining sentences in the 9 November 1835 account (original source document) reveals that within a very short space Warren Parish thrice used the capitalized word “Angel” to refer to Moroni. Therefore, the capitalized “Angels” of the 14 November 1835 statement - which was also penned by Warren Parish - cannot be exclusively applied to Deity.
It should also be noted that one of Joseph Smith’s other contemporaneous scribes (Frederick G. Williams) regularly used the capitalized words “Angel” and “Angels” to refer to celestial beings other than Deity. And on at least one occasion Joseph Smith himself used the capitalized word “Angels” to do the same (see below).
31 July 1832 [handwriting of Frederick G. Williams]
September–November 1832 [handwriting of Frederick G. Williams]
4 January 1833 [handwriting of Frederick G. Williams]
19 December 1833 [handwriting of Frederick G. Williams]
16 August 1834 [handwriting of Frederick G. Williams]
7 October 1835 [handwriting of Frederick G. Williams]
29 October 1835 [handwriting of Warren Parish]
9 November 1835 [handwriting of Warren Parish]
14 November 1835 [handwriting of Warren Parish]
16 November 1835 [handwriting of Frederick G. Williams]
29 March 1838 [handwriting of George W. Robinson]
2 May 1838 [handwriting of James Mullholland]
21 March 1839 [handwriting of Alexander McRae and Caleb Baldwin]
4 April 1839 [handwriting of Joseph Smith]
16, 23 August 1842 [handwriting of William Clayton]
[These texts can be found in Dean C. Jessee, ed., The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith, revised edition]
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