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*'''"A fellow by the name of Joseph Smith, who resides in the upper part of Susquehanna county..."''' | *'''"A fellow by the name of Joseph Smith, who resides in the upper part of Susquehanna county..."''' | ||
**''Cincinnati Advertiser'', June 2, 1830 | **''Cincinnati Advertiser'', June 2, 1830 | ||
+ | *'''""through the aid of a pair of Interpreters, or spectacles - (known perhaps, in ancient days as Teraphim, or Urim and Thummim)"''' | ||
+ | **W.W. Phelps, ''Evening and Morning Star'' (Jan. 1833) | ||
+ | **The primary source text may be read here: {{EMSfairwiki|vol=1|num=8|start=57}} | ||
+ | *'''"The statement has been made that the Urim and Thummim was on the altar in the Manti Temple..."''' | ||
+ | **Joseph Fielding Smith | ||
+ | **{{MissingCitation}} | ||
+ | *"he used a stone called a "Seers stone," the "Interpreters" having been taken away from him..." | ||
+ | **1885 interview, Zenas H. Gurley, RLDS Saints' Herald | ||
+ | *'''"The Seer Stone referred to here was a chocolate-colored, somewhat egg-shaped stone..."''' | ||
+ | **B.H. Roberts, ''Comprehensive History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'', vol. 1, page 129 | ||
+ | *'''""The sum of the whole matter, then..."''' | ||
+ | **B.H. Roberts, B.H. Roberts, The Seventy's Course in Theology, First Year, p.111 | ||
+ | *'''"He said there was a book deposited..."''' | ||
+ | **History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, 2:34-35 | ||
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==Secondary sources== | ==Secondary sources== | ||
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*'''""if this court record is authentic it is the most damning evidence..." | *'''""if this court record is authentic it is the most damning evidence..." | ||
**Hugh Nibley, ''The Myth Makers'' | **Hugh Nibley, ''The Myth Makers'' | ||
+ | *'''""the term Urim and Thummim (first used by W. W. Phelps in 1833), which is generally associated with the Nephite interpreters..."''' | ||
+ | **Stephen Ricks | ||
+ | **{{MissingCitation}} | ||
==Critical works== | ==Critical works== | ||
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==Positive works== | ==Positive works== | ||
*''Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith'', p. 120 | *''Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith'', p. 120 | ||
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+ | ==Neutral works== | ||
+ | *Dialogue, Volume 15, No 2 summer 1982, pg 48-68 | ||
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==Critical links== | ==Critical links== | ||
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*{{criticallink|http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon430.htm}} | *{{criticallink|http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon430.htm}} | ||
*{{criticallink|http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/ftruth/ft1.doc}} | *{{criticallink|http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/ftruth/ft1.doc}} | ||
+ | *{{criticallink|http://www.irr.org/mit/divination.html}} | ||
==Positive links== | ==Positive links== |
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