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Internal Evidences of the Book of Mormon: Showing the Absurdity of the "Spaulding Story"

TitleInternal Evidences of the Book of Mormon: Showing the Absurdity of the "Spaulding Story"
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1882
AuthorsReynolds, George
MagazineThe Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star
Volume44
Issue Number34
Pagination539–541
Date Published21 August 1882
KeywordsBook of Mormon Authorship; Hebraic Indian Theory; Manuscript Found; Spaulding Manuscript; Spaulding, Solomon
Abstract

This two-part series refutes the Spaulding manuscript as a basis for the creation of the Book of Mormon, pointing out wide differences between the two, including background, dates, characters, and content. Reynolds argues that if Joseph Smith were “too illiterate” to write the Book of Mormon, he was equally as incapable of changing the Spaulding manuscript into the Book of Mormon. The first part introduces the series.

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