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The Manner of Translating the Book of Mormon
| Title | The Manner of Translating the Book of Mormon |
| Publication Type | Magazine Article |
| Year of Publication | 1939 |
| Authors | Kirkham, Francis W. |
| Magazine | Improvement Era |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Pagination | 596–597, 630–632 |
| Date Published | October 1939 |
| Keywords | Book of Mormon Translation; Cowdery, Oliver; Harris, Martin; Smith, Hale, Emma; Smith, Joseph, Jr.; Three Witnesses; Urim and Thummim; Whitmer, David |
| Abstract | This article quotes Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and other contemporary accounts to show how and where Joseph obtained the plates. It also quotes Emma Smith and the Three Witnesses to explain that the Book of Mormon was translated with divine aid and with the use of the Urim and Thummim. |
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Bibliographic Citation
"The Manner of Translating the Book of Mormon." Improvement Era 42, no. 10 (1939): 596-597, 630-632.
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