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Pitfalls Avoided by the Translator of the Book of Mormon

TitlePitfalls Avoided by the Translator of the Book of Mormon
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1909
AuthorsBrookbank, T.W.
MagazineThe Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star
Volume71
Issue Number19
Pagination289–293
Date Published13 May 1909
KeywordsBook of Mormon Authenticity; Book of Mormon Authorship; Book of Mormon Translation
Abstract

This two-part series describes many mistakes that Joseph Smith could have made if he were a fraud who wrote the Book of Mormon. For instance, Joseph Smith did not incorporate modern geographical names, punctuation, chapter and verse markings, modern terms for clothing, alcoholic beverages, military terms, days of the week, names of months, nor titles such as mister or doctor. The second part concludes the series.