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Telling the Story of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

TitleTelling the Story of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsSmoot, Stephen O.
JournalInterpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture
Volume19
Pagination67-82
Type of ArticleReview
KeywordsBook of Mormon; Cowdery, Oliver; Early Church History; Harris, Martin; Seerstones; Smith, Joseph, Jr.; Translation
Abstract

Review of MacKay, Michael Hubbard and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat, From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon, Provo, UT, and Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University and Deseret Book, 2015. pp. 256 + xvii, including notes and index. $24.99 The book From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon by Michael Hubbard MacKay and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat is an outstanding resource for anyone interested in early Latter-day Saint history and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. It provides a compelling narrative about the recovery, translation, and publication of the Book of Mormon that utilizes the most cutting-edge historical scholarship available today.

URLhttps://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/telling-the-story-of-the-coming-forth-of-the-book-of-mormon/