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Kingship and Seer Stones: A Comparison of European Regalia and LDS Scriptural Accounts of Oracular Objects

Callister, Paul Douglas. Kingship and Seer Stones: A Comparison of European Regalia and LDS Scriptural Accounts of Oracular Objects., 2010.

Were All the Unsealed Records of the Book of Mormon Translated?

Cowley, Matthias F.. "Were All the Unsealed Records of the Book of Mormon Translated?" Improvement Era 5, no. 5 (1902): 393-395.

Review of Michael Hubbard MacKay and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat, From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon

Olsen, Steven L.. "Review of Michael Hubbard MacKay and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat, From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon." BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 2 (2016): 191-194.

Book of Mormon Translation: Interesting Correspondence on the Subject of the Manual Theory

Roberts, B.H.. "Book of Mormon Translation: Interesting Correspondence on the Subject of the Manual Theory." Improvement Era 9, no. 9 (1906): 706-713.

Appendix 2: Glowing Stones in Ancient and Medieval Lore

Tvedtnes, John A.. "Appendix 2: Glowing Stones in Ancient and Medieval Lore." In The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: "Out of Darkness Unto Light", 195-225. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.

KnoWhy #417 - Were Joseph Smith’s Translation Instruments Like the Israelite Urim and Thummim? (Alma 37:24)

KnoWhy #417 - Were Joseph Smith’s Translation Instruments Like the Israelite Urim and Thummim? (Alma 37:24). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

Unanswered Questions in the Book of Mormon

Tvedtnes, John A.. "Unanswered Questions in the Book of Mormon." In The Most Correct Book: Insights from a Book of Mormon Scholar, 317-327. Salt Lake City: Cornerstone Publishing, 1999.

Book of Mormon Translation by Joseph Smith

Welch, John W., and Tim Rathbone. Book of Mormon Translation by Joseph Smith In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow. Vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

Urim and Thummim

Hoskisson, Paul Y.. Urim and Thummim In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow. Vol. 4. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

A Lecture on the Authenticity and Scriptural Character of the Book of Mormon

Adams, George J.. A Lecture on the Authenticity and Scriptural Character of the Book of Mormon. Boston: J.E. Farwell, 1844.

Retrieving the Plates

Sweat, Anthony. Retrieving the Plates., 2014.

The Spectacles or Interpreters

Sweat, Anthony. The Spectacles or Interpreters., 2014.

Revelation and the Urim and Thummim

Roper, Matthew. "Revelation and the Urim and Thummim." In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, 280-282. Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999.

Chapter 50: Ether 1–5

Chapter 50: Ether 1–5 In Book of Mormon Student Manual. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2009.

Seers and Stones: The Translation of the Book of Mormon as Divine Visions of an Old-Time Seer

Spencer, Stan. "Seers and Stones: The Translation of the Book of Mormon as Divine Visions of an Old-Time Seer." Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 24 (2017): 27-98.

What Did the Interpreters (Urim and Thummim) Look Like?

Spencer, Stan. "What Did the Interpreters (Urim and Thummim) Look Like?" Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 33 (2019): 223-256.

KnoWhy #240 - Where did the Brother of Jared Get the Idea of Shining Stones? (Ether 6:3)

KnoWhy #240 - Where did the Brother of Jared Get the Idea of Shining Stones? (Ether 6:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

Joseph Smith—Translator

Matthews, Robert J.. "Joseph Smith—Translator ." In Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man, edited by Susan Easton Black and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 77-87. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993.

KnoWhy #409 - Is There Evidence That Joseph Smith Possessed a Urim and Thummim and Breastplate? (Ether 4:5)

KnoWhy #409 - Is There Evidence That Joseph Smith Possessed a Urim and Thummim and Breastplate? (Ether 4:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #99 - Did King Benjamin or King Mosiah Have the Gift of Interpretation? (Book of Mormon, 1830 edition; cf. Mosiah 21:28)

KnoWhy #99 - Did King Benjamin or King Mosiah Have the Gift of Interpretation? (Book of Mormon, 1830 edition; cf. Mosiah 21:28). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

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Kingship and Seer Stones: A Comparison of European Regalia and LDS Scriptural Accounts of Oracular Objects

Were All the Unsealed Records of the Book of Mormon Translated?

Review of Michael Hubbard MacKay and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat, From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon Translation: Interesting Correspondence on the Subject of the Manual Theory

Appendix 2: Glowing Stones in Ancient and Medieval Lore

KnoWhy #417 - Were Joseph Smith’s Translation Instruments Like the Israelite Urim and Thummim? (Alma 37:24)

Unanswered Questions in the Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon Translation by Joseph Smith

Urim and Thummim

A Lecture on the Authenticity and Scriptural Character of the Book of Mormon

Retrieving the Plates

The Spectacles or Interpreters

Revelation and the Urim and Thummim

Chapter 50: Ether 1–5

Seers and Stones: The Translation of the Book of Mormon as Divine Visions of an Old-Time Seer

What Did the Interpreters (Urim and Thummim) Look Like?

KnoWhy #240 - Where did the Brother of Jared Get the Idea of Shining Stones? (Ether 6:3)

Joseph Smith—Translator

KnoWhy #409 - Is There Evidence That Joseph Smith Possessed a Urim and Thummim and Breastplate? (Ether 4:5)

KnoWhy #99 - Did King Benjamin or King Mosiah Have the Gift of Interpretation? (Book of Mormon, 1830 edition; cf. Mosiah 21:28)

KnoWhy #273 - Why Did the Book of Mormon Come Forth as a Miracle? (2 Nephi 27:23)

KnoWhy #267 - Why Were Three Key Witnesses Chosen To Testify Of The Book Of Mormon? (Ether 5:4)

Hiding Sacred Relics

Translation of the Book of Mormon, Answers to Questions Respecting the Theory in the Senior Manual, 1905-6

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