Book of Mormon
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The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, first published in 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from
A depiction of Joseph Smith's description of receiving the golden plates from the angel Moroni
A depiction of Joseph Smith dictating the Book of Mormon through the use of a seer stone placed in a hat to block out light
Smith Patented Improved Press (no relation to Joseph Smith family) used by E. B. Grandin to print the first 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon
According to Latter Day Saint theology, seer stones were used by Joseph Smith, as well as ancient prophets, to receive revelations from God. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that Joseph Smith used this seer stone (along with two others dubbed the "Urim and Thummim") in the Book of Mormon translation effort.
Emma Hale Smith
A 21st-century reconstruction of the golden plates and the Urim and Thummim connected to a breastplate.