an analysis of textual changes in 'the book of abraham

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1959

An Analysis of Textual Changes in "The Book of Abraham" and in An Analysis of Textual Changes in "The Book of Abraham" and in

the "Writings of Joseph Smith, the Prophet" in the Pearl of Great the "Writings of Joseph Smith, the Prophet" in the Pearl of Great

Price Price

Walter L. Whipple Brigham Young University - Provo

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blessedbloomed hihimbim with the blessings of

the barthiearthiearth and with the blessings

of wisdom but cursed hlahiahim as

pertaining to the priesthoodspriesthoodPriest

27

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the right of priesthood notwith-

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their idolatry

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of prieetlwodpriontboodt the lord vwray godgoa

pregerpreterpreservedvedyed in mine own handshandahenda

therefortherefore A knowledge of the

beginning of the creationscreationtcreationpcrembicreati anandanoont alsoguiaoguisoaiso

of the pieneplenetsipl&rxetsplene and of the slarsstarsslaysseays

aaaelaee iiljb&&11 alademaaemamaie1 icnowi1rnownaeJW unto the

father esp havohavebevobevaaeve i1 imptlptintampt evenevern unto

after to delineate the chronology

running baekbackhaekwack fronfreefremfrom yselayselfmyself to the

beginningbegiming of the creationsoreationicreationtcreati forongont the

recordre acordis have cowcorso into aymy handshand

which Jr holdholahoid unto thisthia predent blaetimkibebimkil29 ew after the priest of

elkenhelkend wantwaftwann ittenaraittenismittensmaara that he died

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of

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this gospel shall be called after

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through thy neuse for as csanymww asan

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that they might not perish

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plains of noreh and we had already

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theretherotheve I11 built anotheranthorenotheranther altar unto

the lord and called again upon

the namenaoenamnal of the ord

1 and I1 abraham journeyed

19

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devoutlydevot becausebecauaeitly we had already

comecone into the land of this

idolatrous nation

devoutly becauseoceuae we had already

comecoce into the lnlandlanbiamb ofof this

idolatrous nation

the pastpaat fourteen paiospagespeiospageepanee have boonbeen a comparison between manuscriptftnuseript

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text of abrahmaabrahea 1110 through 218

for the following few pagespageepegeepeges a parallel cocparlaoncoqmriaon of the text

of abrehamabrahamabrahm 2i192t19 through i1 will be madeaadenade no handwritten mmusariptoanuacript

waswaa available for thisthiethibthle portion of the skudystudy thereforetheTho therefore firstprinting of the text which ieis in the merchmarch 1 184212 issue of khethebhe nakhaa

I1uwiuni aeaffineae willaffine be substituted in thekhe left column where manuscript A

previously appeared

14 and the lord appearedapp untotosarodearodeared me

in answer to y prayersprayer sndandM saidsald

unto bifwif unto thy seedaeedsead will I1 give

thisthia land and 1I Abraabrahamhamhaahanthamp arose

ryou the pieeplacepleapieceplaa of the altar abahvhiohaiahI1 hadhailhatihali built unto the ordlorddord and

removed fromeromfroeeroe thenosthencethanos unto a moun-

tain onan the eastbeetseetbastbest

f-jordi-jord

21

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51

going on stilltill towards the couthouth

and there wasms A continuation of a

faminecaninecanina in the landlend andmidend I11 abraham

concluded to go down into egypt

to sojourn there for the famine

becom very greviousgreviouagrevi andouboua itgamegama to pap& when I1 weawaawaswes cone near

to onkerenteronkarenbyenly into agyptgyptegypt the ordlordbord

saideldsaldsnid unto e behold araieraleyal thy

wifeulfe lais a very fair bosnanvosnan to

look upon therefore it ahall

colooflwcowool to pasapasispass when the egyptians

hallkalikaii aweaeeswe her they will saynaygay bheaheshebhoeho

lain hishiahla wifeiwintwifel andsnd they will killyouyougyous but kheythey will sayecavesave her

elivealiveellve therefore wemooseebee that ye do

on thiathis vicewise lekletlotiekiet her ay unto

the egyptianegyptians shaahashe inIs thy sister

and thy soulaoulsoui ahallshallshail live and

it oameosio to paaspasspabspads that X1 abrahanoAbra

told

bauhaabeu

saraisareisarel ay wife all that

the lord had saidseidseldsald unto meroemoe

therefore sayaaygay unto thl I1 pray

theetheepthewthewstheas thou art my sister that

it may be well with me for thy

fake and my soulaoulgoulsoui shallahallshail livelirebecause of thee

oinggoing on stilletilldetill towards the south

and there mmmw a continuation of a

reminefamine in the land and I1 abrahamabrahaoabreham

oonoludedoowluded to o0 down into egypteypt

to sojourn therestherethers for thothe faminefemineremine

becanebeoaoebeeane very xrw2mfflltobtt22 and it aeeoaeseeoasane to pasapass when I1 waswaawag

come nearno to enter into egypt the

lord saidsaldabid unto wogactnotnog beholdbeholds saraiuralseraiseraluraithy wifevite iaI1 as very fair woman to

lookook uponvannonwen

223 therefore7horefe it shallahallohallohail ooeaoseeoeaase to

passpabs whonwhen the sistianogeyptianflsistiansSISt shallahallianslans seeaeeeeeawe

herhergherp theyttykhey will aaysheisay iatoshe hlahiabishisbighig wife

and they will kill you but they

will a aremreese her alive therefore seeeeeseo

that ye do onan thiathiskhio wiaeswiaeiwisei

224 lekletlotlok her sayaaygay unto the efrptianekmtianel

heeheshedhe iais thy sister and thy doulaoulsoul

ahallshall live

25 and it oa to pass that ifit

abrahm told saraisaralsayalIa aywjralgraijyalj wife all

that the lord had aiddaiddald unto aemw

therefore bayaayway unto khemthem I1 pray kheethaetheelhea

thou art aymy sister that it ay be

well with memo for thy sakeaakeeake sndand hayxaybay

souloutsoui shallshellsheli live because of thee

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and I1 ssweavsawsev the starafarstarsai that they

werevereveyeweye very great andamend that one of

bhethethenkhekhen waavaawasvas nearest unto the throne of

god amandsnd there were manymenymarq reatgreatgreak onesorsesarses

vhiohwhich wereverowero near unto it

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mis-omid-o

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baingbeing on thoukhow feareyeareymwe

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laal6a andtodmod I1it abraham had the arinjrimurin

and aiflh ahiahvhiohwhiah the iord my god

had given unto me09 in ur of the

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khetthatkhek they were very reat and

bhatthatkhat onean of them weawaawaswes nearest unto

the throne of god andend there werevere

manynany krestgreetgreatkreek onesot whichvhicchica were near

unto it and the lord saidseidseldsald unto mestaethe

thesistheao are the governing onasonceorae andend

the naskejusenaska of the great oneono ieis xolobi

because it ieIs near unto daeixaei for I11

amw bhethekhe lord thy god I1 havohave dotactsetdokaekdek

thlethiethis oneono to govern all those which

beloinbeloboloboio toog the sambsamesamssans order gljeujue that

upon whiehwhichchieh thou shamestatandeetstamestaMeststanatanst anddestdeetdeeb

the ord saldsaidbaidbald unto me by the

arinjriaurin wwandaddedd xhbbbabwaw& that dolobkolob wacvacwas

after the mennermannermennor of the lord

accordingagoacoego toording lkaiteits timeatimes andendariderid soasortsaeaeonaaoasoaaea

in

oortssorts

the revolutionrevolutions thereof that

one revolution wasvacvasvaowao a day unto the

lordlordohord after hishie manner of iectonreotaw

ingings it beinbain one thousandthoueand

and the lord saidsaldgaidgald unto menotmetmeg

theaetheserheserheaerheao are the governing onesoneamoomesmed and

the nennew of the gratgreatgrest oneono iais kolobkolobpholob

beoawiebaauxe it ieis near unto aeme for I1

amas the lord thy od I11 have sekactset thisthia

onoone0 to govern all those which belong

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according to ibsitaitslbslka tlletineatime and seasons

in the revolutions thereof that one

revolution wesweewoowaswos a day unto the lord

after hishie suner of reckoning itbeing one thousand yearsyear a according

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unto that whereon thou standfeststandeststan

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17 and the lord saidacidsoldsald unto me

the pianetplanet which is the lesserleaner

light lesser than that which iaIs

to ruierulerialevigie the daydays even the night

iaIs above or greabergreaterpratar than that

upon which thou standee in

point of reckoning for it ammothroovethmmoth

in order more alowealowlslowo khiathiathis lo10in in

ordeeorderordor because it abanatanskanstandethdeth above

the earth upon which thou standfeststandeststandestiskanstan

therefore

debbidestdestidebtdebb

the reckoning of iksitaitslkalbs

bimetibatimekima iaIs not aoso manymeny aaon to ibaitaitslbs

number off days midaidwid of monthsmont

and

haj

of years and the ordlordborddord said

unto me now Abraabreabrehamabrahamhamhaa these two

facksfacts exist behold thinethinathino eyes

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to

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knowkrum the times of reckoning

andend OWthebhe set ts yea the tsetsettootadtadb

time of the earth upon which thou

standpatstandeatetandeotstanetan anddestdeatdeotdostdook the set timelias of

the greatygreater light which is set

to rule the daydaya and the sotnotsobsebnet bimatimotimakima

to the time appointed unto that

whereon thou standeststandfeststan thisdest is the

reckoningreoroo ofkoning the lords time ac

cording to thothekhekhobho reckoningreoroorec ofkoning olobblob

5 and bhethe lord saidbaidbald unto me the

pianetplanet which is the losserlesserlooserleoser lihtlight

lesserlessorlesaer khanthanthenkhenwhen that which is to rule

the daydayldeydeyldeys even the night is above

or eater than that upon which

thou standoutstandeststandoststan indebbdestdostdeetdeeb point of reckoning

fortorf itor wyeth in order oreweremeremore lowslowloviovthis isto in orderardorerderarder because it standeth

above the earthwothmoth upon whiohwhish thou

standfeststandeststan thereforedest the reckoningroakonirw

of its kimetisetimelisekitelime is not so many as to

its number of daysdayeasye and of months

and of yearsyoors

6 andnd the lord saideaidsald unto e now

abrahanoAbrahm thesexi two fatsfactsfetsraets exist

behold thinething eyes beesee it it is

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yea thethobhekhe selsetgot kimegaegmelime of the earth upon

which thou standfeststandeststaniestvabanstanalan wuiandabddest the set

time of the greater light which is

boksetgotbotbob to ruierule0 the daysdaydey and the set

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reoreareckoningkoning than the reokoninreakaningreareoveaveo ofkonin

the lioetimlimetil of the earth upon which

khouthouthu tandetttandeattamtan9

eftoftdeateekdeakdesk

and where thebetheseshebesheso two faetafactsraeta bristexistbrlekbrisk

there shallshailahall be another fact above

theathemtheia that ieis there shallahallshailshali be an-

other pianetplanet whosewhoe reckoning of

tiretiietimebimekime shmilshall hebe longer still9 and thusthue there shall be the

reckoning of the eliiseliise of one planetpianet

above anotherfwwthert until theuthouthem coseas nigh

unto koob which solob ieis after

the reckoningreoroorec ofwoningkoning the lordhordloyds klaitiaitimeblaiwhich olobblob ieis eatsetsatoatoab nigh unto the

throne of god to govern all thosethooe

planateplaneteplwwts which belong to the aaeeaeemebassasorder jagigsig that upon which thou

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deebdeetdost

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godcod

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redreakoning

of the lesserlowerlewer lahtilihtilight which iein sebactset

to rule the nightnights

18 now the selactnot time of the

lesser light i a longer tiva anas

to lbsitslkaibaiks reckoning thankhanwhan the reekreckereeke

oningonincolinc of the time of the earthoarth

upon which thou standfeststandeststan anddest

wherewhoe thesethose two dectisfectefectis exist there

shallahallsheil be another abotaotfact above bhethetav

that ieIs therewhere shallohall be another

planet whose reckoningreakoning of timtime

shallshailshali be longer tillstill waand thus

there hallhalihail be the reckoning of

the tinetimetims of one planet above

another 9 until thouthu oomeooaebome nigh unto

olob which dolobxolob 1 arbarafteraftorarkeractor the

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bhethe throne of od to govern all

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kheethee to know the setactget limetintimekine of all

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the lord fato to fecsfacebacq aeas one

nanoanman talsethtalketh with another nd he

told aewe of the worksworkevorkeverkewocks which hiehis

handshande had madeaadewade and he saideaidaidsaldald unto

me wymy soneon ayzw soneon andend hishiehlohio hendhond

mewaewab stretched out behold I1 willwilwll

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which ieis bhothethokho moonvonwoonnon and he saldeaidsaid

unto me kokaubeamkoksubeam which eidiairieidy

ifieeif starssearesearsskarsI1 or allailali the great

lighte which vareverewereware in the fiewfinw

riplytiply thitheekhi amandsnd thy seedwedned

after theethoe ilkelikeilkallyn unto thebethesethede and

if thou fanstoanetoanst count the number

11 thusthuerhue I1it abrahamabrahameAbrarbra talkedhamhaa with

the lord face to face aeas one man

talsethtalketh with another and he told

me of the worksworke which hishie handshande had

madoraademaderaede

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aymy soneon amand hidhiehishyehys handd wasweemaemas stretched

oubout behold I1 will how you allailali

these mdand he put hishie handhomham uponup

mineninenins eyaseybs and I1 wawsaw thieethoeethoo thimthingethiege

which

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pliedpiled

mine oyeseyes and I1 could not

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roof

and he saideaidsaldbaidbald unto meaeiasi thisthiethles ieis

hinehahshinehahjhinehime whichhahheh ieis the eunsunbun and he

saldeaidsaidbaidbald unto mevms kfokakffi which ieIs sbaretarstarskar

andAM he saldeaidsaidbaidbald unto me olea whichwhish ieis

the woonsoonmoon and he saldeaidsaid unto oenosbbsabs

kokaubeaakoksubeemp which eipifieesim elareslareafleeiflee

or allailali the greatgroat lightelightsy which vereweremeremerw

in the firsamntfirouuwnt of heavenhaaven

114 and it wacvacvaswas in uwthekhekha night timetiastims

whonwhen the lord spakestake thesethosethebetheae wordswordewarde

unto meaeiaaimai I1 will multiply thee and

thy sdseed after thee like unto theaethese

and if thou ganstcanetganebgandt count khethethobheehe number

riplytiply th

and he put

hishiehib handhend upon mine ayeeeyee and I11

gawsaw those things which hibhiehis hshandle

had madesmadeaadot which were manyabny andwid

they multiplied before almaimmim eyobeyes

and I1 oouldeo4ddould not seeeesowdow the endand there

oft andarid he saldsaidbaidbald unto werabiab thisthie ieis

hinehahhjnehahhine whichhah ieis the suneungun and

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abraham

15

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thestheethaethea becorebeforebefoy ye go into egypt that

yeyo amsyrosymeyamay declaredealersdeciare all thestheeetheerheee vorda iftwotvo things exist endand khenthenthere be one

above the other there shall be

greater thingsthingethlqre above khemtheathembheakwea there-

fore olobblob laIs the greatestgreater of all

the kokaubeaa that thou haekhaetheathaskhaak sengeeanswanswen

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in mehiehis heertheartharvha&v to do but1a what heinkfunkun

villwill do it howbeit that he made

the greater staretar asa elsoaleoalsoeisoelsaeisa ifthere be wotvotwo spirite andmid weone

ahallshall be moremoyenoye intelligent than

the other yet thesetheae tvotwo spiritspirits

notwithamtwithstandingwithstandingnotmtnob tendingwitha one iein more

intelligent than the other yitwheythey have no beginningbezinninr chevtheythevthoybhoy

of flandaswido eoto shallghail hevde the nurabernumtosr of

thy seedsneedseed a

1 and the lord saideaidsaiesale unto meioeimetmegmag

abraAhraabrahanbrahav4hanhaa I11 adofahof theoetheaethese things unto

thetheethewkhezhe before yeyo go inteintoinbe agyptgypt that

yeYO nayaaymay declare all theetheothese words

16 if twotirotvokwo things exist and there

be omone above the other therethore shall

be greater thingsthinks above themtheabheakhem there-

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above the earth then it mayoayoeymey be

that a planetplenetpianet or j sbaretarstar aymay exist

above it and there ieis nothing

that the lord vvthy oodclod shallehallahall take in

his hearthoartbearkbeertbeart to do but what he willvilluliido it13 howbeit that he baadecaade the

greater atarafarstarakar aaso alsoalaoaiso if there

be two spiritaapiritaspiritsqap andirita oneme hallshelisheilheilheii be

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existed before thytheythoybhoy shallshail have no

andend they shallshailshali exist after for

they areere gnolaun or eternal

19 and the lord aidsaidsald unto me

rheeethosachosa wotirobirekiro facts do exists that

there are twtwokwo spirits one being

tooreloore intelligent bhanthanthenwhan the other

theyethere shallshailbhail be anotherenother meremerbewe

intelligent than they I1 asaftestesa

the lourdlojrdlwd thy god 1 aaan mweaaore

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20 the lord thy god bentcentsent hihis

angelWTI to deliver thee frombrambraa the

handshanda of the priest gtssisst elkenahihnahaelvenahIhEl

21

nahenahakenahkanahkanak

1I dwell in the midst of then

all I1 newnovnow thereforethere havetoretforet coeeoooeeoee

down unto thee to deliver unto thee

the morkavorkeworks which vymy handshandehamshendehamd have madecadobado

wherein aymy wisdom exoellethox0elleth thamtherethemkham

all for

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existed before they shalehallshaiahall have

no end they ahallshallshellsheli exist after

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more intelligent bhanthenthan the other

there shallshalishail be another wrooremore

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I1

than

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the midstmidat off themtheathenkhen all I1 now

thereforetherefor have ooms down unto

kheethee to deliver unto thee the

worksvorkeworke whichwhish wymy handhanghamshame a have madgmademedonedo

wherein oymy wisdomwladon zellothexoellethoellothoel khontheathenkhoakhomloth

all for I1 rule in the heavens

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E rahampabraham the intelligencesintelligence

that were organizedorganisedorgamizedorgani before ththothesed

world was amand aangmonfawng all thesetheme

there were many of the noble andabd

areatgreatrreat ones and codsod sawsav khenethenethebe

souls that they worewere pood midandwid hehs

stood in the midst of the and he

said thesethesesthege I1 will mekemakeabkemahe aymy rulers

for he stood amamonawon those that werewore

spiritsspiri andtep heht saw that they wereworewarbwaveweve

good andsnd he said unto me

abrahmAbrahabreh thuthouaraaxaarv art one of thathea

thou wast ahlsenohosenahosen before thou vantwastvanbvnak

born andanc there stoodstom one among

bhethekhemthembhea that weswaewas likeilza into od andend

he said unto thosethooetho who werewore with

hirhim we will go down forcor there

ieis space there and we will take

of thesethose materials wwand we will

makesake an eartharth whereon these mymayway

dwell and we will provo them

herewith to seeseoswo if they will do

all things whatsoeverwhatso theeyotevoreyet lord

their god shall coasaaind them endwid

they who keep their first estate

shall be added upon endand kheythey

222 ow the lord had shown unto

meraemae abraham the intelligences

thetthatthew were organizedorgani leforebeforezedsed the

world weswas an ainongawng all these

there were many of the noble and

groatgreatgroutgrest ones

2 and god saw these doulsoulssoulbauls thata

they werowereveroveto good andwidmid he stood in the

midilicxidstmidilt ofor thera andendmiamid he saidt these I1

will askemaicemakeasks my rulers for he stood

emong those that wevewereworewove spiritualspiritspiritalspir andital

he saw that they were ood and he

saidsald unto wi abrahamAbrabn thoualamp art amoneona

of theathem thou wastvast chosen before

thou wast born

2 and there stood one emongamong khenthethenzhebbbkhem

that was likeilke unto od andend he said

unto thosethasethobe who were with himhiahla dewe

will go domedown for thretheretharethayethye is spaoespaosspacs

there and we will teketaketwobeke of these

materialsaaterialsmaterialissmekeaatemekomateri andendrialsrielsaliss we will rakemakenaksreks an earthwthbarthathwhereon thasethese naysaywaymaymey dwell

5 andAM we will prove bhethethemkhekhem herewith

to aeeseetooseo if they will do all things

whatsoever the lord their od shallsheilshelilelicommand themtheathenkhem

26 and they who keep their first

2P 0v

me az

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for

for

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23

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me

24

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25 pro

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eq

taltai etymfibayn

kentkeptkootkenk not hishiahlahig first eetateperfcataewterfbrt andiandcatecatatate at

that dayduysdays manyms followed after hirahija

chapterchapt2r 4

1 and then the lord seidsbeidbeld letlotlel uaus

go50t downdownedowns and

beginning

they

and

went

theythoyl

downdovy

that

at

iais

the

bhothethobhe

godacodagods organized and formed theth

heavens midandwid the earth

5939

who keep not their first estateestates

ahallshallhalihailshailshali not have loryviory in the aeeaaeseekingdonkingdoakirqdomking withdomdoa thosethoekhoe who keepweep

their first fateestate and theysthey

who keepkoevkoep their second estateestates

shallshail have loryglory added upon

their headfulheadfllumdo gawerniener andondsnd owereveroverewer

2 and twthe lord saldsaid J shallshailshali

I1 sendsand andanti7 oneono snawanawenawansweredered like11110ilke

unto the on of hanman herehare aman XliiIII111ili

bendsend oeno andmd another arurwradanswredanswered

andmid gaidsoldgaldgold here an I1 sendinand seas

and liwthe lordcorddord saldsaid 1I will sendssnd

the irstfiratfaratarst mdand the aeoond8600nd wabwaawasvasvab

5yyangrys 8am kept not hlahiahis firstsabateestatesatake andsndmidowido at that day many

followedfolrolroi afterloved hi an then the

lord saldsaidseidseldsnid letv us go down and

they went down at the beginning

and they organieedorgmizedorganizedorgani andbedeed borodyforodyfarmdv

that lsiisslasibslbs the godsgoda the helmshemms

andsndendeod the earth and the earthearths

afterasteraf itter was fonsenfonsedformedt waswaa empty0

and

ty

desolate because they hadhed

not foredforwd anything but the earthaeartht

and darknessknees reignodreigned upon the

eskateestate shall be added upon and they

who keepkep ntnotnob their first estate

shallahall not have elory in the aaasaaae

kingdom with khonethonethosethode who keep their

fircirclrat estate and they who keep

their aeoondsecond estate shallahallsheilshmil havebavebayehaye

gloryelory added upon their heads nigfignin

waanderazefer enr27 andAM the lord alidzaaidzovaids wbcaaak1k shallahallshailshali

1I semseasendbend andAM one answeredignmoredmored like unto

the on of sansmansmannan here a I1 send memeoawoawe

andAMabd another answeredanewanaw andsndublubierodaredsred baldt nereherevere

am if send mw and the lord saldaaidfseldseidI1 will send the firtirat

3 and the second wawasuss anryangrygabry an

I1

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fw fgrrof to dorgorforlorfvq 1 Lenarenal4g1r ort tamrimtae

an40

cacefacef ofadesoe the deep enaarvendarm the spiritofor the gods was brooding upon the

fahysfaoys of the watervatarvatan

bisthisk

saidpsaida

firatofirsto

cods7ods saidbeldisald hokletlothek

there be light and there WMmw light

2 and they saidbeidbeld the godaodsgods letlotietlat

there bebo lightlir andlit there was

lightlights and they the coda

ooroprehendedcomprehended the liht forfrfoeroe it was

lrightalright end they divided the light

or caused it to be divided from

the darknessdarknesadark andananesanoos the godgodesode a called

the light daydays and bhethethiskhe darknessdar

they

knees

called night and it camecasecesecamb to

passpacepase that from the evening until

morninmorning they called night and

from the morning until bhethe eve-ning kheytheykiwy called day and this waswasswaesunsune

the firat or the beginningbegin ofniM thatthet

which they called day andend night

25 and thetho gods also baideaidsaidbald lebletlotiekiob

there be an expanse in the midst

of the wakerwaterwakorwa a midandwidteris it shallsheilsheli

divide the waters fromframfrda the waters

and bhethekhe godscode ordered the expanse

eoso that it divided the waters

which nevenereworewevewove unerunder the expansePansesz

from

spirit

the

of

waterswater

the

9

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which

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nal

the braoofaceraoocacecece of the doeadoepdiseps anana the

t varv8r53 and they the od

and they the ode comprehended

the light for it was bright and

they divided the light or oausedoaueedcaused

it to be divided from the darenedarknedarkrwasdarder

5

knokne

and the godsgoda called the lihtlight

layayiUYI and the darlmosedarlcneeedaridarl theymossmosemess callecalledcalleicelledcellecelieight

i

and it carmcarecamm to pass that

cromfrom the eveningwening until aamiraomir

they called night and fromsrom thothe

morning until the evening they

called dydaydey andmul thisthie was the fircirclrat

or the beginning of that which

they called day and nightnibble

6 and the codsgods also saidsaidtbaldtbaldibeidbeld betletlot

there bo an expanseexpense in the midstsistof the waters and it shallowlsuismi divide

the waters from the waters

7 and the codscode ordered the

expanseexpenses so that it divided the

waters which were under the expanse

from the waters which were above

jods brood ing

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of bhethe va amloimlo

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40 b

a talzelzeip

aryazyarx

godecodegods celled the expanseexpanaeaxpwwetpanaetansevanseex

heaven and it earaearw to passpaaspesspads that

it wuvanwan from eveningeveninfeveninp until morninormormatformatmor

thoetthat

ninor

kheythaythey called nightniht and it aaloalto pabspasspenspees

hathebhab I1t

I1 draparatdrut wwandabd the catherinsatheringathoriwrsa

gethertogethergotherto

therin

of the weterwaterweker a pronoumedwenouneedprono

they

umed

grestgreatgroatkrostkrest wateredvateroiwaterei and the oodsoodcodsgod

sawsewbeubau thatthetbhat they merewrewere obeyed Aaadandjadrad

the godsgoda daiddald letlotiet uaus prepare thotha

eartheartlbartli to brintbrine forth grass the

herb yielding seedaeed tha fruit tree

yielding fruitfruitifreiti after hlahiahis kind

whosemhoaemhore stedstodaeedseed in itself yieldethyioldethyi itsitalbslkaeldeth

own likenesslike uponutonudonnesenaaenesb the earth and

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the expanseexpanaeexpeanseex andpanae it vabvaavaswab aoisotso ever- a

they orderedor

8

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and the odo

oodssods pronouncedpromm themedwed

earul dry

pap1 boisssoiss andsnd letlotiet the earth omeQOMeom up

drydrysdryg 9 and it was oo00no a they order-

ed andsnd the d a-lidsa-lods pronouncedpronoun theaddry land thainethwineathertneatherinealhertathertarth

together

neand

of

the

khethathebhe waters pronounced

thyethyjtheys

1

the expanse and it vmsimis sono even asaisaibalb

they orderedorler aneeanewandemj the ode called

the expanse heaven and it ceratcaratcomcamcoq

to passpaff that it mablwasmabb from evening

until morningloomingsorning that theythaytwy called

night thetthath&tthebandend ititaa

canecamecamb

crocrom

to

morning

pausspasspassi

until

teveningmasvae

that thoythaythey called day and thisthia wadwaawas

the stoondaooondsooond time that theythay called

night and day

2526 an the ods orderedor sayingderod

let the waberwater a under the heaven be

latheredgatheredfatheredEa togetherthered unto one

place

that it wswaswes fremfrom mornine

until eveningavailing that they called day

and thisthia waswaa whethathebhoihoehe second time that

theythay called nightniht and daydayedeydaya

9 and bhethathekha godscodegodeoods orderedorderordor sayinedsedg

detletlotdot the waters under the heaven be

gathered together unto ormonearm plaatsplaoaplaaes

and letlotiet thethabhekhe earth oomaownomm up dry and

it wosvaawoowaawas aoso aaas kheythaytheykway ordered

10 andanc the oods

great maberswaters andwidmid the godsoda

samsawsevsew that kheythaytheykhay werevereveyeweye obeyed

11 and khothathebhowho aads3odaaods maidsaaidtsaids latletlotlableblak uaus pre-

pare bhethathekha earth to bring forth razafraaafgrassgrasa

khothathebho herb yielding saedseed thothekhobho cruitfruitcaltbroatraatreebrobbroe yielding fruit after mehiehib kindkinds

whose seedaeed in itselfitaalfitslf yieldethyieldathyieldyi iteethatheldeth

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earthearthy and it vaawaawas o0so anand1 the

1 andardarefrdrne thathe ode organizedorganisedorcrwntzoorgani thewedsed earth

to brinbyln forth gme from iteits own

eeeysweass ande whethathekhe herrherbharb to heimbrimhelm fortharthorthherb tromfrom ibaitaitoibo own beedaeedeoedp yielding

seedgeedswed arbrafterefter hishie kind and the earth

to bring forth the tree sronfronfromsrom itsiteownONUonn seeddeedseedsseedy yielding freitifruitifruit whose

eedseed could only brin forth the

saabsamesamb in itself efterafter hishiahla kindvind sndandend

the godsrodagoes saweavsavsew that they wereverevrewre obeyed

iseeiseaibeesongsone andantiantt for daysdayadayd andsnd for

yearyvars a andawlawd ororganizedorranizedmanirani thethenthemwhenzed to be

for lightslighte in the expanse 0ef the

yren to ivo

ayslays anaandaraarm fortorror yereyareyerb1 an organizedarganiorgani bhethebihmased to belieiteive for

lighte in the expanseexpense of the heaven

to ove light uponuvonunonudon the earth and

it wasvas eoso

ardand

vaswas

seaebasonis

andendsnd for aya

erenaren

dinstsinst andami for

iseasoneeeaeone

bassppassp from bhethethokhekho

cominsominsmor untilim the evening they

called dayjdaya and it wa the third

time

114 and the godacodaiode orpaniedorranizedorganizedorpaorpe thethoniedniadlightslighta in tmthokhowho expanaoexpwue of the heaven

addand caused them to divide khethewheth day

fromfrow the night andwid organiorganiaeargimisedorganize thethemthen

to be for slemeignesigm awl for seamoniseeaeonaaseasonis

and the odoode ranlmdmrponized the earth

to brinz forth geawgraw from ibsitaitslbs own

beedseeddeedboad amiandsmisnd0 the herherlharhorlhori to bring forth

herb fromfrofron iksiteits own seeeee yielding

seed after hishie kind waand the

earth to bring forth the tree

fronfrofromsmosron its own beed yielding fruityfruitnhom beed eouldaouldbould only ing forth

the sweewecameelesame 9 in itself after hishiehig

kind and the codscodegods sewsavsaw that they

werewarsweraware obeyed an it ommcameoame to pesepacepass

that they numbererwnaberenumbereenumwn theabereberee darsdayedaysdeyedeysdarg cromfromcrar

the weninpevenlntwening until the morning

they oalledballed fightenightcnighte amidandanid it earseewecarseege

to pabspass fromfronafron the morninpmornine until

the evening they oallenoalle3oall4 daylaybay and

it wuwas the third timetine

27 1and the odeods organizedorgani thewd

lights in the expanseexpsmse of thathekha

heayn and caused themtheathasbheatham to dividedividthe daylay from the nihtnight andane organ-

ized themtheo to be for alnaainaains

1 an it eaneameeanoewoego to patsepacepoisepabs that thytheywhey

mmberodmuabered the daysdaye fronfromtrontrautram the evening

until the worning they called night

and it esaia to pa

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th

12

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1i

9a8 9

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hftwn

odslolslodsdjsbols

daysdavsdeys an bhothothe lesserlessor liht to

rule the night with the leaserlesser

lichtliyhtilg fahlht setactsebsrebaret the skarestarestaral alooalso and

tho od wt nhamthenthannhem in the expanse

of the heayenpa to give light upon

the earth end to rule over the

day endand over the nightsnight andant to

caustcausicause to divide the light tromfrom

timthe iarknosclarkneselerlarier andanknese the ode watch-

ed thosethosa thinsthina which they had

ordered until they obyedobmadob andyed

it eleemecle to pass that it as frafro

evening until nomine that it we

night and it camecamoam to pascpass that

it VMwasmas from morning until eveningeveninr

bhatthatkhatkhao it was day and it was the

fourth umeinsims

23 ancam the odbcodaode aaiceaaiijaaic let ueus

prepare the watersvaterewaterb to brinhrin forth

abundantlyaAm thedantlydently movingtaoraotto creaturecreaturesviig

that ilahliah lifeilfe and the folpowcolcoicowfow that

they myaaymay fly above the erthearth in

the open expanse of heavenI and

1516 an the cloeros organizedFarizOor the

two reat lllightsfht the preater

light to rule th daylayleydey and the

looser light to rule the nihtwith thetho losserleaserlesser light theithey solactgotseisaisal the

starsatarastarasbaraetersetera aiooalaoalsoaiso

17 and the todevode etsetbet themthen in the

expanseexpense of the ty&yqiyi to five

light upon the earth and to rule

over the day and over the nlhtn1rhtnihtnyht

andanoenoancl to cause to divide the lihtfrom

CP

the ucknourknoUr

1813

knekno

and the iolsojs watched those

thina which theythoy hadbad dereeorderedderodor

until they obeyed

19 nd it cazascanscarascamscamb to paspasspabpeb that itwawaswes itoiyotto11 eveningom until morning that

it vagwaavasnasnagwag nihtnighti and it camcame to pa

that it waawaswes cromfromcrop morning until

evening that it waswaavaavas daydaysdayt andanoendeno it wa

the fourth timetibetima

20 and thettoebeebs codecodadoda said atletdet ueus

prepare the vatrawaters to brin forth

abundantly the movin oreatureaareoturescreaorea

tehstthst

buyeatureabuyes

hypehyrehupe I1lifeifeilfe andend the fowl that

they naywaymay fly above the earth in

thethobhe open exdanae of heavenheavens and

wagwasweg framfromfrae

bibalbbio

I1 ife

prestprast

passpess

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lights thethoeho preaterpreeter light to rule

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if1

h

as romainerreoainadromainedvemaromavenained

anieniam

yestyesk

oodsgods saidsald we will blessblesableabbiess

them and oauseoauaecause them to be fruit-ful andsnd multiply and fill the

materwatermabermabersmakers a in the seas or great

waberwaterwaterswabers and cause the fowl to

multiply in the earth andaroarmaym itdaisedarse to pasepacepasspads that it waawas fromfro

evening until homingnomingmorninggmornin thatgg theythoy

called night andmd it oamecamecamaoama to

passpaaspesspegs that it waswaawad fronfrosfrom morningmernin

until evening that they called

day and it vaawaawasvas the fifth timetimos

29 and the godsgode prepared the

earth to bring forth the living

creatureorea afterture hishie kindkindskinde cattle

and ereepinfareepinfareep thingsineinflne and beakbeat of

the earth after thirtheir kind and

21 and the gods prepared the

waterswaterwatermwaberwaler that they nihtoahtxtrhtrahtbaht brinhrin forth

great whaleswheles and every living

creature that lovethnoveth which the

vaterswaterwatersvatervaier were to brinbrine forth abun-

dantly after their kind and every

wingedwinded fowl after their kindkirakina and

the godeodegods sawdeugeu that they would be

obeyedoboobe andyods that their plan waswae

goodgoode

22 and the oods maidseaidxsaids ewe will

bleasblossbiessbless kheratheiakhernshempthemp andwidmid eausecaueebause thewtheathenkhewlhea to be

fruitful sndandwid multiplyeuitmult anditly fill the

walarwatera in the seabsoasswab or reat wakerwaterwaters

and cause the fowl to multiply in

the earth

amovmov the

rreatareat

the zodssodagods epwedpreparedelwed the water 9 that

they mightsight bring forth areatrreat

whales and every living creature

that movethpttovethtto whichveth the waters were

to bringbiting forth abundantly after

thletheir kind and every wingedwinded fowltowltowi

after their kind and the rodsodaradsyods

awsav that they would be obeyed

and that their plan vaawaawasvas oodgood

and the ood

44

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f

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23 andanarnagna it came to pasepaespagevaesvasspass that itwsswaeass fromfrore evening until mornin bhatthatthetbhai

they called night and it amoawoemo to

paspaepass that it waswae from morning until

evening that they oalledaelledaellen day and

it vaawaawas shethe fifthfit klotietimeoeloth

224 and the codscodegods prepared the

earth to bringbrine forth the living

creatureerea afterburetureyure hiehishig kindkindekinds eattlecattle

and creeping things andwuiuwiubi beastebeasti11 of

the earth after their kind &man5

ods

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1851 WLSLNI to t

44 b

khethebhe gosgoacoesgoesgods to formfora kheytheythoybhoy hihim

alemalle wwandend female to formfora they themthen

2 and the o0 eaidaidseald

tiotieyio

I1 e

codsoods

cattlecattie after

their kind and every thing that

oreepethareepothareeoree uponwinnminnpethpoth the earth after jakind and the cadecodeclodis sawsew they would

otyobeyotey

26 171.7an the odeoda took counsel

amonemonalneamne themselvestheacelveftthemelvesmelvesbhethe and saidtsaldi betlet uaus o0ra

down and formtorsfarmcarmcorm manoannenwen in ourow imageisaeafter our likeness and wewo will

give bheatheathenlheakhem dominion over the fiehfishsiehsish

of the doaaeasoasesdesdos aridandanid over the fowl of the

air and over the oattcattoattieleglej and over

all the earth and overever everyvery

creeping khingthing that areepethoreepetheregoreeareeerwearegcreg upontethpeth

the earth

7 o03 the godsoodsgodo went down to organ-

ize man in kheirtheir own ixaage in the

image of th

orenoreb

lodsfods

seassess

bhethe ir

ltit

yeryvbry

5744f144

cdcodb

it was BOso asab they hedbedhad saideaidbaidbald and

the jodsjodcods organized the earth to

bring forth the boasts after

their kind amijmi battleoattle after

their kind and every thin that

morpethoreepethorpethoreooreecreo uponpeth the earth acterafter

their kind and the codscode saw

they would obey and the oods

took counsel amoneamong thenuielventhomeelns

and saidsaldbaid let ueus go down amandend

fonsfonaforror man in mvourouy ioafrego after ourmv

likeness and we will rivegiveeiveelve them

dominion over the fishfiahflah ofL the

seases and over the cowlfowlcomicovi of the

air waandw overA the cattle and

over allnilniiail the earth and over

every creeping khingthing that areeporeeporneth upon the earth lio the todeodciodetodd

wentvent down to organiseorganishorgorrorz mnoanoenmenanise in

their own imaeinageimage in the laaeinaelweige of

the godes to formtornforn they himphim malesalewalewaieraleraie

and female to fornsforesformforel they themi

amand the godecodegods saidsaldoaid we willvill blessbibas

thentheclthem and the goasgojs saidsalodalobalo we will

oauseoauaecause them to be fruitful amandsnd

multiply and replenish the earth

and subdue it and to have dominion

it was eoso aas they had saidbaidbald

25 and the soda organizedorgani thezedsed

earthoarth to brinzbring forth the beasts

after their kind

t

we will

blessblesabiess them and the oods asideaidzsaidanid e

will oauae&useausebuse themthea to be fruitful and

multiply and replenish the earth

mdand subdue itits and to havehovehagehege dominion

145

thing

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1878 saaaaasal to bhekhaI1 al abaaha to nd

4 al thirkhir to it

flays

I1

I1 omwooise upon the nacefacenaoe

of all the earth and veryevery tree

which ahall have fruit upon ityessyeayeasyesyasyass the fruit of the tree yielding

aeedgoodseed to themtheakhem we will eivefiveelve it itshall be for their meatmoat

5030 an to every beastboostbesst of the

earth endandemd to every fowl of thethokhokhe

atrairaingairg and to every thierthinrkhing

givelvetheathem everyor herbry bearingbearint seedaeedgeedad that

shallsheil come upon the racefaceracaraae of all

the eartharthowarthertho and everyevryegery tree which

shallishall have fruit upon it yeoyea

the eruikfruit of the tree yielding

aeedneed to thelitheoithemkhem we will give it itahallshalshelisheilsheishel be forcor their matwetweb amand to

every beastbeasl of the oartheartheartho RMand to

every fowl of the air andlaneand

edaeds

lvegive thewtheathem life and aleoalsoelsoeisoaiso we will

give to khenthen everyav9v greenry herb

forzorcor meatseatmestwest and all thesetheae things

shallahallshalishail be thusthue organizedorgani

5131

sodozedosode

and the oodsgods saldisaidi lewe will do

overvtig that we have saidsaidosalddaldo and

organishoranieeorganiseoranoyanorzOrg khemtheathembhealheakhenleeieelweanise and behold they

shallahallshailshali be veryvary obedient AMandant itdamedamo to na that it was fromfrow

evening until

niphtnight

morning

and

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51

20 and out of the ground the

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field and every fowl of the air

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what he would call them and

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living creaturesorea thatture should be

thethisthie name thereof

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cattle to the fowl of bhethethokhe air to

every beestbeastbesst of the field and

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the bearisyearyearisa

another name which weanaawaswebumb changed in spellingapellingepellim waiivaawaitvabwab the ws

of abramabronabrom or abrahamabrahaabreham twthetha ibielabielabig papeakaapeakaspqwks of abroadahrAbr nameemlis being

changed to abrahamrahmrahlal by the lord in the manuscriptsisanuaoriptjinanuscriptsbanunanu thescripts name

iais spelled abramabreaabrem with the exception of yerseverseyrne I11 of chapter 1

the mea ad ifoqg printing retained thiathis distinctiontinctiondlediedib intn

the

mesjmitalltalilamit

tiegtiyg d ago beginning nithwith verseveraeverbe 20 of chapter 2 of

our current edition the apellinopollingollingamellinop becomsebecooee abraham when the

ook of abrahamabreham was printed by the millennial jt no distinctiontinctiondladiadis

betheenbetveenbetwom the two nankee wasvaawae eadeaademadewade the spelling abrahamabrahamabrahanAbra appearedheahaahem

throughout the texttort in all easescasescages all subsequent printingprintinaprintingspriprin havebingsntinatings

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contains the translationtran ofalation tha two namenaaeneme and their meaning the

ai7ifioanaesigelg ofnificame the two spellingsapel bothlothlinga in ie brew amaami in the lan-

guage of josophjoaephjoseph smitha egyptianEMUemm alphabet and graaaargranna are

diaoubsedisctwsed in mesomebome detail by janssjawsaanes 111 1

sapaspsas

as it hdmhaahamhaehda already boenbeenboonbown pointed out thetho name abrakabraaabrawabreaabremabrew only appearerappearaappeare

in the text between verseverae 16 of chapter I11 andend yerseverse 17 of chapter

2 venvan bhoughthough ider214er talmagetsiaTala markedafe thisthia nolnomnal to be changed the

190 revised edition appeared without thiathis changeohairohanr or return to

the original spellingep beingheingellin madeffladei e oancan only surrdsepaunniae in the

bosenceebaenoeosence of evidence from other soursosaouroeasouroossouaou thatroesroearoosrogazooszoes thiathisehla failure to make

the change that elderbiderdider talmage first indicated maybayway hayehwehave beanbeenbeerbear an

oversight of the ur inter or it maywaymey be that 11 der talmage had

larkclark aa saas4a 175781778

pilepire

gimulm made in thisthiathig respeotgreapeetresrea howeverpeotpeet waswaaveaveswag that he made thiathin

notation on the namenemonamo off abrahanabraham throwhoutthroughoutthroW allhout five chaptersapteraoh of

the book with the exception of yerseteraeyow i1 of chapter 1 whereatwhereaawhereaspWhere

eldereider

5

neno point in favor of the fact that joseph mithrithnith waavaawaswabvab cormoiousoonaoiouacormo

of

loubious

the two abelliraapelliraspellinxisspelapelspei islira the coefactfoefeeacee that the alphabetalphallasphall andanisni craesaaroraegraCraEoraoran

clark 1 in addition to thisthia

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rj sl2tat aytqyt2usisl cugezugecuse hiohwhiahhiahahiah he used to make note of the word amand

punctuation changes to be mademado in the 1902 edition it seemsbeemsdeems

viousobviouaobviousol fromfromm thisthiawhis fact that eidersidereldertider taimagetalmagetalwetalmegetaimehalwe had discovereddiao theovered

differencedifdlf offerenee the spelling of Abraabreabrahamabrahmsabrehamhamhaa namenaae in the tieg and

syaony printing aaas cocomparedspared with later editionsediedl andtiona intended at

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of chanter

1 in which bhethothe namnanenamenal of eptahzeptahZepeltah iaiskahtah changed to sgyptuselgyptus thisthiachiochlo

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beenboonboen made by jambejamsejamee KR clark ie wrote

why did josephjoeephjoswph smith change frofromtrotrom reptah2eptahZ-IODU toA yroujifor khiathiathis particular transi iteration T forpor conaiatencyiif he had left hishiahla transliterationbranstranakrana aaasliteration it originally stoodit would have beenboonbownbeon unintelligible aaas a namnomnaenanaedanal 1

another type of change COBMI to view in the addition of

which signifiesainifieasinifiessimisini hyoroglyphioshyeroglyphicr1rlesfiesrieb in abraham 114 ocause thisthia

additionadd waawasmaamasitionaition madaaademadenade by the ifflaiffea apaap4 eaoaea itoa hasheahes been suggested

that thisthia mightslight have been an editorialeditodit comamtooaaentorial by josephjoaeph smith

at the timatime of hishiahlahid printing the text perhaps thiathisekis iais true but

first we should consider similar statowentsatateoentastato whishwhichwhiohmentswents are in the

handwritten oanuoriptmanumaripts thesethaaethase occurour in albrahamabrahamabrahan itis2020 and 223 in

the 20th verseveraegerse the meaning of pharaoh iato given and in the 25rd23rd

verseveraevereeversoverdo the memeanmeaningsaninaingsinge of gyptua and gyptegyptagypt are givengiv9ngivan fromirorafrobarora allappearancesappearance whenwhon miningexaminingea the manuscript thesethee statementsstateoentastatemnts do

not appear to be additions to the text but appearanneyanmery

to be a part of the running translation howeverHowe thisthiavorpverr mightight be

lark gr at0teill P 12 A study of the egyptian elementsloin

menksmentsmenkathe namenanenans zeptahzoptahreptahZep haahabheakahtah beenteenteembeem nadeaademede0 seesec lehardieharduaharddehardeahard urha&t reptahseptah

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54

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change by the arststrait presidency or the cmaltteecomitteecommitteecomit appointedtee to

supervise hishiehiahla work what ever the answeranover is the writer was

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have translated assWSQans of the oharactervcharacters an 1 written the down

on ftnother paper before transorilanjtranaoriln themthen onto thisthidththi-d partic-

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manuscriptmonuoriptmanuscrivt theiho endandI rnvwrrwsaarphalet appears to bobe branstranstranobranobrane

lationidtionslation9lations of portions of the text amatorialdatorlalmatorialmatordatornatmat fromlailalialorial wh1ohvhioh thithyet-s prophet

eightmight have draundrawndrewn such materialat iferial this is truo then it boulewouleiioule

followollow1 viatttetvintulatctet thetltik wjphatprzphatK josephjosephlosejose elithnitheiithI1ph voule bevohavobeveeveave an opportunity

to maevmfcemakv thelthemtholtal-esethl-ese additional editorial commentsoocssentooommentsoom ooreroraments cocwilinf the

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0 prprinteinteinto it ho renerehowever that thisthia iain merely paculetionspoculationspeculationr

throughoutt-lhraughout thiothiathin study it WQwasvas very noticeable to thetho writer

thetthat uievie method of tranolstiontranaltii could not havohave on iocanical

such as th jriajrim ensnismisnd thunaaimtluimimThuna wiplyinfwtipplyingalnaimsin the exact wrinfwr lincinf an 1

holding the translation until correctly spelledflpelledspellel or correctlycorrooblyotly

iiiitiswidwa yy in a strange landia whichm 11 will giveriveelvo tmtoimtotato thy mcdmod

after thee for an mawif4hf AXJAWJW everiantingeverleustingeverieverl possessionanting whench-ienwh-ien they

hoardenhearteenhoarkenarteenhe to my voicedvoicet the voriavorsvornvorin which sireairearestremre deletedAe doleteal notrot apgearappearammar

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the conceptsoonoepta areevoeyoaye divine the languagehuttah1

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eynoldtt A study of joseph smiths ibieible wieronwieionvorforitaits thcelationelatiwi1elation to otheraher versionversions anant a history of lkaitaitslbs comingcodingcing orth

typewritten p 1

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and vanyam anerpnerfonera

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of benediajenedianediaJe in the id44.44 testamentestamentcestestTesttegt tamentwontamantmont loroor on aroharah 7 11 gave&ve

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cowiandmentoossmndnamt to discontinuedisooniinuedisoontinue the work in the ld testamentrentaoientfestamentstamentfe fanftnandani

tartstart on bhethebho

ibieible revisionretielonireTie oonmjonmioniloniiono altiilti sidneykidney ry antanit

liiiliJOJLTH iith nidio 0 1 THL rwnawn ouk

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ackfroun of the obleo11rablem

shortly arterafterartor the nanizationorganizationyanizationor of the churchy osephoaephosephjoaeph amithnith5mith

began the woricwork of revisingrevisrevia thethotlinf ibieible fterafteraftenacter1 completing thethisthie

ev the revision of

th ew testuantteatasaintzeataTeataTestuzesta started3stairatairsteirstartedantsaint tedtad 3 after thisthia projeotproject was finishedfinia

the

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prophetorophet thenthon returned to khetiethe rev1sizwrevittinvittinre of the idad extananttet&aont6 ext

ahethe

amantanant

oomleteooarolete booke of gemenisenefiictgenenis natthewmatthew I1 lark uicelukealukep anandano

partapartoparlopareoparlaparea of thetho booksbookeboors of roduexodue4odus andawlabdami john werewaremare written into a manuscript

bookole beforelefore a mohorterbhcyterohorter methodathodashodmstmet waswaahod instigatedinbtigatedinatigatedv the ahortshortabort methaxoethocimethcx

waawao toV mankmorkankanhmanh thetim smaller chaffeechanfeechchant inanfeeve jooohsjovaphlisfooJooroe familyohs lneileine and the

or a moreooremoye thorough history of the propheitaprophetaprwohetsprop workheibhetahelb onthe

independence o0zionzione

doctrine

ft ff oyt arieepriee published inIW 179 18820 18 and1 18911191 lists the twenty fourtlyfourtlifowvi adapterohapterahapterof lattherlatthewillatthewlat inthew the table of contentscontenta aeas r revealedralea to joephjoeeph bhethathekha

oorteeroorseert in 1501830

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eedereOeeboe nothe reetfeetfactreot bhatthat the gospel of matthewlatt washewhev written out in

full tsto a significant feetfactsectseet to remember while reading this stuynrdrI1 john MI bernhiselomhtselernhiselern thaeraaethawhisel a duplicatedumdun adyalicate ofdy the propheteprophet1uramhetsprophet

ibieableibleabie

1

anandano of04 the4 wanumoriptobsiwuecytpt this copy ieIs now owned by the church

of jema christ of letterdylekLetlakrotterlotterletterl-y Jfterdydaydey tinte the original manuscript and

lmottothebhowho ibieableahleahie remainedraaaindremsinedramraaremsremramsramb withaindinedeindsind the prophetprophets widowvidow elaesawewaearm smithmith who later

gave it to the eoranimdloorganizedorganized ohurohcburohp which in turn published it in 17the prophets revisionrevlrevi ofsilonsolon the twenty fourth chapter of

matthew has monbeennon ooarparedaonconeon with aming jamestjwvias 0

5737 imetuation omitted

i-nel-ne

eoyedy

b-arlb-ayl

meemoe

kerd-ylerd-y

alkaek

58

moreore extensiveextorexterexton chawchangechwwalve werewiremire to e& written into the manuscript book

which noted the verbeversevorbe anglangi chapter f the ook to whiahwhichahiah the chamechangechannechamb

belongebelonpebolorreoebelonbolorbalonbalorbaiorpe

version to determine the

xsagnitude of bhethethobho joseph smithesfaiths work on this chavoorohaxterchavtorchauchav

TA

kortorker

LE12 i1

differenoesdifferences atweenetween king jamedjamsjamesjemes versiontorsion and the prophetjoseph mithamivha41thscivha revisionaeriReriaerl ofsionblon thethobhekho twentyfourthTTwenty chapterty fourth ofmatthevatthevatthevqAtt joinejoinghewhev the current 19571997 earlpearl of great prioeprioeoprineo 1

woriswordsworls added 447 spelling changed 9

wordshords omittedoaittedinitted 10 punctuation added 6

words changed 3

words earrangedaearrentsdearranged 1 14 punctuation changed 56

verseserses rearranged 0 0 6 punctuationpunotuation rearranged&rrnpdfaf1 0

t should be remewberdreaeabered that later editors of tletty ylfl IMypt f hvhavo altuffizchangedwaw1 thet punctuationpunotustlonpunotuation0 to fit the currentmarantnlishlnglishanglish usage thereforethorethorobhore bhethethforet total numbermaber of changescharges in pun-

ctuation may nwe boenbeenbosnbtl increasedinereasedincroedinerinc sincesinowessedeasedroedassed the prophetprophotliv s revision0

ee160 appendix 2 for a clartalart on the numbering of the versesin the inspired versionsversionivorsicmgVer kingsioni jamosjamesljamesjawes version andwidmid yhgret

pearlpearipreeprcebraggopraggo

ajlsjl

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thethotha yirklyflyking jambjamejaleerslonversion dowsdoeadoesdowa not hayeharehaveheroheyo verdosvernsveynaverdes 5540340 5 q and part of 5636 it is clear

to the writer that soossomebomeboms early transcriberstranaoriberatranscribors eyeoye jumped from thiathis

phrase in versevereegereegerse 5533 to the alsobamebamo phrase in vereeverestherseverse 5636 and continued

hishie transcribing from there in versevereeyerse 44 th wordawordis ehalla-halls-haila-suia-bul beibe

appear three timsstimes the caterioateri between the first two ehalloh&llchall

be0be dosedoesdossa not appear in ankingging jaaee9ism versionvereion

josephjoeeph sithtaith31thbaith olalwwolaitted that the ible halheihedhad not only been

corrupted by ignorantig tranelatorsftranslatwalmorant nand oarelesreleeelesecareleeelessar transcribertransarlof

but also by deaiynlnsdestpur4r and corrupt priestsprie 1atseteste therothereth naymaydayayobyo have berntern

intentional omissionsooimioneomispionsoolooiomi byMione thisthia latterinkler group of menison in the twenty

fourth chapter of arthewatthewvattheveat thekhewthewthevewhew following are slomesowsog of bhethe phrases

that havehavahetahete been restoredresree tetoboredtoredkored bhethethobho text lyiryilylly oseph aitht1mithsaitha upon this

tebplei

versovereeverse i5pap3 doesdoasdobe not appear in the

linc jacalajacaea version versevereegereegerse 55 midwidon M5 contain the followingt andantiantl the powerfi of heaven ahallshall be shakenshakanahmonehmonvisrisvib

beotoobee

oonsconsconeernin

tinctind

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agni atasiasl 2112d dw

seilsert

ratVatkhewthew irorfordoror exampleexwmle in jy

qar

branstranserlarleri ersaersj

wakzab

e-ara-ar saa951

benbea

natthewvatthew

matorinmatoriq

59

e type of oziseionoisiaeionomisozis oftenoftonoftottotto-nofte-neionbiondion foundon in the ancient soripturaseoripturea

iaits that known aselselb homoloteleutonhomoiotelcutonhomoeoteleuton thisthia ieis whorewherewhare khetheithe eye of the

scribe jimps the contentcontents of fta passagepeasepesse between two identical or

inilarsimilarizilar wordwordsworda in analyzing theV 474470 wrwords restoredrebrea toboredtoredkored the text

by joseoh L eithmithBL theith wlterwiterwriter reelsfeela that hosioioteleutonhmoioteleuton has occurred

in manynany places in this chapter of

sa1 prmtpymt e extract of thisthiethle text versesverbee 2523 and 11

beinbepin with n emoldsholdemmid I1

the

which thou heebhaethasthest said conserninconcerning the dejitructiondestruotlor of the

texsple wwand the jewejews on bhethethakhakhe jewjev and upon the inhabitantsinh ofabitante

joaephoeephjoseph eldingfieldingPl mithidith lwhinggvfhtorb & i& yonhijlt jasphjagphth salt lake claytqityicltyt deseret leweleirelews prebepressprees 19115051lot Pl1 527327

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jamesjams veraioavlorsionyeraVerayers theyionioalon all are on the subject of the temple israeljews and the covenantscovenanticovenantvenantico which mayway easily have been the object of

intentional lotiondeletionde the lasklaetlast half of yersevereeverse 27 through verse 2

doesdowedows not appear in the king jams versvertversionionlon these verses concern

the lasklastlaak daysedayedays iailaramllarbailart eventsevent were to happen in the meridianabraermer ofidian

time for example the abomination of desolationdenala spokenklongtiong of by

daniel the propheprophet waewas to occur in both dispensationsdiepencationa I11 the

catholicoathCath churcholio did not havehareharbhage the concepteonoeptconeept of a universalunivuniT apostasyaposapoeersalerealerbal

and

babytasylaby

therefore did not have the understandingunderetandingunderatanding of a iatterlatter day restorrostor

ablonationoallon Plerpierperhapshaps the dual mention of theaethesetheab nanymany occurrencesoeourrenoeeocourrences in both

dispensationsdiepeneatione werwereware deleted by a scribe or prisetprieetpr1ost who lacked the

understanding of the letterlattery day restoration this iein purely

speculationspecula howeverhotiong

with

weverwerer

this introduction and baekrroundybackground weve now proceed to

the study of the textual derelopaent of this extract from joseph

smiths revision of the gospel of matthew

oao010 far aeas oouldbould be determined franklin D ichardeii4hards

devdew lopmmt

uelmal af2f greatgramgnam

pricer- ier- is typed in the leftreftrofllofb oolumooluxflnbolum of the following parallel compari-

son andend the current 9571997 text ieis tydtyped in the right column

the changes in wording are underscored as in the previous comparisonwarisoneo

jossphjoeephjoseph

parison

mith 11 andend 5332

ni-sni-e

soapsonp

60

jerusalem before sentcent uponuixm israel of oodhod nt arainagainerain upon

israeli aoeordinj&aoording to bhethethobho covenant and who are the elect

cordingaccordingao to the oovenentcovenants ft theoethesetheow thraphrasesbebeeeses eyeereareaye missinaleein in the in

in 15115511851

waswaevaevaswab the first to print thisthie extractsextrzat thereforeThere theforssforso text of this

extract aeas it appeared in the 1851 edition of tajcthjc ay Q

I senksent1

israel

32

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additions omissionsomioniami andlionMionllon ohanesohaneeahongesohanen are tabulatedbabulatabulakabula andtd can be found

in the appendices

ee appendix D

THV toahtytokhty THHLt14

CHAPTER

IA I1matthewlat coramnoinfcolkwuwthovthowthew with1r thethobhobhe last

teraeveraeverseterseyerse of the twenty third chapterah

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apter

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CHARTS cr rniew ocscii WITH

rheFHE la3tladt vr3b 0

y the prophets r and alatorvetalatorveT

lmal5ifor I11 aydaysay unto youyoupyous gy shall not

see me henceforth untiltiitil ye shallshaildheil

say blessed laIs he ht emoth in

the nannam of the lord in the oloudaalawsalaisof heaven yt all holy angela

with him then understoodunder hisstoddisciples that he should mwcomecomb again

on thetho earth aftereftererter that he vabvaawaswab

glorified and crownedcrowed on the right

hand of god

and jesusjebusjedus wentvent out andwidsndmid depart

e from the towle and hlahiahishie disci-

ples oamecameosas to him for to hear hinlhint

aayinsayingaarin aoterpAoaakeraatereateresterterpters shenshew ueus concerning

the buildings of the peopleompleg a8

thou hasthaatheathest waidsaidwald they shallahallshailghail be

thrown down and left unto you

desolate and jesus saldsaidbeidbeld unto

them seeaeeagebeadea ayuvyu not all thebetheaethemethese thirwsthingsthiras

or I1 aaysay unto youyoug that 33 shall

not seeeee messe henceforth andend kneifknoif khetthatkhek

I1 am he of aboayboa it ia witultwituft by bhethe

pr9phetg until yeyo shall sayiayssayo lessedleased

iaI1 hehos vhfvh9 comethooaethoometh in the namenarae of the

lord in the clouds of heaven andend

all he holy angelsangela vithwith himhichiahla then

understood hishits disciplesdieci thatplespleapies he

should doaaooaa again on the earth

after that twtieliw vasvaawaswaa glorified and

crowned on the right hand of od

and jasus wentwe ouboutoutst and depart-

ed from the peoplesteoplesteumlep and hiehishib discidiacibisci

piespleaples oamecameosl to himhiahishla for to hear him

sayingsayings mestermastermeater showshoy uaus concerning

the buildings of the tempietemple aaas

thou haathastheat aaidtheyseidsaidseld shallrheythoychey be

thrownthrow down woand left unto you

desolatedesol

53

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andwidmid dod yosyou0 not understand them

verily I11 say unto youyoupyoug there shall

not be left here upon this temple

one stonecloneskone upon another that shallahallshail

not

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in

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my

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ghrist

to be afflict-ed and shall kill you and vau

shall be hated of all nations for

myreymey names sake and then shall

not

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unto you there shall not be leftloft

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I1 I1

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and shall

deceive many

7 chenthenzhenzhonchon shallahallshailshali they deliver you up to

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ahall abound the loveloreiove of many

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desert go not forth beholdehold he

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it not

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unto you for thothekhekho elects sakeaakeaskebakeask andend

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lain hristachristhristpW or therethore believeI him

not for in those days there shall

also arise false wistachristamistaI and false

prophetsprophet and shallahallshalishailbhail shey great

signs and wonderswonvonuon insomuchlorap thabthat

if possible they shall deceive the

very filed hoihoehoi-li are the bleatolecteleat

according to the covenantvenantoo beholdjehold

I1 speakapeak thesetheaethebe things unto you for

the dectissleetylectis sekesakesabebeke and you also shaliahallshallshail

hear of warawars and ruors of warswarewarb

beeaeegigaagaas IMIthetkhetiniink ye be nolnotnoi toubastoubadMUMnumUtou rorforlaxzormumitbad

pffftf but the end isin not yet

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wherefore if they shallahallshelisheilshell sayaayanysny unto

you behold 9 he ieis in thothekhoeho desertdemertdebert

go not forth behold he ioin in the

secret chamberchambers believe it not

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even

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now I1 shewshow unto you a paraleWehold

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wheresoever

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there believe him not

22 or in those days there shall

also arise false christs and false

prophets and shall shffw great ainscinssinoinsolnolmand wonders insomuch thatbhatthata ifpossible they shall deoeivedeoivedegive the

very elect who are the elect

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for mine lectylect1 sake for nation

shall riser1serleerase against nationnatins and

kindokingdom against kinonkinglon there

shall he sa and DOEUIRMOspftuwgand earbhquakeoearthquakeogearthquake in lvereiveredivere plagesplaoesplaooe

and again because iniquity shallohallshollshail

abound the love of salnymanymalaymeny shallhallshelisheilheliheiiwax cold but he that shallolloli endureend

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sayedsavedbayed

imdand again this gospel of the

lnfdom shall be preached inim all

the worlds for a vignessvitnesswitnese untount all

nationsnation andmulmui then shall the end

corner or the destruction of the

wicked and againstain shall thothe eblinebwin

ebioneblon of desolation spoken of by

anielsniel tmthebhe prophetprop behety fulfilledancA isaaedn diatelylatelyC after the

parable holdsohold wheresoever the

carcass is therethero will the eagles

be gatheredfrasmayma togetherthered so likewise

shall ninedineminenino elect be gathered from

the four quarters of the earth

28 aniand they shall hear of warbwarswerb

andlnd rumorerupore of marsmearsmeers

29 1 eholdehaldebald I1 speak forfer minenine electaelectssake for nation shall rise against

nation and kingdom against ainoakinoakinge

there

am

shallishall bebo aysfysfwjjms andp ensrrsan

he andan earthquakes in divers

places

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shall abound the love of many

shall wax eoldcold but he that shall

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nations mdendand then shall the end

coe or the destruction of the

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therotherethattharther will the eniosealoseaglesenies be gathered

together BOxo likewise shall minenineminanina

elect be gatheredtethered aaromfroaafrom the four

quartersquwtro of the eartheearthyeartho and they

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5533 an

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tpibuiorifi of those dayssdays the aun3un

shall bobe darkened i anonnann the moon

hallhalihailgaii not yivefivegive her light and the

stars shallhallhalihailshailshali fall fromfron heaven and

thothe powers of heaven shall boiboido

shaken verily 1I baysay unto youyoupyoua

thisthiethle generation in the which these

things shall be ahamshewnahmm forth shall

not pass away till all I1 have told

shall be fulfifulci lied althoughialthough the

dayedays will acmeoooeaome that heaven and

oarthearth shallahallsheil pass away y aymy wordvord

shall not pass away but all shall

be fulfilled

and asan I1 aidsaidbaidbaldald before after

the triulatlom of those dayadayes

anandane the pomerspowersweyeweys of the eyy shall

shaken then shall appearamwayanway the

sign of the 3 on of ian in heavenheaveheaven-s

and

n-j

then ishallshall all the triletytribestriletv of

the earth moummoua and they shall

degseeeee the an of man

icaiaediately after the

tribuloptribusensnd ofol01ionlopian thosethois days bhethethoehoehe

sun shall be darkenedtarkelarke andnedl the

monmenaenaon shall not griverivemiye her lihtlight andemdend

the abarestarsstareabersabere shall fall from heaven

and the powersvowers of heaven shall be

shaken

5 verily I1 say unto you this

generation in which these things

shall be choynshoyn forth shall wtnotnok pass

away uhitiluyitilm111 all I1 have told aqvq

shall be fulfilledfulfiljod

5935 although the daysdeys will oomeooaebome

that heaven amandendemd earth shall pass

away ifftyfft aymy woys shall not pass

away but all shall be fulfilled

56 and as I1 said before after

the ihothuibotribuigntribu ofign those daysd-wan andwanvatthe powerspowerpoweypover of the heavens shall be

shaken then ohallshall appear the sinsign

of the son of man in heavensheaven and

thonthenthankhankhon shall all the tribes of the

earth mournbournwourn and they shall see the

ionjon of aanman cooingcoming in the clouds of

heaven with power and reat elryglory

5737 and whosochoso treasurethtrea upsureth wyaw wordudyaveydt

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one knoweth no not the andelsanelflanrels of

godood in heaven but aymy satherbather only

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an shallshalishailsimilsl cornocomoscomascomaimilmii and hehei shallshalishail send

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himhims

lord

wvaw&w

ofin thatenan servanthourhoor shallthat

comecomocowconocog

he

in

is

a

not

day

aware

whenoft hean lookethlookothshallshalishail notout

for

him

him

asunder

andand inshall anappoint hourhimhirahib thathis heportion isiso

withviol notthe awareevereewereverhypocrites ofaa4

there

andsheilshall shallsheilshelibe outweeping himand asunderswidergnashing

andteeth

of

shallamandabd appointben cometh hithe hisend portionof

withthe bhethethokhokhewicked hypooritechyvwriteeaccording thereto shallblibulthe

beprophecy weingof answiososoeon gnashingbeyingsayingsayings ofthey beethteethtooth

shall 55shashe be andll11 cut fafffaufoff oomethomsthomethomathfromfron theamong endbhethehe of

people

the

but wickedthe aceordinpansordingaosansaoeendenaemdema toordingofor thethe prophecyearth

ofis osesnot sayingsayyet theyinninfbut shallhyjahhyjaxlyhy belieyuoydo

wisewinewibevise

culcutoutoul

servant

off

whom

fromfrocro

his

amwacttr

lord

the

hath

people

made

hubhutbutbub

ruler

the

over

en

his

of

household

the

to

earth

ive

is

bheatheakhem

not

moatseatnoetneet

yebyetyat

in

ttattvt

due

bjbv

season

93bslM

50

fluxslux

pleased31 istisitsitiossed that servant whom

his lord when he oooiethcowthl shallishall

find so doing and verily I1 say

unto you he swshall

seabonseason lessedleased

ieis

givelvethat servantserv whomwhoaantsantlanks his lord

when he comethoometh shmilshallhall find noso doindolndoing

and verily I1 say unto you he hallshallshalihali

alakealsee him ruler over all hishie goods

autbut if that evil servant shailshallbhail say

in hishiehib heartmartt nymy lord dlayethdelayethdladeladelrdeir hisyeth

endand

karjax

lordplorap

71

servanteerear whomwhoanhomvant hiehishib lord hath nademaerade

ruler over his householdhomphoup toshold glyerivegive

teetep meetmoatmeeb in due oe&oon7

ke

al I1 is

at

1

e

of and j

54

t

neat

dia

aeon

actor

omittedtowittod ksee in 18 only

1878 omittedtomittedomit 1keditedtbedi

170 kentenlen to iwaSSSULIWOlma

wa1878 iybv ow te to ty m yffignaw

711

i 11pa

h9w19n OT animi t yx M Yxf 01 0 d

omittedttodt

71 1

zesay

deberdetordekermined

ernhleel1ernhivel aanuaoriptnameaript weewaewaswes faeduaedused

by reon pratt in 1878 the writer of ihlethiethis thestheethesisla heehaehashes oomeomwbmw to

fliailar conclusions about the twenty fourth chapter of atthewsatthewatthowAt

the

khowthewthowthovkhov

writer feels reasonably certain that ranklin daD n-ign-iod-ig131chardshardsharda loustlouetmustroust

have alsoaleoaiso used an incompletely revisedretleedrevistd aanmoriptawmeaript for thisthia portion

harrist 33im oltolbsllall 205ff20ffI1

beebes

rattsratka

retteretts

e-ynw-yn

aheehe

72

ummarygumlygummy and conclusionConc

in

lueion

1851 franklin D ichardslchard8 printed the first lebeilbei ar9rfl

qlastqjret pypeprinplaapein 29188 edition containoontalneoont comscomesomesomseingalnemins entracteextracteextrace fromactsacksecks the prophetsprophet

inspired revision of the ibleibieable thosetheaethese extractsextra todayetsete are knowknown

as the ft ook of idesleee and the first chapter of bhothetho 1rltingsjwritings of

joeephjoseph laithialthsaithsalthbalth A previous textual skudystudy of the ooklook of aee

determineddetormined that thetha differencesdifference between parlouatarlouavwioua printingprin oftings the

textbeytboxt materials of the ook of mosesvosesmogee nawaowab due to different publicationspublication

of anin ongoingon revisiongoing by josephjoaeph smithesmithsnithsmitke onsone of the conclusions

of the carrlelarrleharrisherris study vabvaevanwaewaswab that elder hardslehardaaichardshardalecardarichardsle in 1811851 uused a version

of the manuscript for woos4oeeavsos which wenwanwaswes incompletein andlenefletef that oraonorsonovson

pratt used r ornhiael4rnhieolls copy of the aanuacriptanumscriptsmumnum whichscripts contained

the baatlaatlast revisionsretlelonerevreT aademadewadwlelone by joeeph smithsttlthi whenamuhenkhen he printed the firstafricanaotloanaricanarloan edition of yhe pealpaalraal a great rloealoezalitzzlit in 1878 harriskarriaharriabarrisbarria

skatedstated that he wasvasveswes not able to coaparcooparecomparechapar orsonoreon rattatattlo printing to

the ernhiselernhlaelern manuscripthisel howeverhowe heverpvorpverb waswaa assured that the

manuscript emparedcoeipared very favorably with the inspired versionverelonveredon printed

by the eorganlmdreorganized church in 1867 y eoarparingcouwingcomcouoom rattsratteWing printing

of 157515781878 to the inspired version printed in 19671167 he feltfoltfeitfeib that itwas reasonablreaeonablereasonablereasonably to conclude that the

1851j i-liahardx

1 deseenses

4D

th

t

i-rson

a larlay

te

reasonabiabl

rson

gig

abie

emmary

ala-st

osos

b-ernhisel

chuwing

b- attlo

evoewoeve the writer would likeulmilkenim to harbharehavehaybhaye

comparedcoaparedcoparedcomcoaeomco thepared 1878 printing with the ernhiaeliiernhioel manumariptiaanucript

however thiathis wevaawaawas not vailablarailablevailablevailaraiaralsral forlablelabie thisthia study in itsita place

the inspired version waavaawaswab oansultedoonndted aaAs before skatedslated it hashaahab

been saidsald that the inspired version printed by the reorganized

church in 1867 iaIs for all majonmajornajor purposespurpo theaesaeases saesamedaesse aaas the bernhiselernhiaelernhisel

oanuaoriptwanusaript both are copies of the prophetsprophet original enuscriptuanuaeriptenu

other

script

khanthanthen minor punctuation differenaosdifferenoea the inspired versi-ooVersion

i-perhaps

7

perhaps many copies of the prophets revision wereverewer nadeoadeintermittentlyintensittantlyintermittantly by members aaas the work progressed

chasechaee a neaberweabermember of the reorganizedreorganiaedfearganined church statedin a letter to george

a- rvene- sone- gon

7573

of the goapergoapelgospol of matthew 1 in comparisonoo toparison the 1851 edition by

richardakichardaiilchardstalcKicalo thehardsharda 1878187 printing by orsonoraon ratt had fifty bevontevonkven addition-

al wordavordawords sevenevenevonsevon wordavordawords omitted and thirtyaeventhirty wordanordawordssevenbeven changed

if it be true that siderelder ioharda1richards text vasvaawas incompleteincoxpletelnainaino orlateigwe

different from all later edition then orsonorgon pratt mutikusual not have

used it when printing the first american editionedit ifionelone ilderrudercudereiderlider pratt

faeduaedused the ernhtsoliernhiael awruscriptanuecript for printing the tt ook of rosea

he mayoayoeymeyeay haveharehaye alsoalaoelsoeisoaiso used the samesausgawsgame manuscript for hishiahla text of the

twenty fourth chapter of matthewMatth

jobjom orison

ersbrt

evievl

ablabi

20

oditionst rven

ok

C jaeson cman february 113j 191933that the reorganisedreorganized church had obtained a partial copyof the manuscriptoanuacriptmnuscript vithwith john whitoertWhito nbsmaamoorsert sborylietoryitstoryetorystoryliIt ieliealsoalaoaiso reported that accordingaoeaceaco toordIng s A urgoespurgeaaurgourge thenaahistorianhisHiahlo oftorian the reorganizedreorganisedloormized churchohurchghwah there warewereberebeye certaininsignificantinaignificantinsignifteant sardibalacribalsaribal differeneeadifforeneos betweenbotonbokenbobon the anuacripta

calvin H 1arth1omewartboloaow A jo9pariaon of the authorisdauthorisedauthorizedauthoriseveraionversinbersin and the inspired eriaionlevisioneri ofaionblonslon geneatageneaiarvnestsGenerv unpublishedsiaaiasisnesisnests mastersMattermatteymasteythesisstheaiatheada rightarighaamithe7 young university 199i1949 p 150e130&

ee2eeaee appendix D for a more detailed analydiaanalyaiaexiolystearleexioarye oflyste allchanreschanges made by thisthia sndandn4 laterlator editions

rhethe sffripturs21121mitehlyaly indewndence

14org sedsodwhi

scripts

indov4mdoneaonceenee v ev the eorfnizedieorranizedchurch of jesusjesua christ of latter day laintasaints 1951

1

I

espu-rgo

anu

luetoryu-rgena

b-ithe

na

111.1ba

ernhiaelerwdsel numseriptiranuaoript and the original

ffianuacriptsamript might possibly revolvereaolversolersol thesetheaethosethobe differeneeadifferencon

I1 syriatujrea211121ugg211121 philadelphiaunguggwre joeeph soithsmith 1I L

ogera

swasea differenoodiffarenoadiff appearsappearaappemrsarenoa in verseveraeyerse 030 the2

inspired version roadareadaroads the love of yp shallahallshailshali wax cold11 wherewhereaavhoroaswheyewhorewhereat

ta peaipealpeul slsr umelyatumalyet ewepriceEWPbriceeme reedareadareeds the lovelovoioverovo of amxjmx hallshallshailshali wax cold

the king jawsjams version egress with rhethe paylparlpayi fl greabgreat prietepfieprifteplia thisrhiathia

iain

Z

a

9

minor

U

differencedifferenoedifforendiffer

RL

andenoeenoaenca could easily have been a printing error

by the

coldooid

ehingshing committeesoolamitteecomitteesComit 1867teeshalyhyly

ag1gr

7

waswaaweawes the mesame aaas the 1878 edition of zlyatiyaziha w at91 Gsteabr priceaaloalaai with

two esptinsexoeptionaesp firsttins the eighth veraeverseyerse of thisthia chapter of matthew

readreads a and thienthen shallahallshmil ammany be offended and shailahallishallshali betray one

another the current inspired version addsadda and ahallshallshailbhailshali hate aneoneanis

another thisthiarhia additional phrase iais alsoalaoaisoaidoeisoelso found in aingking jamestjamesd

vereionversionVer howeveraion originally the inspired vergion did not have

thiathis phrase 1 aterwater redactoraredactoreredact oforboraore the inspired version may have

noticed thisthia oadaaionsolonaaionoad in the manuscript andani felt that jsephjoaephjoseph mithaisithsor hishiahlo scribesboroorber eyesbyesbyeabysaibesibea might have jumpejumped thithlthio phrase when writing the

manuscript it should be noted that both phrases sndendand with the

wordsworda one another thisrhia iais bermedtermedbarmad hoooioteleutonhamoioteleuton by iblioal1

scholarseaoholara the second

in the laspinspirediredirod versionvorVer khiathiathisblonaion differencediff oforemewyome wordingappears in matthwmatthew 24s3124i1

74

A

ilu-ricalu-lical

sohoscholarse

02M

leogersrogerstegera me robinsnRobiroblbobi rubliahinlubirublidubilnsonnaonnaan shinahin

aa

co

19organized19organized churchchureholnweh thiathis iais purely apeulatienspeculationgspeculationsspecula howevertiong

an examinationeldemd ofnation khethathebhe

wevemptins

hetwhetnheb

184218429

proiprofphetphotghet

withvithsUMing the events and experiences of the prophet are thrilling

interestingintereetinginterestingr and important joseph makes no effort to embellish

hishie history with rhetorical beauty he relates hishiehib narrative in

a plainsplainplein unvarnished waywaysvayvays aeas if he vasvacwas aware of the strength of

his positionsposition and realizedreali nobedsedded need of a specialsp&oial effort to bolster

it up whilewhilo he vaswaewaswesves editor of the fyAAMNAAba-wn yxMN easorea insor 18 he

began to publish thiathiskhia history in instollwntsintslloents 1when the saints

movednorednoved west the prophetprophets mmueoriptmmusaript histwyhlfttory waeweewas bokentakentokenbeken with themthera

in the valley the publicationpublica oftistim this history was continued in the

jasyret nawenewsnamenewe klvkly92mizokiyalv in 190igo this history waswos compiledooarpiledompiled and edited

by he roberts and published by the church in seven volumesvolmes

the

2

first edition of thathe geniparl fl yt price compiledeomoomeow

by

piledplied

1 richardsriieharderuchardsruerUcrhe inhards IQI included an extract from this history

A reprint of thiswethib sariesseriesbarlessarles was started by the latter day saintssaints1millennial stanstarsten in the junejunetjunes 12aa1a issueiseueideue42.42

oeephosephjoeeph salthsaithsmithpsmith allaxlstoryullax atatiatl th gcclyirch isemjelusfl christ graslaalattyydfuylammdu fttp 7 volsvolevois introduction andend notes by

CCHAPTERitknlir IV

HISTORYiI OF7STRY JSEPBJKEPH SMITH

ackroundsokeroumacksokeoksoke ofrouMround the

1 1mv

f

19m9

ii

gr Us ec12b

18519

ia 7 11 obertspobertsrobertssalt lakeloklekelek cibycity deseret newsnovonevo 1902

9

robien

barly2arlyzar inay1y 18 the prophet joseph smith beranbegan to dictate

to his scribes the early history of his life and of the rise and

organization of the church hatwhat strikes the writer ieis that not-

withstanding

ests

4-2

b-asor

at

eesjimyae09 qxya6smate9 11II oveberovemborov ifiteboreber lmo10m0luo1

20002200 whenM the millermialmuim&alMiLler ay3ymial reprinted the prophetprophets historythisthia letter appeared in the eemeseme january IM lesueissue that containedthothebho installantinstallmentinstallwnt of the prophet josephjoaeph aithisiths histwyhlotory onan therestoration of the aaronic priesthood in 181 an extractextraotextrast of thiathiskhialetter boeun a footnote referencerefore tonoo whisthiethiswhiewhle incident in the prophetprophets shistory

0

hajlaibajM 1 af9f Esehseb rleerieericeariee will be

typed in the right column all oliannaolianeaolalngesoli inanesanea wording will be under

bookedaooredboored and will beas explained cman the opposite pagepogopweepoge to khothethobhekhebho parallel

ecbxparieon A tabulation of thothe changchaneechaneschengchadee for this parbpertpart of thef

studyskudy can be found in the atrpendioeaeaqwndiceso

the

2

ooaplete4012plate4012itheirhe letterplate was published in the aenjyyr aadaqdavooatavaAvo publlehedoakoat in kirtlandkirtlan ohioohiofohion I1 october inoU 1l6156116tisPit waswae reprinted in the yee and

7670

in the storyhiatoryhistorypatoryhistoryhi a twpagekwotwo footnotefootrootyootpagepago wawasvasnoto appended by zider richardsicharriacharriaiconcerning the restorationstrationrigris of the aaronic priesthoodsyriesthoodoPriest thishoodehoods footnote

as

seesse appendix

masvas guiCLIeui oxtraotoytraot dromfrom liverolivergilverilver owleryrjwraw iretirgtfirstlerysberys letterlatterietteriatter to

l-ibg-it

egaena11 21 avld3yeatzvld rie will be compared to the emdazedabedabb

text aa it appears in the issues of the jaeeyaee nd aong the

text fromfroiafrota the iiqaefl1if&a andend 5jaconajagona6d-asylasyl will be tyndtypedlynd in the left column

and the current 19571997 text frofromfron cherhe fl iziiol

pe-aelpe-sll

a T 1111a

1112 9 5

ssa arlsono

jpasvnmblishedblushed

me

1851p

L

i- e includedcluiedin in thisthia

studsstudystudys

in the following pages the current text of thiathis history aeas

it appearappeareappeared in thisthle peayl jg

fi or deletions were diaooveroddisoovereddiscovereddiso itovered lais

feibfeltreib byly thetthetheebhe writerwitonwlton that a detailed textual analysisstiaatiaalla oflysis thisthiathio letterwould be superfluous and therefore it will not be

helps

tellingtellbxtellex of their ordination under the hands of the angelangalang andal

their baptibaptismsmesmo 11 thislahie study will not deal with the textual

dovelopmntdevvlopwnt of this footnoteLoot iechethecaenotenota writer has comparedooracora theparod current

printingprint withirvlyV the first printing ofop this letter andsnd found six

spoiling changes and A number of punctuation ohaneochanoochancochanchenchaohanoha butaanooneo noI1

significant

ut

word additionadditions

rio

leat

aang

q-iya oveder ma

a-zya-rxhaphkp

intinantin andendwidmid all differ

endeaenoeaonceeneeeneo in punotuationpunatuationpunctuation and wording nerewerewre noted A tabulation of thesetheaethose

changeschange can hebe found in thetm appendices differencesdifferenced1 in thethobhobhe wording

of the two texts will be noted on the b pagespaeapaestages opposite the

parallel ocaparisonooapariaonoomoca theparison abbroviatiabbreviation me historyhiatoryHi willatory beIs used

when explaining the differenoea4ifferoncs appearingsipp inbavingoaring the manuscript

sboryhistoryatorystoeyHi

eeoe appendix

77

the writer mmwasvas permitted to exarainearaineerkineex thee rw manuscript hiatwy1iistoryhiatky111

which

1

the prophet dictated to hishiehib scribes andendond frofromcrocrom which the seven

volubkia of the hialyyy j e church published in 1902 wevewerewor takentokenwokenwaken

it waewaswab ooaparedooqwed with the UWA nd pragori EDprinting

volt is C laslag2iry at

il-ls histo

60

u-mm

nindbindmind

sndand

gak

put

lka

all nquirera after truth and put all LOMILUR after truth aaa&

into possession of thebhekhe fackafacts aaas they poissessionpoaaesaionpoispols ofsession thetha fecksfaetafactsfeets aaas they hayehaivehavehalveheye

have transpired in relation both to transpiredtranapiredtranspirdo in relationlotionre both to

w1selfoyaelf 1baidbaad the church ao far aaas I1 myself khethewheagaana churchchurohbrahtQ aosouraht far aaas I1

havohave euchsuchbuch facts in watessionpoaaeaaionwatesasses lushavehusslonsion auchsuahsuch facts in BX possessionpoaeeaaienpoosessionpoo

in

session

thisthia history 1I wl presentpresant 2 in i history I1 iwaitaalhall present

thetho various eveniaeventaevents in relation to th variousyarious eventseventa in relation to

thisthiethle church in truth andanuanosnoend righteous ithis phurahohurch0hurah in truth end riphteouarightems

nesanessnesb aas they have transpiredtranepiredtranispiredp or aa a they have transpiredtranapiredtranspiredjtranspire ordj

aaitsetseis they at present exist being M y at present exist eing

now the eighth yearyour sinow the nomnownou the eash&&jimblih VVyear wsinceelwoe the

organization of th baldsaidbaid church organization of a-thejt-he saidamidsmidsald church

I11 waswaa born in the year of our

hrithribhait

I1 waswavasves born in the year of ouraw

lord one thousandkhouathoua sighteightand hundred and ordlorddord on thousandkhouathoua eightandsnd hundredhubred and

atteratler

nainal

bhethe

tsehrash

layaay

ap7p

HISTORYHISTIRY 0 rsshJ SMIHsmiySEW ataoralaorATAi feifoiOr TH hitsfyy 0

jouephJOSEPHJOOFPHJOOF smihSMITHPH MErul PROPM

irxgwinirig to the many reports which I1 winvintvirk to the many reportsreport which

have beenboonboen put in circulation by evil have beanbeenboan utpukput in circulation by evil

designingdeaizningdesigming persone in relation to the diapoaed and designingdeaignlogdesigming persons in

rioerise and progress of the church sals3l clatlrelationflatl to the rise andsndamismi progressprogre of

jesua hriluait of latterlatler oayjaydayosy nintaftlntauintaninba the church 021 abuljbul120ail sthyit of0 hatterlatterbakter

all of which have beenboonboen designed by dayiay tiintsintainba all of which have been

the authorauthors thereof to militate a tieeigneddeeignod by the authorsauthora thereof to

anat lt character as a church andmilitateand aainetagainataamilitate iteitsinet characterohara aeanoter a

itdltdits rwreeaorosreabrWoros inreasreaBreearebbreesreba the world I1 have churchohurch midandwid ibsitaitslbslka rogrossgrogreargro in1groggrea the world

been induced to wilewitewrite this hastryhietoryhistryhi I1sboryetorystryskary havehage heenbeen

nstast itsiks

7

v een induced to witewifewrite thisthia

so29 MsalAALsat to disabuse the public mindbind skoryhistoryatorysboryhi tot disabuse the aubiio

MT 4 FR W ad ariyriy

wirt

204

5aintsj

raiC

wb ictng qrj in

th

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as theykheywhey

21

3

one

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skry

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bhethekhe doesdoondooedoos not appear in mame istoryeiietoryetorysboryskoryI1iiI1

yeyeraveveye lationsoideoldgold which contain th

record1 of moraooitanormonMorao wranatranakranstranslationoltaoItaoits latton hishiahlahib baptismbaptiaiab&ptismbapti andbiaaiabin ordinationordine byliontionllon theangallteia of doctrine fromtrom the revelations andend commundmontgeobsbandoenta to theqhurc1hchurchy tlapatlaeatijjs and eaaonaea ol0101gonaaonagons 111jiliiiili p 726 ACic18781879 omittedomittediomittodomit itealiteamteditodtedttadtkedkad gfofamrimr poctylyy

hukjukhuhendand thathekha church read MWandend t jhtheikaa 2hur0h

talteltaitsi

in

added

1902

aygixgik

through

ral

1920

yiu to uelkMAIL

04

kiumiu

khemthem

tuw-atur-m

koilolpagPAQtrimthrough R z21a aggtalteltaizai omittedomittedtomit contalffingjonlwalutedt an aeeount&goomat C through toob-y the aiyrel

1911921igi added i m PROPHST

talzelzei addedaddad

ofphyofph SITHS contalnlnrlohITHan account of the first visions and revelations which he received alsoof hl discoveringdiacdiaodiso andoTTin obtaining the plates of old

pikopplkop

a 1 add d t lin020d

hthath

7

111151 heading atrat3&atra3t3E FQ TWTIFFtief switkysiitky containin-jr

through tevolte 111ililiivol pc 726 c

dlppoaed andend noteote these words appear in the mome historyHlthe

storyatorytst3t&s omitted the by error

9 historyshiatoryiaisHisals oftorys jesuajesus christchrlat9 written above khethethokho line

tal omittodtoolttedomit o0spelledspoiled

tedttodt aapublickgaeISUsaedubpub inxo s ustorymstorypstoryUs

I140tory

enquiryenquirmenduirwv to inqulrergineuiraro1851 ia to la

to tpn151 thtgenth to fs

his the

141tew3easonst

t to br

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b hu

i

jur&jmjb

its

ir ipgism

booby

din nobe

e- amonadevol

dpn

aik-aa

reprapreg

he shovedsaoved with hlahiahis family into

llanchoitermamhosterwnmMam inheskerhosterheeter the samesomeesme county of

ontario

bmw3mwowe bimetinetimbimbil in the second year

after our redovalreroval to snahesterpancheatercheateran

there wabwaavab in the place where we

lived an unusual eitementexoitezsentesteiteib onanement the

lisilg

li-myl-amy

somesemesme umetime inln bhethothewhewho leeondaeeondeand year after

ourow removal to ancheatery4mhestercheateran there

waswaavas in the place ahervherwheye we lived an

unusual excitement on the aubjeetsubjoet

of religion

kingbinz

ioedae delden

raarap he moved with

his faailifaaily into biancheblancheplanche aberatersker in the

bezesamesezesemesemo county of ntarioantariont aishiaalsarioarlooerioerloarloe faodllyffao

qonaiatinggongj&jjnr

lyvlypdilydLlydriy

of elevensionslon fouls nasielyirawelyj

myny father joseph smith my othernothermother

lucy aithalthmithmith whose namenanenalename previoustreviousprevi

to

ousoua

her marriage imbimawaswabvab sackhack daughter

of oloffsonoloffionolof ckmionfionmmon

aaa& palmypalmyraPalay

79

five on the twenty third day of

cemberacemberecenberoembermcembera in the town of charonharonq

windsor county state of ennontorwntenn

I1 1.1

ont

fatherfethereather josephjoaephjosoph idithi&ithmitltha golordetor leftthe state of yermontvermontermontoarmonto sndand movedamad to

my brothersjbrotheraibrotherbrothe

uvin

rasrairss

atteljlaj&jauiiwhg ynoalg

layaelfmyseltvlayaraya

noir

samualsamuelsammelelfeif

doadjoaddead

harrison

p

william

don carloscarloacarios and aymy sisterssisaiasla

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and often oirnant22 stillU I1 kept

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though

igeiee

I11 attended their several

meetingmeetings as often aeas occasionocoa woulwoulamouidsionblon

aruayrua sswuellSswuell

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feelings of both bhethothe priestsprieste and

the converts were more pretended

thanthen real for a scene of groetgreet

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priest contending against priest

endand convert against convert eoso

that all yn noolgoolgoodnooinood feelings one for

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nations that it was impossible for

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be donedonefdongbonef lho of all thesetheae parties

are right or are they all wrong

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liberally and upbraidethupbraid notnotteth and

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minewinemimmig it awoldaweld to enter with

greakgreatgrest force into every feeling of

aymy heart I1 reflectedrefleoted on it acainaainapain

and again knowing that if any

personpeyson needed wisdom from odoods I1

diddidi for how to act I1 did not know

and unless I1 could etgoegotgee more wisdom

than I1 then hadbad I11.1 would never know

I1V

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extreme difficulties caused by the

contestsOonaon oftests thebethese parkiesparties of

rellgioniatsreligionietsreligionists rT wasWMnas one aryanydry reading

the epistle of janesjenesjames first chapter

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are right r are they all wrong

togbthartogtrther I1if any ono f then be

right whiohwh1ohwhish is it and howhewhem shall

I1 imowamow itt

it aeeiaed to enter with

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bymy heart reflected on it aainaaen

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alm aoso differently a to

destroy all confidence in settlirwaettlinfthe questionque byatlon an appeal to the

bibledible at length I11 camecone to the

conclusion that I1 mstxuatmatwustmuatlat either

remainremein in darkness and confusions

or elseblaebiseeise I1 austmust do aato jmaesjamsjmmes directordirect

that iais askaaksswnak of god I1 at lengthindtawetame to the determination to ak

of od j concluding that if he

gave wisdom to them thabthatthetthek laclodlaotod

wisdom and would give liberally

and not upbraidup I1braidt might venture

o00 in accordance with thisthia aymy

determination to askaak of godood I1

retired to the woodwoodswooda a to oaksoakemakemaks khethe

attempt it waswaawoowao on khethethobhewhe morningmornin of

a beautiful clearaltar deyday early in

the springaprin of eighteenelc hundredhteeneteen and

twenty it was the firclrcinat limetimelims in

aymy life that I11 had ae suah an

attempt for amidst all aymy

anxieties I1 had never aaas yet medenademademadg

the attempt to pray vocally

after I1 had retired iro the

for the teacherstea ofcherscheraohera religion of the

different seetasetsseotasotaeota underunderstoodaboodatood the saawsaamsanm

paaaagea of aorioture aoso differentlyd

aaas to destroy all confidence in act

fling the questionquesquea bybiontionblon an appeal to

khethethokhabhe 3ibleaible

13 at length 1 oemsans to bhothekhowho conclusion

that I1 mustmusk either remain in darkness

and confuslongconfualon or eiseelsebisewise I1 ibuanibuat do aaas

james directsdir thateota iais askaak of od I1

at length came to the determination

to askaak of god aonalwirwconoluir that ifhe gavesavekavekaye wisdomwiadoa to themthebhekhem that lacked

wisdomwiadoa andabd would give liberally

and not upbraid I1 nightmight venture

1 30 in accordance with khiathia aymy

determination to askaak of oodgod I11

retired to the voodwoodwoods a to make the

stumptatteaptatumptelbeatteebke itI1eptapt waswaat on the ttorningmorningworning of

a beautiful clear day early in

the springspyingeyving of eighteene1rhteen hundred and

twenty it waswaaweaweswab the lyntfirstlynk timebloekloekimebime in

wlxaytaytsy lifeilfeI1 thatif I1 had mademaismads buchauchsuch an

attempt for amidst all my

anxietiesanxietieaamietiesagieamieagle I1ties had never aaas yet laadenadebadebede

the attempt to prayprey vocally

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into despair and abandon nyaelf

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beingjustbeing juskjustjunt at this moment of

great alar I1 saw a pily of

85

place where I11 had previously de-

signed to o0 havingheving lookedlookodloowd around

mime and finding myself alone 1

kneelodkneeled down and beanboanbegarbezanbezar to offer up

the desires of myraynaymay heart to od I1

NWhad scarcelyscarescaro oneeonedoneelyoly so90 when inadiioaediinodistoly I1 wabiraewastraetrab seized upon by sweGOMegg

power which entirely overcqhe me

andmid had such aetoniehinastonistdng influence

over me aaas to bind aymy tongue aoso

that I1 could not speakapeak thick

darkness gathered around me and

it seemedseeded to me for a timetim aaas ifit I1

were dooalddooaeddoozwd to sudden destruction

ut exerting allelial aymyI1 powerpowers a tto call

upon god to deliver mewe out of the

power of this enemy which had

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moment when I1 waswaa ready to sink

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ruin but to the power of SOM

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power which entirely ovarcftae ae

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does the wridworld think to make me

deny whatwhak I1 have actually ebent

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knew so

cod

midst

saw

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oni

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0

odp

cond atromatiom

26

t & continue

n-

ow ititsito

and I1 knewkrwwkraw that tednodledtod knew itlbsits and I1

could not deny it neither dyed I1

do it at least 1I knewknow that by so

doing I1 would offend od and oom

under condemnation

261 1 had now rakrotratfotrok my mind satisfied

so far as the atariansectarianatarimn world was

concerned that it maswasvaswes not myraymay dutyutyeuty to

join with anyarvsnyary of thetatheiatheisth huteleeie jy

i

atar ianimnlan

uby uby

wak

wim

flany itaito

n-ewnew

permuted

oundan ofor thimthianesmomnne aldaiddidid

1902IW budwitbldwitaddeds as

1902 daffedfffe to ulelurfa

tal added j

t0 ta1902 oaauediojttod or21 oneonadna3

k

91-

1902 ffltff to

adwenotwnatwenebuen whothothekhe bimetimebloekime I1 ad

the vinion and the year eighteenelgh

hundredandredindredIr

toenteenboen

anandanomno twenty three having

been forb-iddenforti-ddenforfoycoy tot-idden joinloin anyauy of the

religiousrelig beatsseatslousiome ofor thothe y endand

beinsbein- or very fanderfondertandertender yearey midendmiamya

pureecutedpursecutedpersecuted lyty thobethose who oueoutotioiioia toht

hayeharehave leen1l y1 eenstr frien1rienzmy c4 and to avehve

treated eme ftnely an t theptheythei

supposed me to e lue to haaghave

epdeored in a gerwer finifimi afeeaftec&fee

thionatetionate

max

carmermermer

gnel

to hsuehavehareha roclairroclairaedroawmedre

eer r was until aurthorfurthorftartherartherft rootsirooterooteroolecrootei I1

h ounnun twethevic tttltaiy of

nilallnii

eldiesola99c8eltieseiffeselfiea of men both religious

and irrallriousirreltrioua ecauoeecsuea1 I1 oontimedcontirmdconoon

to

timed

11mattlrrq that i1 hal seen a6 vinionvi8ionv1sim

mrinamrininain7 the ogooao of tinietitietiretitletiue aliahaliohimahhilah

intervenetatwwneiintervene71

e-atp-ate-lt

hedaedbed

aaenmainrain

a-ouni-onnl-onn

irrellglou1alirious eoauseeoeuseauseeube I1 continued

to affirmaffirxa that I1 had beenseenbeem fta vision

32 arinsurinscuring the apaleapaoeenace of limtimbirykim whichhloh

intervenedinterned

tadaad

numoum alesmles to

be truotrue th t a mannan wr laccou3acqulaccol

eisvi8d3 tyightiighmlght Ma otol01o cT anantamt oltain31tain

ansnianii not e urlrpveduraiaaa727

ed

1I continued to pursue rrynry

cormancowssoncormwn 023dionegootiorlgx323023 ladione lifeilfe

elayla

eereen

mtsmys

ureiurel

ac9c

BAIRMirr I1A wetjawftjawra until fwthernirthfatherairth irecarecireeceireete rf

had found the teetlnonyteigut30m 0 iwsnneg to

be truetruftftrun thekthatthet a mnroonroan wo laoko

wislon 1nihtlight abbaffaeoSPO of o0 and obtainaalnand notnoinok be upbraide4upbraidedupbraiderup I1braidelbraided continuedconti

to

nueenuse

pursue wjarysiy coon ttppgGYM

lalsi

A

lifeIINilfeilselin92ugnauana

until

na

the twentytwertv firstof 3eptembert3eptebor one thoussnthouaanthoumanthouthous elhteimhtelatsanaan

hundred w1-5 twenty threethroe all

the bimetirotime suffering severe

perscout ionlon ftnt the henohanohwo

aw-sim-s

bldglids

atweenetween the ticeime I1 had

the vlaviavib ionlon end thetho rearyearleerreerjear eirliteenoirhteeneirl

hundred

iteen

ensw gentytwenty throo havlnfhavhev

been

ing

forbiddenforbiborbi to joinloin any of the

religlusreliglouareligrelvelvei beetssootslouslouaiousiglus of the day ahiaddsn-de-ne

belrbeinbelsbeis

nd

of

persecutedersecutelnersecute

very

y

teadertenderteador

thosethoitwose

yearbyeara

who

an

ouhtouphtfouphtberseDerse tocutel

have lyeenbeenheenheon vy friendftientfaient a ansn to have

trealtreatedtreat wm kindly ananianaan1 I117 they

supposed amo to e deluded to have

endoedoeen in a properpromerproter ananieni 1 affeenffee

thionatetionate manner to hevhav reclalaos-trecial r 1.1

anegenes

t-abot-1bo

twentyflrsttwenty offirst septenierleptenlrt one

thousandthousam eight hunrehenre n twenty

three all the time ffufferine

evresavr pererjitlwnsrvritiw et the ildg of

all 19s9olaieseaolai ofesea aen 1 oth relllouereligioiiarellan

loue

chun1hun rel end

visloncislon

aden7den

arlvrl o

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or

01

an

persecution 6

religioun

ma

forbidden

h rve

vf

0

11

j

10all11 nffecfeegla242gha24 S2 M22. 1

he-i

i

or

sn

71

h-lavin7

mq9

thousanusam

lacou

ro-ote

ret

i- ce

loub

ha-avin

m-oltain

bloh

andoe

b-rienz

e-hause

qa

hanhirdhenben

92

ralfalrai bt9pfthffm to tmuftm10ca112mw8mI1 la to astaltai gl to lajiaiia

hjr4 written hndand in K hitoryustoryastoryHi

i-i

tory

d 9naea

IJ a o0

ta ondyyored to endwoyrgdV gndmvourd to endettvora

al htwajtwayuwafuma qnf

Ms

endmoral a aa1171117.1 nd

e-ndea

snd

ami-nf

felfolfei t condemnedand foreid ayvi

weakness and iperfeotionsimptrfectionsimperfections when on

the evening of the above mentlamdiasntioned

twenty first of september efterafter JLi

9593

memaamap I11 WOwaii left to all windskindsundoendo of

temptations mland minglingolnoinmin withgling allkinds of society

I1 IL is tnbeing madesadeadelde

by the author ofol01 thisthia thesis

aos that0 bhethe words of the textadexta

might behe toothertother

me i waavaawoo left to all kindssandslandswinds of

temptations and binglinoinglinminglirqrolnoinmin withvithglin allkinds of society I11 frequently fellinto many foolish errors and

displayed the weakness of youth

and the foibles of humanhumen nature

which I1 am sorry to saysaysseys led as

into divers tetsptationsi offensive

in the ightsightbight of rodrn-od in makinemaking

this confession noMQ onsoneQ needM-JMsuppose

1jawt

ae guilty of any greatcreatwreat or

asiugnantastuasiUasin ainsalnasinagnant A disposition to

colitcamit yehgmh IM nocotetcotik vasves myeemyse in ayqyW staureqtaureqtt1

ut

aure

I1 vaswasvao guilty of levity and

soasttoessoast associatedllestoeslleo vithwttwithwitkatt jovialh

TOnyootonyoo

aaa9

to

v

nobnotdatdab

01

consistent with

thabthatbhat abeleyoieiar vhchvach guhtquht 19 be

qaitaned by one who vaswasiwasvesivest caegcaejof god y I1 had beenboenbeem t thieIWOthleimsilg wl

wt seeeeeses verzveryvevy strange to any we whochorho

recollectsrecolldecoll mymloml6 youth and is acquaint

ed yiih agyigy native pheilpheivoheery7 tengwrapientt29 in omwenuenaeoensequenoe of these thinnthingsthing

I1 often felbfeltfeib

o-nso-na

edtemt

suyesmye

lonygony

frinyffiny appetites

offensive in the slightflighteightsight of god

1s3ts an arbitrary breakbresakbresk in

the text an it appearsappeara&ppearis in the

isjaslt SSKSL aflifffftf

ottonycalony

ptakpta& aMAMMMna-mmAMM

frequently foll

into manymenymlo foolish errors andane

displayed the weaknessWeal ofmoss youth

and the agaroucorruptiongarou of human nature

which 1 anatraaara sorry to saysry led meossoysnys

into divers temptations to thekhe

wngim

in oonseouancecorweauence of these things

I1 ostenoften feitfelt condemnedcond foremedegedomed aymy

weakness and icsperimperfectionsfeet ionslons when

on the evening f the above monstew1manstewalow

tinnedtioned tentytwntyumnty first of pteabercdtebbertCDtPtenberteBberteaberebbersenber

an

V word s toatxta

arrorop

t nationaltationaltsttat ional

kra od

OAS

d12222luwLUM t0

amtq&

isLor

berter

4

qRL 2MrM01

ofbentonwon felpalfei t

evenz-in7 nf th 1

so

tit

zall sj

ond eyd

wigim

steaber

r-iih

g-ah t-a

153133135 ieto written above the wordswordaeight11 of nodrod

eppappenn tita of thesethebewordsworwar weredibdis brittonwrttunwritton in the M historylilISi butstoryatorystoey were orosed out

i8toryastorys see ote 0 p yokeoto

lneinn

liedaled

b

19021002 corruption to foibles meI1 historyshietoryHiHishib thestoryetorytorys word corruption ieisoreweedoroeeedoroweed out and formeefoimeefoiwritten

Meeabove it

190igoigop omittedonittedtonit tetotedt the ctaiifioalr-iqn 0 eanymajbenynum votesapptitae

in wlm chiithii oonfemiongggaism noqaq2 onsonemg need ewpoeeegglmggl aaexaeW milkof

mithithvithyth

war

mvmy

grobgrotcrot

mikiyemitiye ag

or

chftrg

jaalignantdaeljaalanel

topper

ineignant

ffaent

A dioiuon to robbatoobbatsucheuch WM nowtHOTT in azzaff nebynatyneky pukput X w guilty of levityand oaetiaee ooietad withvith jhialjwial oogmany atoeto notnoeoomietent with theithai ohelreoter which ought to be ginminglntain by oneons w WM lled of ood aaeaab I1 had abnbn mihithiihl willulliulii noknot ea esryyeryvery traneekeence to any onoone whokho reeolleetgay youth md mqid

t t of

1-11ou

1921 added I1 gamnrthjg

mobes

g-oe

fol

orosey4

maid

appeappoeppeariM ioin the room whichvaich

continued to increaseinoreaaeinareaseInorelnoreIn untilabeaaeoreasearease the

room waeuee lighter than at noonday

when immediatelyiubaediatelyimediately a personage

appeared at aycw bedside andingatandingstvidingvidingstandingatst

in the air for hishiahla feet did noinotnat

bouchtouchtowkouchtom I1the floor ielo10 had on a

looms robe of moskmoetmost exquisite

whitenessviliteneaafvhiteness it wasvimwemwes a whitentasvhiteneaawhi

beyondbeymabeym

tentas

snyanygnyA ir-hfanfM earthly I1 had

ever seensen nor do I1 benerehere1elieveneve that

any earthly khinthin could be maeemdemademeeg

to appear o0 exceedinglyeodlngly white

and brilliant hishiahla handhands werewregrevere

had retired to y bed for the

nihtnight 1I retookbetook14took ayaelfrweelf to pyerprayer

anam supplication to lihtymihty rmcodr

for

M

forgiveneeaforgivvnoes of all aymy sinsainaainsgins

waandw folliesrolfolroiA wandliea alboalaoaltoalsoaiso for a

manifestation to ineisetse that I1 mightraight

know of my state and standingatandingstondingandingondingnodingatst

before hia for I1 had full

confidence in obtaining a divine

manifestationsmanifeatationmanifestationgmanifesta aaastiong I1 previously

had oncft

5030 while I1 vabvaawaswes thus in owthetho aebactsetseb of

calling upon godi I1 diaoovereddieoveroddisodiao aovered

light appearing in aywl roomrowrom which

continuedcantini to lywreaseinereaeeinerely untilaseaeewrease the

remmromrog mmvanwas lighter than at noondaynom

whenwhonuhen

dayi

inmdiatalyizoaediately a personaeperaonaepersemgepers

appearedmiamix

omkeemgeomma

atad aymy bedsidepbedaidebedsidebed skinestingandingandineataldeaideside

in the air for hlahiahis feet did not

tauchtouchkawhbagh the floor

5131 leue hedhad on a loose robe of mostmetleke2quisiteexquiaitaexquisite whiteness it wawas a

whiteness beyond iijjying earthly I1

had everoveraver eeeniseoniceon nrnornoe do I1 believe

that myam earthly thinthinn could be

made to appear aoso exceedingly white

and brilliant hisiliahie hanshanahandshanas were

I1 id

zor102

almaim r ty

mebmeg

abtobt enrinrinf

mnifostation

a

asaftabbasb

divine

I1ibianif

c

eolation

idenieidence

talkthlk

9

after I1 had retired to aymy hedbed1 fored

the nightsnightinight I1 l

previously

had one

uhilehiie I1 waavaawaswes thuathus in the act of

calling upon od I1 discovered a

light appear inf

94

took myself to

prayer and supplication to ainightynightyalai

codgod

atyhty

forror forgivenemforgivmessforgive ofnelneM all lytv alnaainaaimainsalm

and f111esfollieafollinafolfoi andanasnd elsaelsoilealieailes for a

manifestationmanUe tostation mesmapmos that I1 might

know of myvrynry bbatestatestatoslakoslake and standing

before hl for I111 had eullfulleuiltultuiconfidwceons in obtainingobtaininfobtain

himi

my

IM I1a to td

appoarim

w

h fI1 ooroar

thing

so

w

d id

t-

ook

A

zed

bookbook

ade

believe

190igo omitted had

tk aaay U-MWW to yBtfybtf

11

6L a WAtryb

ofot only wewas hiahishlahid robe

exceedingly white ut mehiohlohla wholeicicle

person was cloriousfloriousfl beyondorious

descriptiondescriptions and hisinis countenance

truly like lightning

hishib nsnaste wasvacwaewee eahieeahic that go had

a work forcor aeme to do andaremre that mynty

runsarunae should beI1 hadllad for ood and

evil abongamongmonggong all nations kiniredakindreddokinkindwinhibhindwind

andantiantl

tredairedareddo

tonguestor orvussWuss that it should

be both good and evil spolconttpokenspoldon of

naenao and hithiihishib ar-aarua alsoeigoelgo a littlealoveabove the wrist oo00a also were his

featfeet nakednarednaxedp aaas were hiahishla iesleslegajlegsj a

little aboveaove theththo anelonanklosanklon aibhisfiealb headbead

anaan1an neak werewero alsoalooelsoeiso areereavebaretarebrebavet I11 could

discover that liehelleile had no other

clothing on but thiothisthie roero aaas1 itwa openopan aoso that 1 coulcoull see into

hie lioom

5232 ot only vetswaavatsweawebwets his robe exceedingly

white ut his holewholehoiewhoie pwsonawson was

loriouslorioualori beyondousoua deeoriptiondenaridencri and hlahiahis

countenance truly like lightning

therhe roomroonroma was exceed biglyiigly light but

not coso very bright aaas immediately

aroundaroune hlahiahithishig person

dopdos

neaneo r

ehiltevilt

the roo

weibwaowelb exceedingly liqhtlichtp utxk not aoso

very iriphturirht asaff iedlatelyicbsediately around

hishiahla aersonzersonporson hen 1 first looked

upon hiabinhimhlahit I1 was afraid irithutbut thothebho

fear sooneoon left meeseege he called me

by namey anand isaidsaidsald unto me that he

wabwaswra a mesisengerzaeeaenermesi sentbentgengersengerlenger fromeromrom the

presencepresprea ofeneeenoeonoe god to oo00me waandw thatA

hi

hen I1 firstsiratsirab

looked upon hiahimhla 1I weswaawas afraid buibutut

the fear soonboon leftlef mesae

35655336556 he1 called0 neme byivy natanatwnar andazidarid said

unto ro thatthaibhai tohe wevetoveeoweeo a messenger bentcentsontbont

from the presencepreaenoepreeprea ofenceenoe od to inerne an

that hishiawis namenaenab waswaa orjqjnis201 that codood

had a work rorfor e to do endand that vyraymay

name should be hedhad forf goodroodnoodor anaadamd

evil awongamong all blonanationstionawionana kindredsikindredsokindred

and

siso

tonguertongueatomusstongu or that it should

be both goodgowgom anani evil spoken of

arms

room

J

God

or

no ed

& nova

was no

son

w aaionation

exoesdingly

t

rw mg

for me 4 0 anA

ea

ils

luw

lic-ht

eoye

good

n-ove

ile

901

iori

lic-hte ak

clorious

featfeetfootfoat naiefnakefnakvj as00 wergwerewarewarg his ibblee a

little above the anklesan aislielisalsklass head

ar&rbrti nook wereworewero also bare 1 could

discoverdircovor catvat heble hedhadheij no other

clothing on baitlut thisVAsthiduds robe as itvaowaowaa open so that 1 could neecooneo into

highiehis bosonooboravoson

717.1rdwd

nahednaked anani his arnara also a9 littleabove the wrist o0 siso werevere his

17lit3LIT1373 M to lyoni Msme iatoryiustoryUs moroniborytorykory ieis written above thenonsnamnonenannans fiephiirphi with an 41 next toit referringrefrec towrin a note at thebottomhottoahottom of the pages evidentlya clericaloleoie errorerrorierrorsrieal see909 oo00 dadoodoa

covCOT see 50 par 2 socsecsoosse 106par 20 aleoalso elderseidersa journalvol 1 vageparcpagevencvenevane c43 should readroonirwoni

ook

3 i1ph1 l-aoni astory

s-wersb-irbb-erb

edseeseeg written upon goldsoldpoldroldroid plates

giving sn account of the fonberfon&er

inhabitants of this continent anandana

the source from vbeiye they sprangspra

liefe1

zig

also said that the fullnessfulnessfulnese of the

everlasting gospel was contained in

it asax delivered by the ffinoriforenor to

the ancient inhabitants

5 alsobido that there were two stones

in silver smand

t-onnerr-onner

itaits

fortor r timostioesttroest andi that god had

prepared khemthem for the purpose of

translating tins ooklook

5636 after telling me thesetheise things

he cofflraenced quoting the prophecies

of the old testamenttestanenttestanentotebbTestTestan heamentanentenkeentoenlo firstquoted part of the third chapter

ofOI01 alachialachiialaohiala andohlchiiohi he quoted also8180 the

fourth or lastlaistlestiest chanterchapterchanker of bhethe sarae

tookyook

aleaie

bavolbavop anana

muminmumim iopositod

9

among all people he said there

wilfavaovas a booklook deposited written upon

foldgold slatestpittteoplatestpletpittplee givingkeuteoben an account

of the cormortornerformor inhabitants ofor

this continent and the source

from xlanctwlyftce they sprang he alisoalso

said that the fullness of the

everlastingevorlapting gospel was contained in

it as delivered by the saviour to

thebhekwe ancienta inhabitantsinhabitantaabitantalent alsoinh

that there were two stones in

silver bows an3 these stones

fastenedsastfast toenedenod a breastplatebrosatbresat

constituted

platepiata

what is calledcalleecailee the

arinjrin andamsnd thumimthuaxnimrhumim deposited with

the plates wwand thathewhewha possession

and use of these stones wraa what

constituted seers in ancient or

formersorner timestimbs andandlsndandt that god had

prepared themthenthamkham for the purpose of

translating the bookbooke after

telltellir4gmogtog me these things he

connotedcoobmmoedconnomedconn quotingemedomed the prophecies

ofot the oidold testament he firstquoted owtpartparlewt of the thirdthirkhir chapter

ofol01 ialaohimsleohiiala anlanaalohiohl he quoted also the

ourthfourth or last chapter of thetho sameam

mommgomm all peoplepeoplopuoplo

34 heie said there waswaiswats a ookbook

depositdeposited

these stones

fastened to a breastplate

constituted what is called the

urlatrimhrimirim and thuaaibdeposited with

the platesdlates and whethekhe possession

WAandW useA of these stonesstomastola veyeweyevene what

constituted seerssirs in ancient or

forossforosr

961

aocw-imt

n rmwgly inning a

L Y 3&v

id

J

3Ulau

bows

f

60 wed

L

Dlates

f-oid

if-e

med

end

bmw

blates

9.9

alsol

whgnceyfaoncgwhence written hih in 18VIAibslbs onlyP

187107137 aymourayiouravlgw to pr

bheeho

wordworo thatathat1thatbhattehatt wsvaawaawas deleted1902 wanwap to wernernar

khabehab

whiaih

i s mjitorys thetho possession anam&m uause of thestheathesethoa stonesstoms tato writtenwittenaboveaboy the line originally read t and tt woswasvos velatwhatconstitutedoonatltutodoonstituted leyameraleybwyeore the wortvort

ah

4vior

U stry

I1

ol01

bledbied

eridarid

abdano

andsnd

greetgreat am dreadful

day of the lord

59 e alsoaltoaiso quoted the next verbeverseveree

differently ananlaal he shall plant in

the hearts of the children tho

prodims madesaadesaedemede to bhethethaehakhe fathers and

the hearts of the ildrenchildrenoh shall turn

to their fathers if it were not so

the whole earth would be utterly

wasted at hishib coming

40 in additioneddi toliontionllon these he quoted the

vaswasbodtod

eholdbehold 1I will reveal

unto you the priesthoopriesthood by1 ohstheths

hand of elijahliljah the prophet before

the coming of the great and dread-

ful day of the lord he also

quoted bhethethokhe nextno versee nifferently6ifferentlypdifferently

and he shall plant in the hearts

of the children thetho prpromisesdaises made

to the fathers

aislin

wlolwholwdly proud yea an all that do wickedly

shall hurnburnzurnburz as stubble for they that

095 shall burn themthea saithsalthsnith the lord

of hostsAo thatekissstiss it shall leave themthenkhen

neither root nor ranohrwtahmanoh

33 and again he quoted the fifthversevorseyerseverbevarsevorseversevarso thuathuskhuathudthuskhung eholdeholdpn I1 will revealrealunto you the iesthoodiest byhood thetiietiiatha

hand of elijah11j&h the prophet before

the coming of the yat

am9m

Q

prophecy though with a littleittleittielttievariationvlaYlavia fromcroyltionklanllan the way it reads in

our bles instead ofoll011oilolb quoting the

first verse as reads in our

ooka he quoted it thussthus or0

behold the day cometh that shallcallburn

5737

as glngenfen oven and all the proud

yea and all that do wiok31y

shall burmburn as stumble for they

that ooaoth shall uxryuxrn thentheathem saith

twthebhe lord of hosts that it shallshalshaileave khemtheisthemlhea nalerneithernaierneler root nar branahbranch 1

and again he quoted the ifthfifthfifth

or beholdhoid

1

j jbjo&& TM wad

l-jooks h

behold thevo day cometh that

shall burn as infirsanaau oven an all the

urn

t

f f

riestho19

71f ijahajah i

111 e

and thethobhekho hearts of

the children shall turnturrburnburr to their

fathersfathersffather ifSf it were not so the

whole oarthearth would be utterly mestad

at y comiczcomingscominz in addition to

hesethesehose1 he quoted bhethebilekile eleventh

prophecy bhoughthough with a littlevariationver fromfroiacromlation the wyway it rendsreads in

our iis a-nsteada-noteadl-nctead of quoting the

first verse asan & remisreads in our

books he quoted it thus

pr as

VIm

14

fathersthors

yet

rwalb- ehold

a-dly

a9 hiatoryi11storyT 11 ollowintrollowins1roirololloaborystoryswory thelowinsvintwinT wordeworle in addition to thesethemthelthess appearedttppeersappeareth wor quotations but waewea deleteddelebedtadkad

llalka

wasvae

k-offil-iessklffi to u

l 1 ihlihi to lblea

11 adde j

SS wittonwitten jl in 1 only

11351 copticoptbth to asessabsasee

nagynjgy witten atM in difloiflo1m3 only

1

& ig to baft3aft1151 iiiiJLBL to itajita151 ita

10151 6

the woreword

lelea

ralsraisraib 0eeighth 19J thekhewhe he170at alsoaleoaisoyorvexyoi

said

se

that thisthiathib waswms not yet fulfill-ed lublutbutbub wabwaswais soon to be and he

further stakedelatedstated the falnessfulness of the

gentilesfamilies wasvas booneoonownsoonbansan to comecombcowe in lieitslleile

quotedquow nanymanyMWW otheraberotharaherabar passswespaetfafoapass ofsWeseedseves

soriptureecrlpturescripture anad offered lavwaycay explanaexplwwexplant

uvwttcrio which carmot e mentioned

here aainafainacain he told aeme that whanwhenwhon

I1 ot thosethobe piatesplates of alchwhichaichmich he had

enoksenepoksenepown for the limetimelimo that they

should be obtained wa not yet

fulfilled I11 should not showdhowahoushou thedthem

to

heha

anyeny

quoted

pernonpersonperdon

aisoalaoalso

neither

the

thetho

thirl

eleventh

I11

glealegie

shapterohapter

chanterchapterchanker

should

venth

oforo

of

not

actsao

r

isaiah

show

twentyecondtwenty1-9

sayinisayinrsayln7

bhothobhe

ansecond

that

to

twentythirc1

it

any

versesversos

waswae

darsondcrsonperean

preciselyproclaprecia

aloutevoutaboutdevout

aaasely

to

they standeland in

our ilowfewlowlewlevI tefitamenttestamnto eS saldsaidsali that

hslt prophet wagwaowas shriftshribt ut the

day had not yet come when they who

would not heerhear hishiahlahig voice should be

out oftoff trofrofromtrom amongnong the people n

but soon would ameogeolo141 he alsoaleoaldoaidoaiso quoted the second

chapter of joeli erofroeromfrom the twenty

eighth zanlanzun 12 md

nail that uisulewillss WMmw not yet fulfilleie butcuti was soon to e

tleeleeie al so

I11

l-e

i-e

edsedg

themthen

ai&i

av1v mentionedrentionedmentimedmenben

hezeherehete

timed

242 again he told oeme that when I1

fotgot thosethesethege plates of which he had

spoken rorfordor the time that they should

be obtalnedobtained was not yet fulfilled

apxp korrkerr

93

chapter of isaiahisala saying thetthat itmewaswag about to be fulfilled ie10.10

quoted alaoaleoalso the third chapter of

aaaadaactsaas twenty secondsecone and twenty

thiacthircthir versesversus precisely aoas they

stanstaneatanetanstand in our jewjownouneu testaiaentoetwont he

said that jaajjiaj prophet was ohristpjhristjorist

but the day had not yet couneoamecoene when

they who would not hear hishiehib voice

should be out off from amoraecuaonfamorar khothobho4.4

peoplea i Is but sooneoonboon mouldwouldwoulmouidmoulmoui comeoomsd

lieheileilo

T

also quoted the second

chapterchaplencheplen

1

of joel from the twenty

fulfilled

1 io

he

further stated bhatthat tilethetiietlle fulnessfulnevefalness of

the gentiles waswaavasvaa soon to comecom in

heno quoted manyunywanyweny other passagespasapase ofagesagos

scripture and offered manymeny explanaplanaexplantex

tionlionslionollono which cannot

71 e

i

yo t

of

2 tb

c

to ad1d

got

ol-btainod waiswetswelb

0-hrist vuk

1 anil

n-o

h

twenty thirshirshiy

j-eb

ani

mong

ilov

dut

uva

halt c-hrist

antsst

cw olittedyniuodolistedolit iadded

ted11902 ti

19019migo to lm yffgfte to mrtra to tetoteso abt

1902190igo added thatthab

1

p70

nca se t0 1

bhethetha platespiekos the vision was

openedord to my minamin4minwlnawinbin that I1 could see

thethokhe plaeplaceplacaalae where the plates were

depositodgdepositedf and thatthtaht so clearly and

distinctly that I1 knew the place

again when I1 visited it4 aeterafterf1torfator this eoqmmiiction99m1&um I1 sawsewbew

the ightlight in the room begin to

gather inmodistelyixbmediately around the

person of himhiahta who hadhedhallhali beenbean speakingspeape

to

ng

ne and it continued to do so

until the roomrom waswait sesinapinagainspinayin left darkdarky

except just around himhiohlo whenkhenwheepwhenp

instantly I1 sawbewbevmawpsawp as it were a

conduit openapenaponopon lihtriht up into heaven

and hebe ascendedseconded till he entirely

disappeareddisappear andwa the room was leftas it had beenboonbaenuaenueenusen before this

heavenly lihtlight had made itsappearance

44 1I lay gaisinsaisinmuairv on the singular

ity of thothe soenescenecan and mayvolinr

vesvaswes

edtodtedp

I1lightight in the room beginbogin to

gathergathor iotaed lately around the

person of himhilt who had been speaking

to meaw an it continued to do so

until the roomromros weswaswaowae sclnaainaeinbeinscan left darkoark

except just aroundaroune him when

instantly I1 saw as it wereweroweyeweyo a

conduit openon right up into hearnheawnheaven

and he ascended

I1

serter thisthib coiymiation I1 saw

the

batianqatian

us-ingax-ing

99

breestplatebrocatplatebreestbrocat withplate the srimiriza andwidsndmid

thucbiiqI1 onlyu04 toM those to whomwhoa

I1 should lebe manedoomanedemmanammanelmanoo toad show

thedathec4thed4 if I11 did I11 should be destroy-

ed uhliewhile behe wowao versingconversingoondon with

me aboulabout the plates the vision va

opened to symy mainaminemalna that I1 could see

the place where the plates werewrewerawrogro

depositeddepo anenaanaendsitoa that so clearly aniandan

distimtlydistinctly

i

thetthat 1I rnew the place

again when I1 visited itafter

till he entirelytirolytirelyen

disappeared and the romroonrog was left

as it hadhod been reforer this

heavenly light heemhehm made itsappearance

I11 lay tuainfqxingTua oninsinf thimthethis singular-

ity of the scenoscano and rveutn

neither the breastplateret withplataplatepiata the

urimarim and tnmminjtsubhab onlym to those to

whom I1 should beha commanded to show

them if I1 diddiodlo I1 should be destroyed

while he vabwasvasweswebmab conversingoonvvreing with me

a

imeaiately

it continuad d0 s0

&saisn ed HE

1

hal-d

al out th

43 A aow

ms

mw

ana

oei

arod

r-efore

cen

mened

tus

brea-stplate

anew

ti-mmin

edteds igUR

1II11 marrepinjI1 toilp skboplaflk

coroisworois thibthis commloationoosscruntofttion appearealaprpeftreappe theareelareAlareefword

fhiftl wollert2001 hyaaipletleIiet in s astory

9 iiotoryiiflatorys etwoodetwoenetwoon the wor o0

ip

0

conversation utbukbuthuk it VA deleteddeiodelodele

taltaaitaaloaioal

kedted

omittedwaitt

was

amA11irm 22m11im

thib

a-lp

hadhalhbl

115liollo he col3elenoer-lcamenoeil ansn aeinagainbeinazain related

tethebhe very sameasae things which he had done

at hibhiahishla 4firetfiretairet visit without the least

variation which having one he in

formforise me of breetgreetereal juietjuferjujr whichts

were coming upon vethekheV rrthearthe with prmtrrmtdeaolationadagojat4ang by famine swordsavordsword endand

pestilencepesti andvidendmidlenee that thesetheae rievouarrrievous

audentajudentajwgmentsju woulddenbadentadenka conecoseeone gglq the earth

in thisthia generationsgeneration havingHav relatedlM

thesetheaethose thinathingsthins hohe aainatainasinaninacain asoandedaaeendedasoaaeadeado aaasendedanded

he harihadharl done before

46 y thisthia timetinetimstinb aoso deep were the

impressions made on my ninyminyainaninsmina that

sloop hailhacihwi fled from aymy eyes and 1I

lay overwhelmed in astmishmentaatoniahnent at

what 1I had bothhoth geenseengoensoen sndand hearl

e-ste-sk

werebvereb

d-uoma-com

cerepwerep

thinasthinps

which he had done atsitfit hishie eirot

visit without the legustleyjstletust variation

which having one liehelle tnfarmeainfor2ae noTBC

of great ju1zwntvjudgoenta which weyeverewere

goainsooainsoamina upon the oarthearthyearth with greatgatdesolatimsdeaolationadesola bybimstimskims faninefamineft swordavordninetine ansn

pestilence ani that thesetheae rvrievowsrievoua

judgments would comecoroecaroe 2323332122 then earthoarth

in thisthia generatimgenera havinghayingtim related

thestheaethen thingsthina he asinagainesinazain aaoeniedszoandedszo aaasendedanded

he had doedoo beforeef

y

aveareove

thigthiathis bimtisietimkil aoso deep werewarwer bhethetho

impressions mademadg on myisy mimmind that

sleep hatihadhatl riedfledledrredA from aymy eyeeyes a and 1I

lay overwhelmed in stonishmentaatoniahraenttonishment at

what I1 ha both tisentosenseensoeneisen and heardhearlheerd but

what waswaa aymy surprisoaurpriaosurprisonsurp whenriso aainkgainsainnainagain 1

beholdbeheld the bamesamebmw saeaaenermaseenfmabeemaseemabbe atnf rwer

rrestlyrreisitly atittbulsul whyttwhfttwhvkt had beenbeem told

a-teh-te

100

grtlypreatly at what ha beembeen told ceme byiny

thisthiawhig extraordinary meevenfermeaaenrer when

in the midst of nyrrynry meditationaeditationme4itationaedita I1tion

sudaudsuddenlydanlydenlydaniy discovereddisodiao thatovered ny roomrooiapooia

waswaaW again beginning to get lighted

and in an inextantinetantinetentinelne ajobanttant itas were the

samesams heavenly messangoeaaenermessangvr wabwaavaomesmebmao reainaainrqain

yby Vmy 1 agldeside commencedcobbsencedcomencedcolencomeneolen andced

mainnainmaln related bhethathe veryverv aadneaaine whinthin

ut

what waswaanesmeanas my surpriseaurpriaesurprizesureurbur whenvixenultenprize emain 1

beholdbeheld the aamaarnearn meseanperraeaaener at aymy

had

me

e

lone

U we

by thisthia extraordinary wagenerwaaenermessenrerlebwaa whenenerin the midstijaticat of wryrry reditatirnmitatinnMita I1

sudenlyudenlydenlysu

tinntion

ud discoveredeniyenly that rymy roomrwroox

waswaawan aainsaainstainaaen eginninfofimirg to meefetmetfeecee lightedliyhtedlihtedjlihteandanisnd

dj

in an instant aaas it grewre the

samebamobame heavenly neaaenerassermsser waewaawaser againar

by

ainaln

aymy bedsidebedgidebedkctv

gidegide

111

a

z-one

rest

r-y ri

vr

tonishment

et-ain

i-one l-one

r-eat

pes-tl

artly prestly

uden-bysuderly

jua-r

ad I1 e I1 ig

1877 hodtodhed bidsbide tot

k

djid

al

H

SQzaar

history

to

t ifiide

1

or

A12 ae iti 19 tory i6eie Us

1-

902 added

svan1902 tjpyyi to aa

daid ikei-e

mosMOOmes telling wr that

tan muidquid try to tempt me in

conaequenoeaimeetnwrwe 0of the indigent

cirowtanceociroixmstanoes of aywi ratherfatherfathereefatherletherlefa

family to natfetratnet the plates for the

purpose of gottinggetting rich misthiathismlsnis he

fprbi4 negmetreg sabineaayinesayine that 1 asuat

have no other object in view in

ottingetti thexv plates but to glorify

odf anduri must not be influenced

by any other motiveactive t that of

building hishiahlahib kingdom otherwise I1

could not get themthen after thisthiakhiawhis

thir violtvisit he again asoentledasoenled yajaintoinlo heaven aain beforebesore i5sndandsno I1 was

againvain left to ponder on the

ctrnnenesstrw9nese of what I1 had juabjuatjust

experienced 9 when simostalmost lunedi

abelyately after the heavenly meswwernseaeenger

MOhad asoendedaaoendeascendedasosao fronfromeronended metae the third

lim the cockoak greyoroygrewamb andend I11 fomd

thatthaithau day waavaavaswas approachingapproo4him aoso that

our interviews must have occupied

the whole of that nichtnirjhtnirht I1

beaciebeaaiebedbeA sndandoneomdgieaiegle hear him rerehearsehoarsehearse or

repeat overogor aainagainsainaaen to me vwthe osneorne

thinesthinathings aean beforebefbea andre added a

caution to EC telling meZDCzge that

oatenoatan wouldmuidquid try to wewttomt me in

consequence of the indigent

circuaatanoeaciremetenaos of aymy fatherfatherllfatheyfatherlyfat

f

herfyherllherty

bentlyrallyfently etto gebget the plates for the

purpose of getting riohrich rhiathiathis he

farbiefqrbiefarble me120 saying that I1 austoust

havehaybhaeb no other object in viewvlek in

gettinggottgett uhethekhethirwlym platesplatea butlut to glorify

god 9 and musteust not be influenced

by any otherether motive thenthankhan that of

building hishiahlahib klndcbukingdca otherviaeothrwivo I1

could not getpetgotgebnobneb theiathem

7117 after thlethiethis third viaitvisitpvisita he

aaenaain&7alnrainrein asamuladaeoendedasoaeoeso intoended heaven anam before

andwid I1 waswaa again lefleftloftlof to ponder on the

strangeness of what I1 had just

exparienoedexperieneedexperienced when almostsimost immed-

iately afterasteraskerasboraskor the heavenly saengerraesaengermoawmgermasrae

hadhaa accented pronfrompromcyoncron oeme for the whirethirdthire

diroetiroet the 0002oak prowdpyowdarmtoop and I1 found

that day waisvaaweawesweibwelb approaching aoisoigotso that

mwour interviewinterview mustmusk have occupied

the whole of that niht

moamopmea

zahzaazeh tha

fenifentfemi ly

I1

fazf2z d

e-ine-ln

w-ainw-aln

godsgodt

101

ledgidobedLed andeldogidoelde heard him rehearserehear or

repeat over adainagainadein to me the sameswobameemobmw

things aeaimaibsib before anttandantlane added a

caution to me

ll-od

ti

11

A

indi nt

pl nweealedgr

la

t

kr-ain

ae

1 1

b-an

thi-ms

ock

lalyk

ook

adf

ia

ibifbi

a-bla-bi

fifieese faffsynn

fasyaelsya azfz baa

ffadg to betbee ff3

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ff

fod to forbeforba3forbaforbarV

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tocentfoftrenn fabbifffybfatbitsital flsya to dorbadforbad

ial buthut to tan

talzai omitted aa

1902 drworw to ttroa

1879

t

9-

93

fad zarb

turoa

lenagonagono

t-inb-in

himhin

bilutilutnoeasarycossaryCOS latoyalatoyglahlatsary ofargcrg the day ut

in attemptingattoqptingattompting to workborkborh as at other

timetimes I1 found cymr strenthatrenthatrenetren sothl

exhausted aaas tg render tacsactaem-tsm-is entirely

unable

raadr2ad me entirely unable iy11y

ratherfather who was labor ing alonealong

with me discovered something to

cela wrong with me andano told M to

go hoieimleimla I1I1 started with the

intention ofol01s oingg to the house

but in attedptin to erosscrosseroseeroes the

rencefencecence out of theuhe field where we

verci my strengthetronthstrenrthetreetro entirelynth failed

me and I11 fell helplesshelhei onplessplasspiess the

roun andtenaendtendsnd for a timetice maawasmaswesmes quite

unconscious of ntyetz tip he

first thing that I1 can recollect

waswaa a voice ivpeakir4mapealdinspeape untoaldin me

calling mewe by naaename 1 looked up

and beheldbehold the samasamesawsal oeseongorneseengornesee

andinetandinstandin

upups

et

ngerngor

over

wdandend

aymy

beheld

hwhead

the

surrounded

saraesamesarnebame

by

neseengerneaaengernesbneseneeb

light

atandinstandin

enger

aaas

over

benorebeforebenora14

aymy

tecorscore

heedheadhoadehoadq

thenas3s

surrounded

again

by

related

light

unto

aaas

saesac

before

all

lieUslleile

that

then

ho

againasinesinhahathet related

related

unto

to

e

neno

all

bhethethakha

that

previousprevi

he

nightoua

had

andantiantlanol

related

coacmnedoommand-led

to

aeme

me

to

the

fogo

previous

to

nihtnight

ay andratherfatherrathormathersather oonaaanded

endanuand

meraorae

tell

to

hiclhim

go

of

to

bhethothekhewhebho

cymy

vision

father

anon anuandsnd tell hi of the vision an

aroungroun

10

shortly eberaftereterefterefkereker erosearosearcoe frytfranfryyfram ayal-y bet 41

an as usual gritwrituril to the necessarynecenecaneoe

labors

seary

of the day but in attemptingattemotingattotinpto

jaisleagborlcrigbor as stat other timeotimen 1I foundsoundfow

aymy

W

strongstrength so exhausted asso

rnderelrndereldoval

t hortlyshortly actorafteracter arose fron mysry

bed0 endand as foualuoualitai wentao to the

noebnoeacobceb

y father who walswaffwainwalb boringlaloringlacoringloringboeinglaboringla

along

Coring

with aeme diaoovereddiacovereddiscovereddiadiaodisodisdlo somthimaoasethingoveredcovered

to be wrong with aeme and told me to

go homeshomehoms I1 started with tho

intention of golenpoinggolnp to bhethethokhebhokho househoube

but in attsmptiwattwaptinf to orossoroa the

fence out of the field where we

woreworstkeren ayml strength entirelyentemt failedirlywfmetmeg and I1 niifell helplesshelpheip onlegoleaaiego the

ground and corfor a bimetimeblitelime waswae quite

unoonaciousungonisaims of finytjiinra

49 the airetfiret thing that I11 can

recollect wegwaawaswes a voice bpeakjlnspeaung unto

me callingeallingballing aeas by namenaoe I11 looked

102

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1

lalboruw

att tin

Tod or

am lneine06-1rat

y nn

t irkairkr

we

1 ed

l1 ane

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bek

lor

r-ence

ay

dortly

cosgary

inbylabylabu to leguylbguywaw0 albour towiokio logioglorbog1902 pr to ojr

alboumsebour

virltr labouroor to IAPTla7nlaan labour to labatiwariwan

la87

1902 0nd A mr

thinething to bzyi&b&

rerenatadnATad to to rnd

11 any

virl-ar

ajr

and

I1

I1 knewwhew the

place bhetheV instant that I1 arrived

thretharethra convenientoovenientcovenient to the village

of anohaatar4nohestarp ontario agqg

torkyoryorkyovtov

J

standostandsstandb a hill of considerable

alzesizealza and the mostmoatnostnoat elevated of any

in thothebho neighborhoodnalghl onanorhoodor thehood westweat

aidesideeidoeldoaidoaldo ofot this hill not far fra the

top uneruneyer a stoneatone of conaiderableconoverableoVerableconsiderablecon

ailetuiwpaizet lwy10leyY the platespiates deposited in

a stoneatoneotone oxscoxs this stoneotonootoneatonestona wetswasweismagmeg thiokthlokkhlok

anandsnd rouningramdlngdouningrou inning the middleniddleniddie on

the upper side abtantent thinner

towardstoward a the ededeebrest o0so that the

middle part of it waewacwaswee visibleviaiblevisillavi

above rsilla

the 0foundu butn thethod edge9

coebsanrwnta

almilmi

which

t

I1

he

hama

a

reeerecereceived

dr

ivedivee

obeyed

a

I1 returned fijsfi tojs

aymy father in the field endarki rehearrehearsedsedaed

the

catherfatherrathernather

whole

in

matter

bhethevieoieole

to

fiel

himhiahla

and

lielelleile

rehearsedrebea

replied ihathathe

raed

to

whole

me1120

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to

it

hlahiahishim

was

ieitevie

of

replied

cod tosndandond nemeto that

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was

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of

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cammnkieocobsaandec5

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byloylcy

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the

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iaooengorroosengerenoosroos

to

I141engere

o0

left

and

the

do

field

aaan

muland

cobaaandedai

went

besengeroesengermessengersengeryed

to

I1

theby

thathothe

leftoe

place

the

where

fiel

thetha

amandend

messengernebnesmeb

wentvent

hadsenerbener

to

told

the

mome

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the

where

pi

the

atee mesiserworlamsenrcr

werewore

hadhaibalhbl

depositor

told1

e

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the

owing0

plates

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distinctness

sndandabdBite

of

owing

the

to

vision

the

which distinctness1 of

had

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which

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I1

hadimd hahavhad cmaernt-irw kewken

keriokerlo

105103

comandCOWUMCIMnantaontonantsentaantamanta which I1 NOhad received

ierber

fiassilt

fielekfielep

romdingroading aidalemidale

to

comandnantsf

ew

50 I1 beyaoeya I11 returned to vymy

conoerniny it

comman nwntsnants

godl 0

o

L

plates me

knew the

place the instant that I1 arrived

there

y convenient tozo thec-ne villageviivilne

of

imeivelvetanchestertancheaterilwwheeterptan antariotariontariochestercheatercheaber county rew

yorksyorksork standsskandsswendaswands a hillhlllhili of oonsiderableoonaiderableconsiderable

size andendsnd the moabmoatmost elevated of anywiyeny

in bhethethowho neighborhoodsroighborhood on thetho west

gideaidesideglde ofor thisthia hill not far fromfron bhetheth

toptocotodoto unerdun-klerunk-lerco a alone of considerable

sizeeizeelze lay the plates deposited intr a

stoneatonestgo ox thibthisthio atonestoneabone waswaavaavaswab thiocthiclechicle and

round ing in the oleold diedle on the upper

sideaidealde ancand thinner towards the edges

BO90 that the middle part of it waswaa

viaillevisil abovea thoumle grounigrawarouni tutlut the edgeodge

villa

q

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SS to gotta Isborystory A pilvioeevidee of narnwr about three yly alxaixsix inahoinehaainahs lais insertedincer

leoftenletftentweentd

thethouhewho pagespereg at thisthib point cn oneonsono sideidegideglde isto thefollowingfollo 101vingi mtionsdlaentioned to presidentpreslPreelpresi aithoithladthmithgadthdent that I1consideredconal itdered maossaryneoeaftarymaos thatsarygarysavy an explanation of thelocation of thatho placapleas where the boxhox wasvaaweaweswed depositedwould be required in order that the history besatistmtoryeatiafaotory I11 Hko isoac aorleyterleyorleyA

n the reyersereyeraerovers of thisthie paper appears the deaeriptiondeseriptiondescriptionasabb it reedareadareadsreede in bhethe textstextttxti convenient to the village

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allslisii mamyummaw veavaawaawea covered with earth

havingheving removed tiietile earth gid

taimeobtainedob a lover which i ot fix

under bhothothekhobhe edge ofop the stone andani

with a little exertion raised itupups I1 looked in and therethyrethero indeed

did I1 behold thotjio platesplateapiates the uriaurla

aniamieniemi thotbi-blhumlathonThOTlhnn andwidsndmidBi-B the rotplateroaatplaterotaaas

platepletepiete

a fatedstated oyby the esoenerweaservreso rhethe71071eneroner

box

0

in which they lay vaswaawas 1ormedorrjod

by laying stonesatonessumsstoneb together in soae

kind of cement in the bottomcotton of

the box were laid two stones

orosiewaysoroiawayaorosi ofeways the toxlox and on these

stonesatones lay the plates andwidmid the

otherothor thingthings with thematherathemm 1 made

an tOMptftttexspt to taketeketawet them out but

wabwaavaewas forbidden by the messengeruaaaengermessengormesse

and

ngerngor

maawaawalsmas again ineormodintoraoj that thetho

tinbintbimi for bringingbrin themgirg forth had

not yet arrivedarrive ahtamnithpraltamja wouldwouaou

until

d

four yearsyearayesra from that timetias

but he told mezaetae that I1 should

comecowoon to that place precisely in

oneorm yearye fromfroear&r thatthef imetinetir nneom

that he woulwoullvoulboull there meebmeettabettabeb with nc

and that I1 should continue to do

11 MOarqiy WRSms covered with earth

5552 avinaavinftavin recoverrecoveerenrec theiovesove ethearthathaehotrineotrlnecotrineot aRine leverloverlovenioven w I1loh ofot1 riofiof7arl

linderimer the od

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mesmop

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aierie

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witaritivitititi a6 little ortlonexertionexortlonex raleeraimraiserelee itup I1

ox 9a-noe-noe-nd onor thesiethesethesisthesle

stones leylay bhethothebho plates an the

other things with themithem

5 L naomaomadlnae an attempt to take

theuthemtheo oukoutoutaoutp utbut vasvaawas forbidden y the

messengercseaaengerf and waswaamba again informed

that the timetinebimekime for bringingbriLri khemthenthemkhennging

orthforthnorth had dotnotdok yet arrivedarrive neithernelnal

woudwjudatit until four yearsyeara fromfro

that time but hahe told me that 1

shoulaqhouldohoula oomoooo0000gol to that plaoeplacephaoe preciselypreolaprecia

in

elyslysiy

ono year fromcrom that bististimeliskimelime and

that he would there meet with me 9

andsnd

xe

so

ozo

th

t t an 1

sii

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t-ip 1

didjidildiid I1 dehollehol the piatesplatosplates the urlauria

an yhmnaiisi anantian 1 thetho reastristeeaetplatereas

aaan

trIste

stated

i

ly the nesooncorrwooonzar the

box in which they uylay uanwaowonubo foredforaadforwd

by laying stonesatones together in socSOBbob

kind of cements in the bottombotto of

the box were laid two stones

crossways of the

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history followingoared ford

theoff

wordselwtlwthe edge of bhetheehe edge of

the stane which were deleteddele190igo

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daaastalensdens 991921egl

heanbeamheen onmandedooffffqandodOnman I1ded went atrtbhethethath end or each year an at each

wimetimelime I1 foundfoun the smesoaeamesomeale kesseneroessenermessengeroes

there

benersener

andendena receivedraos instructionived anand

intelligenceintellantell tromfromlgonoe him at oacheach of

our interviews respectingresp whateating the

lord wacvacwaswao going to do40 and how andmhd

in what mannerwnormennerwnermneranor

I1is f ay1y wt

with a great afflictionafflic 12kintinbin

ol01

werwar

dovdog

nesnea

edpeda we werowereworeworo

under the necessitywasitynw of laboring with

ourow handahandshanos hiring fluffflufc by dsa verk

and otherwise as we could gelgetgot oppo-

rtunity 3onstimessostifasssosti wefass werewerbverb at home

and sometimes abroad and by

continuous abrlelea were enabled to

get a comfortable a&algamgbitoftfttmt656 in the year 1924 vymy fathersfathertakhertakhar

family

I1

roetzoetmetroebmeb

s

withf aly great affliction

aaxkx bhethe death of myniy eldestoldest brother

alvin in the month of octoberle

182

bobertoberlober

I1 hiredhird with an old gentlemangent

by

lezon

the namaeneraenwenamme of josiah toaltoai who

lived in chenanochensnrochenaroCh countyenanoanano iratefateitatetetetebe of

undredeadred

waw0 t

105

sotoo until thethobho thast should come for

obtaining the piatesplatespletesplateacletes accordingly

as I1 hai een

his kingdom was to

be conducted in the last days As

mycaycamcly ratherfatherathersnather worldly circwnstancesaircusetaness

were very limited we were under

the necessity of laboring with our

handsheuhaahsu hiringelsaiselb y LV mkswwlai andoldoyd

otherwise as we could natgetret oppo-

rtunity sozaetiroes we wereweye at hooshooehowhamshoghag

anandund sometimes abroad and by

continued iborlboribarabor were enabled to

cebgetgotcwbcek a comfortable bftfiwhljnin the year eighteen uadred endand

twetafour myrayrnytny father family

the

death of aymy eldest brother alvin

in the month of october elteenfrffln mfarymf I1lriarYkry hire

with an ol01 fendlemanfentlemanzentfent byiemanleman the nanienansenamnal

so untilblibil the bloetimebime should maconeeonecome for

obtaining the platesplatepiates

554 aeoordinlyaccrdingl as I1 had teenreenhoenboen

covmk&ndedeoobuindedt i went at the end of etcheach

yearyears andorlowl at each timetims I1 found khethethokhobho

sonsowbesas messengermesnes theresenger i and received

instruction and intelligence from himhiahla

at each of our interviewinterviews respecting

whetwhatwhew the lord waswaeweewes oinggoing to do and

how and in what mannerbannerbannarwanner hishiehib kingdom

was to he conducted in the lostlast daysdaye

55 As bymy fathers worldly circum-

stances were very limitedlimit

oh

interviews

1ska &

by

&&t

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a-ksa-t

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wykwlk

ivelve

amrdmr wrk to aylabouyinglblw

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ulmaialijblcibsulm&

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to

to

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1902

I1

addestaddedtadded

frarca

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to lfcuy11878 laaelaaybaay to lby

MS giyy to aftifftffffl hismishii tory1toryiletcryi laalnteneinoemaintensnas

j ftightn nirodni andredrod twntyour to 1

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10

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to

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iny hiring 51 himhinhiahla een ipini

in

pin

order if dossilpomi1nossil to iaooveriscovoria

thetl

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alneoinomineminoninee acterarterater 17 wuntmurt

rentlemnaentlecuin to oeasecease urlgi

afteracteracker it ieiweleiwe4 arosesiwe tho very

prevalent atorystory of

a-la-le

reveav

c-lec-ie

106log

k-lek-ie

hant-ahany-a rorjor

oonacort imand

e-rmoe-rko

lielle

wredeted

yetayetj wagittigwal employed in

w york e hadbad heartheardhedi son- thinr

iai&

aiglig rorfor thothe

bliversilversliver nemine at which

buring1uring tiietiyetiv timotintimati thatma 1I vaawaswaa khuathuathuswhua

employed I1 was out to boardoardb-oard with a

r issaliosigsa I-Ialesaies of that place it

wasWMIuss theyethere 1I firtfirstcirt sawbewsewbawdaw yaypay wifewirebire

hiff daughter y iroa klaloalellalo

10

of josiah toni who lived in ahejhe

nagormnonmgo county tatemateasta 0 w york ie101.0

had hearehearheerheazheerdheeze sooethinrsomsthinj of a silver

minogline hayinghaving eeneon openojopej U1u the

spaniards in Iarmony rayii&sho

county state ofor ennoylvaniaermaylvania ani

yadhadladkad previous to my hiring withnithmith himhies

been digging in orer if possible

to discoverdladiadis theoover minemino after 1

wentgnkwenk to live with himbiashiahla he tooktok aeme

ftia&ng the reatreefrestreaf of his hanah&nahama to diedipdigdledib

for the silver minefineg at which I11

continued to work rorfor nearly fta

month without success in our under

tearingteaingtakinggta andendkingg finally i prevailed

with the old gentlemangentiegentle tomw easecasecage

digging afterofterasteroster iteit ienoebenoe arosroe the

very prevalent atorystory of aymy having

laonbeenleonbaon a money riggerciggere1ggprbiggercig

during

ger

thevine timeticietinsetidetlde that I1 masvasnas khuethuethusbhue

employed 1 was put to boar withvith a

r isaac bialeiialefl4ale of that place itwacvacwas there jt first BW mytoy wife

hishie daughter caae ale n the

eighteenthmubj&goj of januaryjajuary n

badrahuqdrebadr2 aneancW-W antytntyjam gevona we1x werewrogrogreemm

biarrierfme whileriedfiodflod yet I1

aotwthinr

of a ilversilverliver mineroinemoine chivihivihvtphigihigl leonleenbeonv7

oteredOToveredorer ytyeredlod the aniftrssnaniftr19anif intvstrsevstottgonyqqrmnytetttoTTteet jugijehflpnft ontytonygonynony tabetatestate

of

wo to llvailvoliveilva

mithkithwith hithila he1-19 tooktoo no yl bhothow

rostrestrobt 0 heme hemshenshanlahemb to g

T continued

to workkork rorfornor nearly a month

without suocassauoceos in our undertacinkuniertacings

and finally I1 prevolledprevoilodprevol withled the

oij011oiioidold

irin

n the

ife of swaryanunryiwwary 1221 we were

married hilo I1 niwye yebyetzsaayn employedeoployedempeop

in

I1

the

loyodoyedloyed

borviceaervicesorvice of Tx skoal

of ow 1

11

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ifftifctif to 1

106log

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joiyjgiy to uaquahann

1902 h to sa

1901901igo gngnf to su&

1902 omittaooitfdtomittdomit tftttd

J lihtcnliht hundredcn andard antytnty govon to jfls7

1902 yebyetietleb I1 w to I1 waevaewas rss

t0

ct1-8827

uriuziuzl

desmetneg am&m

isymyibytsy cifeswife11wifes a ratherfatherfathersfakher fmmilyfaaaily werewore

very auchsuchmachwach oppoffeopposedop topoffe ourmw heinbeinhelnheingbeing

berriedb&rriedmar I1riedorieda wa therefore under

the neoeeeityrwoossity of takimtaking her else-

where BOso we went and were married

at thetho house of 3qujfelluk2 tartvbjjjpbilbli in

kouthlouth ainbridgesainhrldgeain chenangoChebridges countynango

ewev york lbiately1nueustely after my

barriagenarriagemaiagootmai I1agoot left r stoalsstoalatStoa andlatwent to ayvqaq fethersethereherleshertes waand farmed

withvith him that sasonaeaeonsssonesson

59 at length the liaetiae arrived for

obtaining bhetheth piatesplates the urlauria an

jqmasds andtancl the breastplatereastvlatee on

tt tifnteryond day of septomborssepteiaber

jreahouz74

u6016vansttogty hevinghavingheyingeetenseten sttnesftne asalsats usualusallusull

atst

1

thetho endnd of another year to the

place where they were deposited

thothe aalesamebaisbamebams heavenlyhebhea messentermessenreryonlyvonlyvenly

rabfatreb

I1 heihaihed beonaeonseenbeen a viston

persecution stillstittstltthlllhill followed me an

werver depositeddepoeiteddowsitedj

the aaiseaaice heavenly messenger

delivereddelldeil themvered up to ne with thisthiathib

charge that I11 should e

reeponeiblerasponsill for themthes that if i

9 winewirywingmine to aymy continuing to

assort that

mesmet

a-r4-r

fatherleyfatherles

bigit9igit

ahmthm upuv to meroenne with this

ohercharahergettet that I1 should be

responsiblesponsiblero for them that ifIP T

107

the service of r toaltoalatoai

wingwino to my omiowl continuing to

assert that I1 hadhal seen a vlaviavis lontonion

persecution still followed a onan

bymy wireswifescifes fathersfather family werewirewyremyre

very much opposed to our being

marriednarriednaroar I1Aried wabvaawaiswebweinwels therefore under

the necessity of taking her else-

where so we wontwentwomb nanc nerewrowerewrevre married

at the house of omreamre ruiltull in

bouth3outh 1niaridgefcinbride chenangoohenftngochoChe countynango

ovf-lewf-low loykyork laaafidiatelyI1 afterdiately myniy

barriageaarriagewarrimarri I1 left

arrived for

obtaining the platea the arifaurifa and

rhusgaiarhus snianirelagaiarelm the broastplatelbreaatplatebreastplatebroast onplatel

the twfyejioi day of ioptemberpepteiaberf

one thpuaaad eight hundreand

tyntyaeven having veatventweat to usuUOUusual

at the end of another year to the

place whereinhere they kerewerekers

delivered the

vision

me

T

a

irs toala and

wentwint to aymy fethersfatherfathersfether and farmed

with himhiashlashlay that seasonsessonseabon

at length the liaetimeblaeblabllab

inalggabysalag

1

as

ne

rasponsill le

58

was

t

t

the INinh dredw

charges

P

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ving miry

lre

t- oaia

lve

thy am4m an

havin

ian

a-ln

mal

emmily

lluke

shoals

maewaausewasmas written over the deleted nalnam ofr toaltoailoal

ahzhaouhipaiwou apellesapelledarpelled ihuysinIWO in irto sboryjietoryuetoryetoryJiIJ tweigaegoad to A

1511151 22 to ac2c178176 4 to

hapaihumaihumal

I1

tehkehbrenegen

aieglo

tinaln

t-astorc-astor

107

190f7 o jiuodt atil

a istoryiastorystorysAs the words an wifeswifeacifesmyray fathersfatherafathersmuohisuoh

familyare

werowerewritten

veryover vwthe followingfollo wordsvorasverabwidwimvid which

weare deleteddele i anetedt an aoso muohhuoh waewaswadwms myceyutyury cifeswifewifes fatherexrttedtexa4tedp that he was greatlygreatlyttgreatlytt

11 himaipaimal

1902 am2m twentyaeoooH imoneonaana thouaanj elghleh hundred endand twentyeeven to igllszigiesz

1902 1527 to oasons thouandtholandthou eighteiphtand hundred yy3 twentyerentwentY

J

eren

to qie

10 7-

1 90 OA ttodatod I1

s iaboryetoryalory allowingrollowingollowingrolol thelowing words our beingbeincbelnlr marriedarrieto appears thewordsworda intln aosa much that he would not suffer us to bemarried at Ushiahlahis househoum which worisworawors are deleted

Q history squire tarbill in bouthjouthouth ainbridjpeainbridgebainbridgeain 3henangohanwobridge countyewlaw

Yyorkyorko

Is iastor IL

toUJ

t0 21me

n

and

footylew

snd

a- ln

huoh

hanao

l-etory

auth

eskgetesl

kotgotket thethemthothen from mo if possible

ut by the wishom of CW they

remainedremiinedreywinedremiroyreyrot safeinedminedwined in cymy handshanas until I1

had aeconilishedscoomliehea hy them what was

requiredronroq atairedatred aymy herharhendhenahand when

I1

ihenthem

nutmat

bhethe

g-o

6-0

purnvurnose wadwaewas resortedresor totahtAW for that purposepurpo

the persecution begembecaaebeoem moreooredoremoye bitter

andanti bevereeevereseversevey bhanthanthen before and multi

tidestides werewere onon thethe alertalert continuallycontimallycontinually

toto etget khomthemthomkhem from memo if poecilepoeaileposelblepoepospob

but

slieaileelblestieby the wisdom of god they

refinedreizfiftinedreminedmined safe in my hands until T

had accomplishaocottplisheclaccomplishwl lyty themthen whakwhatwhet waswaewesweb

required at myraytaytry handhanels when

should let bhethe go carelesslycarelee orrblyaly

throughthresh anyany replotneplotplotnenefnepneglect ofof mineaibeainealbe I1I1

shouldishovllshould bebe cutout ovofforfoff t5 thatbut ifthat I1ifwould

1I

useueewould alluse rnyrayall endeavorsAWaymy to2ejyieyrsenjg&mi

preserveiruimufruto

themtheathezpreserveprea untilthemerveerge hehountil thehe

u9swermwyngwf

the

shouldmessiwwerxoesfiiener callshould forcall themfor

they

them

shouldthey beboshould protectedbele.406040

protected

1II11 boonsoonsoon foundfounounlsoungunlf outout thethe reasonremonreason

whywhy I1I1 hadhad receivedreceivedyaoraoyso sucinauchsuehguchsuehsuch9elvelsivel strictstrictwh

chargeschareeschernescherkeschargescharkeschaychat totobabgasbeb kaepkeepkoepkeep kheratherathemkhematheisthenthetakhomwhom safegecelbs ananisniant

why it vasvacwas that the messenawenenrmessenr had

aidgaldgaid that when I1 had done what wanvanwas

required at wyny hand 9 he would aallcalleall

for bheatheathem forlor no sooner was itknown that I1 had bhethe than the

montmoatmost strenuoustrenuoue exertionsexerticneexertiansexert wereionsianslons used

to et then from aeme everysvery

istrat4kvematratceffi stratagemthat thatoouldaouldbould couldbe heinventedinvent inventinvented

maswaawaswea resorted to for that purpopurpoaepurpose

the persecutionpereeoutionperseoutionperseo becameution more bitter

and savoresavorssevere than before amand aulbiisultiaulti

rooros

fiotpict

eedoed

ahrthr

thl-emathl-emp

dossilpossilr-ylel-iler-yie

10

should letlotiet themthen fogo carelesslycarole orbalyealy

safe and

why it was that the qcbsendermeeeenrer imdhadivd

aidsaidsaiesale that when I1 had done what waswaemas

required at my han1hanihana he mouldwouldwoulamouid call

for bhethe for no sooner was itLWIML thatmimWIM I1 had thernthemthera than the

dostoostmost strenuous exertions were used

to qutqqt thoatheathemthom from aeme everyev ry

ugh

I1 rat

or

d one

hando

them

et

1 et

ae ee

od

contimally

re

wl

ald ald

107

woul-d

o- be

I1

myI1

10

f nfcvora to qndtquregadelm2mcm B listoryihiatoryilistortilistor witlaavouraencigavourglyi173 wmwfjt

cisend grm2W1axmg to onggimendavoybondgim

eanaanban eight hunrirehun enrirecire

thirty eight

61

hiiewileatler-ater-abe

matmag

r-ile-li

trntyn

gig999

fabcab

aout&hout nymy fatherstherofa family woand aboutaloutaboulat

myselfidyaisya

outoul

ifelfeif I1 were to relate a

thousandth pertpart of khemthem it would

fill up volume he persecutionper

howeverhow

cution

1evert seamcoae aoso intolerable that

I1 wa underumu the necessity 0ok

leaving

wus

amhosterlkanobeetart and noingoingmoinmoln with

ley wife to tiqyehy county in

the abboaate off permaylveidieammylvarie uhllohtleihllo

preparingpreparinspreparinwpre ttoparins atartin very poor

andsnd bhothettothabtw persecutionpers aosoution heavy uponupor

uus that therethertheytheye waewass no pro abilitypro4bility

that we would ever

volivoil a

therbkhero

startinsterbin

oellopll qg

vi-ayl-i

boing7oing

oyxayxavrav wicewife to ujsqymiajnnahmgamhwmc county in

the axlehateaale of ennylvniai while

preparingpre toering stert beinr varyvory poor

and the persecutionporsoporse eosoution heavy upswww

us that there wsme no prol&bility

thabthatthettheb we would ever iceheide otherwise

in the midstbidetmidel of our a ttliotione we

oixndroimd a oriendfriendorlend in a0 entlemanfentlflan by

the nanaenaraenamnandenal ofop 1 lartin errieerrio who

accordingacco torAing ayrayegknt tllethetilekile

rmaenerwaseezrormlsRMa calledener for them I1

delivered them up to himhid antancandt he

hnistins t1wmthejgi in hlahiahiehis chareechargechange until this

day being the swe day of ay

one rouaantouaantouahous rl f ar1r 4 nnf7

ah&h it

asueusue

109

corinaocorinaeacrirjgao to arrangogjenta the

ibmdwigerabessonaesson calledgorger fw thertheathemwhen T

delivereddeildalldeli thenrood UT to hiahimhla arziarriarzt he

haahaohenhea khemtheathemlhea in amhiahlahis chartechargechargoaherahsr untilunella this

day being the gycondgy daycond of01 aymy

one hunethouinthougn 1eht hundred and

thirtehtowthe excitewntoileelta howevernt still

continuedcon cinPtimed rjjppjrn yilthU hervi1

tlvoiiaanvxklanl

th

tonee1.11 wagWRSvag eeli the time

employed in circulating tqlejg about

aymy catherfatheriathersbathers farfax10 ailyamily an wout tsytayisyw

lillifingli if I1 were t relate a

thousandth part of ther it would

antiaannia upIL volungesvolunsesvolwmeevolun thecheheressesrss persecution

however loosaleoajaoloosm aoso intolrftleintolerali-le that

I1 waimsimb under the necessitynecee ofeitybiby

leavineleaving i1 anohexterenohetrano andsndhexter go ingins with

he exoitementsemitewntf howeverno stillwevervever

continued an yjpipr with her

thoue&nd tongues maovaowasmasmab all the tinietimtiple

eisployedoloyedbloyed in circulating fftlgehoofl

0 otherwise

in the midalmidst of our affliotionaafluctionts we

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resident of pahayra ywnehitpalralrai a T iwnetap weynewayne

countycomity in the tabefate3tatefabe of ewev york

and a earmerfarmerearmor of respectability

by thishiaahls timely aideldsid9el-dsi-d wasid 1 enabled

to rebohreachrebah the pieceplace of aymy declin-

ation

ti

in pennsylvania ansanaensanandama

immediatelyinmadlatelyimmadiately

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after ryr arrivaly there

pelfelperaruariruary

I1 copied a conaldconsid

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ijeasie of the rim andendant yhjil I1

translated bomearnsomsommbommbol of0 thenthem which I1

did between thothe time I1 arrived at

the hoube of aywj alfeovlfeowifewleevlee fatherI1 ine

the donthsnonthionth of ecetnr endandene the

elruaryeruaryer followinguary ogne tleUM in

thibthis anth of elruaryleruaryler thevisuary afore

wntionerlsientionel r martin larria oaeoseoa-o

to ourouxoue place otgot the charactercharachenachene 6oters

which I1 had drawn off the platespiatesniabes

anand started with thomtheothemthenthon to the oltycity

of0 ewf yorkforktork

I1 c4xncedccmaaencd copyingco thepying characters

of kimkitoeitobin plates

tateaate of ew york andane a famertamercamerfarbfarmcarbcarb-orcarb-er ofor

respectability

6361 y this timely aid wuwanvas I1 enabled

to reach thethobhobhe place of myrayrny ebbinectineetinbetin

aaionation in penneylvaniaj an

iisaratfd lately after nymy arrival there

I1 comencedcorabaencedcommencedcomencolen copyingced the charactercheractercheractereohercherohar

9fg

acteraeter

the piatesplatesfplatesplatos I1 copied a

ayneeyne

hlahis

aganalan

l-atee-ste

uieule

anaena

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notgot

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relative to hinhim anandano the chercteracharooterschecha

ij

rooters

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to gobeletaaaietgbelet us on oty qurtievQurTi rev

larris waswaa a respectreaientrespent of palmyrapalnyra

township eiyneedynetl&ymelyneglyne county in the

did between the tine I1 arrivedarelarriarzi tatvertverlvent

the househaushaughoug of mysaytay eifeswife1wifes a netherfatherrather in

the month of cener anmnfl the

fetiruary following

qgtiffo in tithis onthmonthanth of leiialiab

ruaryfruaryt I1the aforementioned rire bartiniartinilartinlarbin

larrialarrislarris oamecame to our place ot the

charactercharactersa which I1 had brawndrawn off0 the

platesplateafplateau eneandaneend started with themthermthenn to the

oltycity of00 mr york for what took

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rheanemasnameanameans of the jria anon nnxflbnitai11 1I

translated ftoae of themthera which

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thethazhe word ofdiwdelete nland nevernver printeprinted

zhethe word all

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sa astryitrtoryi I1 had drawn off of the platesplatea

onmi-jmVm

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a A heAe

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translated with thothe translation

thereofthoreoftharsof

had

to

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apthgyartosBorboreorsor

with

a

the

translation thereof to professor

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hadhao eforeerorecrore seen translated fron the ayanysny hohe had before eenseen translatedtranstrano

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ol01

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64 1 wentwenk to

0

i-f4ptlang kegyekegyr 0 bimGLWsiw

01-j almyra that they were true of pahsyra thalthatustU thoytheyst were trutruearue

characters endandeaeam taatthattastthal0 the translationtranalationtranoplationtran charactersalation and that the translationtran

of

alation

ouchmuch of t1wmtlusxatlusta asan haqhad een1 of

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also

bheatheathemlhea

correct

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thothe house when r thony called the househouses when r t3cm calledcallei

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&i a

9uch 0f

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trans-

lated and he saiaaisalsavl that they were

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an he ssisaiisak that they were tl arabio and he aidbaidbald1

wsk

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that certificate t I1 acoorinslyaccorflinply

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it to himp when he took ittt and

tore it to risnespieeearisoes saying that

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he hewould wouldtranslate translatetrantrenthem themthenkhenkhemsialealatebialeI11 I1

infersinfors infonaedhim himthat thatpart pertpattpartpettof ofthethobhe the

piataplalaplalazpiaiaalala

inf

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ormed

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itcglly whowho sanctionedsanctioned whatatwhat

professorprofessorprofeasorirolessarProIro

ighellilighelhillilhii

anthonajgtoapy haehadlessorfeasorlessarfessor

10

hadsaldsaidseidseld saidrespect respect

mannan

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both

out

the

that

characters

theiretheretheirs

and

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the

gold

translationtrw

plates

islationisolation

in the pledeplacepiedepiene where he found

themtheabhea I1 answeredanaweredanaverailaverailanawan thatsredered an angelkwei of

godcod hahaoheohea revealed it unto hi

65 leto then said jg merneise iletblet

r-odj-od

e-nie-bi

livirv lathoothloth the characters an

rentroat

ar1r

112

nanaanmanaennen foundcoundcomid out that there were soldgold

plates in the ploplacepio where hohe foun1founfound

them I1 answered thattha an anelameiswei of

oliod01 hahat revealedraveal it unto him

s therhe pearipearlpesiri of

t car oe0 morenorenovemove readily foun

in the

translation T

him

iqie then saidbaidbaldsald jam me let me see

that certificate 1 accordingly

took it out of my pocket and favegaveneveeave

it to himhia4hiag when he took it sndandoneene

tore it to pieces sayingsayig that

there was no bucheuchsuchsueh thing now aa

sdnistering

12

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mitswitsgits part or the prophets history

at this point it was printed in

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piidpeld

tehiaehl

to unto190211902 na to o0

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to write for nera

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because it mswas olitteooitteomittalomit inteltalted the ylQL srasr9atteat ie ittt can be oundroundcoundaund in

the ye an&n jsaflsq& 5tftp 55 55-

66 n the h day of april

tjijj2jjr oliver cowdery oamecomeoane to myraytay

house untilt wilichwikiwili umch i had

never seensoenboenbeen him ilesielle slatedelatedstated to me

that having been teaching school

in the nehrhqoa0 where4 aayrayarhutarhmt

father

teaching

resided

school

and

in

aymy

th

father

neighborhood

being

where

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my

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those

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for

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circumstance

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peateeplateeplateeg

to

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accordingly

thathetho

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circumstancecircwaetancecircumetance

had

of

comecomo

my

to

having

daaeiaaerhae

rejmved

inqhyiecin2jujathe

of

plates anandanesnd eacordirwlyittecordinely

he hadlied come to make gnqulrieg of goinetae

twono daysdaye after the arrival of

ir14 owlery 1eing141ng the jh of

april I1 oorxaenoed to translatetranalatetrenslatetrantrenbranbzan

the

slatealate

ook of ornyonnson and heim ccnasylyed

to wibewife for aeme

ll11

today in josephjoiyloivjoty nithoaiwah ajpryhuakhuahhaak

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mr cowdry beinpbeinc the j of

april I1 ooaaenced to tranclatotromelatetrantromtren

the

clatoelatewedqed

aulgulL agatrgat

lampZUMP ofte-fae-at

beinabeing

an1n thetho fifteenth dayany of april

eighteen hundred andana twentyma nio0oliver cowderyCov cesecamecasecambeesedarydecydevy to aymy househousa

untiluotiunti ifesxlMA-IRM I1 hada never eenoen himhialhin

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part of the prophetorophats

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rekretco 1955 1I 555833385533

VV

5838

stille continued the work of

translations when in the ensuing

monthamonthmontho maymays eighteenwha hundred and

twenty n we on certain day

went into the woodswood a to pray and

inquire of the lord respecting

haption for the remissionrealareaiaremis ofgionaionglon sinsainaalna

ssaaaa wewi found mentioned in the

trennlationtranislationtrenatrenntranitreni oflationslation the piatesplateaplaten while

we merewereyre thusthue employed praying

and calling upon the lord aj

messiongerffieasonermessi fromonger heaven descendeddeac inended

a cloud of light ahdaad hevinghaving laid

hi a handshand a upon ua he ordained ue

a abingayiofaying untoungs ua jponapon you my

fellowfollow servants in the namonamenaldonaido of

essiahteeeiahes I1siahbiehbleh confer the priesthood

of aaronaeronabronaarontaarons which holdsholdhoid a the moeyatoeya of

he ainiterngmini&&graini ofterng angela and of

the gospel of repentance and of

baptism by immersionsiaberaionimmersionp for the

remissionremireml ofsalonaaion sinaainasins and thisthiathib shall

never be taken again from the earth

68 we still continued the work of

tranalationgtranalationtranslationbrantran whenalation in the ensuing

month may 1222 we on a

certainoerlein day went into the woodswood a

to pray and inquire of the lordordreepeotingreapeotinreape baptismetinotinetim for the

remissionreadL ofsalonaaion sinsainasinaeinsbins tlatblat we foundowid

mentioned in the translationowaranslation of

thebhe platesplateau while we were thusthuakhua

employedempeap prayingloyed and calling

upon the ordlordhordbord a messenger from

heaven descendeddeecendeddesoend&ddeec inended a cloud of

light andaad having laid hishiahla hamshand a

upon ua he ordained uaus sayingeayingienyingi

69 pon you myisytey fellowfollow servantezaervantaservantepseraerservan

in

ventavantaventstep

the namenaaenonenome of ealiaheaeiah I1 confer

the riesthoodrieathoodpriesthoodriest ofhood aaron which

hoihol da the keykeysa of the ministeriminiaterigrjeteminia

of

teriteviteel

anneleaneleangoleanaleannale anani 1 of the rosnel of

repentance and of aptiem1aptier by

immersion for the remissionremierenierenis ofsionaionslon

sinsainasina and thisthie ahallshall never be

taken again fromfro the earth

114

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11 1

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a hisHitIhistorytorystoryIA lw

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ll-eti-e

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diedis

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afterwardsIMMINII

heho should baptize oe

71 accordingly we went and were

baptized I1 baptizedbapti himzedsed firstand afterwards he baptizedbapti mesodzoOsed

after which I1 laid oymy hands upon

his head and ordained him to bhethethobho

aaponcauwonlawon priesthoodriesthoodriesta andhood afterwardsALIUMslaumheho laidisidleid his hands on oe and

ordainedordairod me to the samesawssamb priesthood

for so we were commanded

72 the messenger who visited us

on this occasion and conferred this

priesthood upon us said that his

naisenaraenalae was john the samebame that is

called john the aplistaptlstaptist in the

blewievilew testamentstestaaenttestamentoteatTest andamento that he acted

115

untiltii the sons of hevileviamibeviawl do offer

again enan offering unto the ord

in riphteousnesoriehteounwes he said this

aaronic priesthood had not bhothekho

power of laying on alssisti handshanos for

the giftrift of the holy hosigghosthostg but

that this should be conferred on

us hereafterMrsafter and he commanfiodcomcaandedcomman uausfiedfiodfled

to fo and behe baptizedbaptibartibahti andzedo gave

uauis directions that I1 should

baptize liveroliver cowderyCow andendderys atywardsWKAJI IMI he should baptisebaptize meraernenne

accordingly we venkventwontwenkwonk and were

baptized I1 baptizedbaptiaedbaptisedbapti himsedaed firstamand afterwardafterwards a he baptized me

after which I1 laid my handshanis upon

his head and ordained himhirs to the

kaaidkaai&aargakc primthoodprisjothood and afterwdahe laid hlahiahis handshanda on mensenye and

ordained mewe to the eamsbernssemb priesthood

for so90 we were oosmandedcoanuwed

the messengercee whoongerenger visitedtieitedvisitel us cmon

thisthie occasionooo000 andaalonaaionaslon oonferredconferr4conferred thiothis

priesthood upon uaus said that hishiehid

nanienabiename waswaftwasawaaswab john the saoesame that Isiftist

called john the aplistaptiatiaptist in tueteetheueebhe

lewliew roatamentdeatrestsroatreakarealsdeet andntament that he acted

until the sonsona of levi do offer

anninagain an offering unto the lord

in righteousness

70 he1 saidbaidbaldto khiathiathis aaronic priesthood

hahad not the power of laying on hands

for the gift of the lolyholy11 chastychostyghost but

that this should be conferred on

us hereafterharehoreharo andafter he commanded us

to o0 and be baptizedbaptixedbaptizodv and are

us directions that 1I should baptize

liver cowdery and thetthatkhet

til

th

gi ga

af12dw91

am

go

ea

a

c ded

on

apt istidt I

ons

piidpeld ajopjo hattoryhittoryhistoryesitHitsisHi borytorystorye

t

4 kt s historyHiaftnyydjaleaugllelmalka storyatory

plldjqw1ledspelled

aftywrdjlfvywaaugatafiffgiojfcaugag

inin

Mk s

115-

1902 oittdoittoornord sitbod

al aafterwttdo swaryistarystarysworyastarylatorithatac yitoorauorvu afterwrri&ftrrdtteiif23 thataftrwjlg

aft

himpkimskins M

hurhuchar

confconrerred

bhethe lit1litgil200nu daylay of maymaye 19that we wezewere ordnedordner under thebhe

greakgreat

trodtrophe

concerning the rise of the church

and many other things connected

with the churchchurchy and this

uner the direction of ebereterstareker janesjaneejames

and johnjohnp who heidheldhold the keye of the

priesthood of elehigedek which

priesthoodhrieathoodyriesthoodrieskriest hehood aid wqtj in due

timebimekimb be conferred on uaus andend that

I1 should be called the first elder

ofat themg chughtohnrchachaght and he HWcoyieryCWCoyoom theaa2a second it wanwaawasuan on

t fiftynlh

iloito

ierylery

af9f 9 ffnffbfftr1 m

ftburPUt7 la&ediatelyizuediately ga our coming up

out of the water after we hahad been

baptisedboptizedsbaptizedbapti wesed experienced reat and

glorious blessings fromsrom our heavenlyheeHeahoe

rathorratherf

yonlyvonlyvenly

o0noabherfatherathertather soonero0ilollolio hadsooner I1had baptizedI1

oliver

baptized

cowderyliveroliver thancowderyco thethan holythe ghostcheatholy

fell

ghost

uponfellfall kimhimkinupon andhimhiahla heand stoodhe upstoodblood andup

prophesied

and

nanymanypropfteciedidroyhqgj thingthingsmymany whichthingsthinglhing shouldwhich

shortly

l&lmmshogho

comeshortly tocome passvansnaosdaosto anAMpasspmfli apainacaininandane soitoidoinoagain

soondoonsoonboon

eoso

asaaas 1II1 hadhad beenloanloenboenbeonbeenboon baptizedbaptisedbaptiziedbaptibaptized byetedsedziedbedewdstedby himhishichim

I1I11 alsoalsoalaoaiso hadhad thethe spiritaciritapiritspirit ofof prophecyprophecyprphecyprophsoyprop

whenwhen

heayhsoy

standingstandimatanrling upuppupsup I1I1 prophesiedprophesiedprophegiedprophe

concerning

biedgiedbled

the rise of this charahchurchchurah

and many weheretherwehr things connected

with the hvr

116

under the direction of eter jamesjaaes

and johnjohnosohnjohnssohns who holdheldhoid the kewkeykeys of the

priesthood of ielohisedok which

priesthood he saldeaidsaid should in due

time be conferred on usand that

I1 should be called the first oldereldereider

and he the secondseconds it was on

fifteenth daydey of may jlfifiahundred and twenty nine bhatthatkhat we

werawerevera bap1yid and 9dnyd lender

the hand of khethewhe messenger

laxaed lately snorfunorf our coming up

out of the watervater after we had been

baptizedbapti wesodsed experienced preat and

glorious blessings from our heavenly

n this

we gadg2d j j1hilt

saidt A

us andsndadd

f

immediately X

11a

73

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2122j2 a

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V hm nl

1

mne-r

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reak

j-ohns

isy

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standig

aa

atlallatwIN11111 binominom1 g2

apparparg

aayoam

s-lae-la alijill

lightenoighten hundred sndand twidtytwihty nine to 12291901902igo wiremire Ubtya4fipj lealedqay lta2awsl2ldulenjajeydwiel thewheekehe ygnotygngtzwllgmrjmffltd toof

lyUEAulamea 9us&waqydfcttttd un4yyam ahmthgthmwe miimib of khiathia neagerne anabaytigedngerager

1902 flyodflhod to KJ

1902 added i orT ibajjfflibg phyephy0c botsuotsot of the church apsaraapwaraapmars in the

fiffffepth to jl2ll

mff0 to 20.20221351lsi gajagjaaiza to apanappn1902 hpp to onionn

qropheoiedambuild to prophmljhoulibouli wltonwlttnvrittonbritton wouldyouldmouldmouid in lal111 IW ndond 18911893

proohojiadmg spellodsilldsilghtliqd roiheleditgdhld inuw B astoryaatoryistorystoryI

gighladikab

i

1

911iid

11 fcb

f1 lohi4dyst to qlohiek1921 dalehitedalqhite to lij

116

gIgblahlalla

istoryelory1902 added y gor3f

2-0

113

i-bb

1179

gli

f-a

gorff

beager

milld

g-igola

I1 for

andend

havinghayjja& peevedreevedcjggjjad thelh priesthood19

owing

M

to a spirit of persecution

which hadhaihsi already manifested itselfin the mlhbrjd e had been

threatenedthrestenthreaten with seinbeinseln mobbediroobbeddoobroobmobdob cronfroncrombed

time to timetiatiwe and thisthia tookaozaolaoiao by

profiessorsprofeaaora of religion and their

inteitionsinteationsintuitions of bobbing uaus were only

counteracted ly the influence of

my wifeswifeacifes sathersfatheratherefa familyfaf& underailetailyt

thebhe immjawlem efflolinellab we were forced to

reepkeep ancretaocretsooret the circumstances of

our jmiving been baptizeda- saa- gn

mobnob I1anganenne

aowho had ffffltf

luzyeryLUX friendly to KCme and were

generation of the children of menraenlaen

u-et were filled with the dolydoiy c-rhoati1

and rejoicedreloiced in the godcod of mwouroar

salvation

7 our mindaninda beinabeinffbeinp ncmnow enlightened

we beanberanbegan to have the scriptures

iudludlidd open to our underatandinfa

and the true ananinaeaninmaning endand iqentiyijjqkm&jon

of stheir nore mysterious cassappaaaaeevassap

revealed unto uaus in a mannermarmermennermermer which

we never could attain to preyiuslyprevioulypreviouslypreviprovi

nor

oulyever beforebesore had thought of in

the novitiate we were forced to

keep sealetaeoretsearet the airoirCUB stances of

havingbaying received the ieftod andend

m wamwum

beirambeirkm

tat1im neiabarba ua

jlejl& dp

nahfnuhf qlhggd&

7.575 kietie

117

generation of the ohildrenchildrenildrenlidren of men

e mirewireintro filled with thetho olydoly coatihoatichoisto

and rejoiced in the od of our

salvation

ir minds bein nownewnem enlightenedenilenli

we

rhtenedf

began to have the scripturesacriD

laid

kuroaturea

openoven to our understandings

and the true meaning of their more

mysterious passagespabspass revesledrevealedvesledrearodageaamod unto

uaus in a manner which we never

could attain to previously nor

ever beforebecore had thought of in

he y fflo

ivine providence

w4m ffn fthi ovin

to a spirit of persecutionperaeoutionpersocutionporsoperso aichwhichmlehcution

hethadhat already wnifestelaanifeate itselfin the nyilffrff77-

5e had been threatened with

heinhelm mobbedxaobbedf from time boto tiacktiacftimep

siklandendeddsiki thisthies tooftoo by professors of

religion and their intentions of

mobbingsobbing us were only counteracted

by the influence of myvaynayvly cifeswifes fathersfaxaily under divine providence

who had become veprIEXewaryex friendly to oeme

we

tw

e

e host

arkarx1 reeorelorejoiced

74

understandingrop

aircumetanaeo

14

mob ang

f ay1y

a-x1

ur- i lneknemuyMLY AMA ka1djlzjjgg

oh

Cho isto

ed bedi

understandingrop

ommt mam&

l-olydoiy

cor

being

r-ho

fan athi

c-hristo

omittedoaittedomittedsomitt verfyvejfy11513511.151151 added yezyeyzeyaey

hevhavhey yoeiva4 e pyithood ad ourowouy hineblaghinrhaybay abnbn4aljon baatigedrtjx a

belu tahod nainal hhmz18711 neighbourhoodd2jrjjkhqodneighbour tohood neighborhood

yi beoapy to eorgeeoqgewcgwr edsods

h-amzh-ben

wwwqww

tyffrm to ntant1nt7

1

added s ote nisetaeaisezaealse or appear in the ma historyS

ifaliftll1511151 mlsWSS toffufalff

aalase

o0

laing

ipjblyaffp

ho2 prissourouyto

virgla

a btytlftl wyidjyid jylnnjtinr rqeiwd thetho yrlathodt

words

jq

117 b

190319q added and itentonstenton cotetcotesobe

loniionilont and therefore translation without interruption

offered andend proieprolepro uasmideomiseO proauctionproteotionprouction and therefore offered and promised

fromJ all usunlawful protectionproteaproceedingsproce fromtionaaedingsedinga allu unlawful

far a in thethem lay prooeedingaproosedinges as far as in thethemthothomthon lay

vortmortvart

lloilo wos-smos-smspaby

IIP

opposed to mobsmobo anaw&w wremoreureunemone willing and tio were opposed to wby and

that I1 should

continue the wrvnrt of translation ealfiteel lowedblowed to continue the work of

without interruptionsinterrupt

11 P

e allowed to voreworevere willing that 1I should e

allowed

on

as

wo sv

lil111libllolioI1 inl-yill i

1 aridedabided i

i

eho

Zf omittedcaalttadtomittodW atyts

ibiibl1851 added i ffp

ll l

fip

palpaipsi &myrasyra newnowneu york itstates that alvin amithttithimith died 19 v 1825192515231525 which should beaccepted the mokhermother maydwordvardmoydIs or the inscription over theraverava of alvillalvintalvinl it ieto admittedadaittedadmittodadmit bhaithaithatkhaikhetkhekkedtodlod the other waeweewaswaa Waged whenwhonwhan

sheeheghe dictated horher history but perhaps her statement may havebeonbeenboon amedbaaednmed upon a record in her possession made years beforebesoretambstwwstoabstwes oftenftenstanskanaften contain erroneous inscriptions because thestonecutterstone himselfmuttercutter aymay have erred in earvinecarving themthea on ehothethokhewheehestone the boelingfoeling waswaawes that it was safereaterbaterefer to accept bhothethokho wordmordof the mother

bashalbbsW18539 PP

I1althsadths death

hen ruvinjuvinalvinj the propheteprophetsprop brotherhotehotshate was mentionedmentiomontio inned this history

joseph recordedrecorrecar thededdeJdod words who laIs now dead

I1

ilg119

uaaaary and conclusion

hoitlailia writer fealsfeelsfeelofeela tstthat thisthlethig section 0 our study hoshashoohad been

the mootmost rewarding neno of the problemproA oxopevis this text that has

confronted pastpaetpaistpatst historians lain ttrietrio datadate of alvin

khethe church T

noynov 1824 1 an3n a gravestoneatonestaneabone marker in the old cometaryeeaeterycometorycobcomeeb atetory palmyra

r-avsv-ave

rymy

lowebergloweverg

feelingfeelinr

owevr in 1902

thetho prophetsarop historyhabshotshebs howshmaahma the addition of lovettlerLov 19ettLer 122 as

the date of hishiahlahib deathedeathsdeath itherother robordsrecordrooordsreeroorwe hmmvrhoveverholeverhoords givewegervever the yaryear aaas

182513231325 archibald ri-i ennett explained part of thiathis problem when

he wrotewrotetwroten

whenhen

s

aged lucy mack saithsmithsalth dictated her history of thelifolife of the phebyophetiphetphotyaphetI herPhet soneonbon she govegavekove the death date ofher older soaaoason alvin faith3aithinithv aeas 19 ov

2

he two nainmainnaim histories of the church givefiivefaive the datelateaateaste of alvinsalvin

boathdeathdoath as 1ovemllovesslerov 19eslleressLer 1325vv43VV they43 have disregarded the discrepancies

1 ennett ieis reformingreferringreforring to lucyway maakhackkaakmeckmaek mithnithsaiths lofrphicalartjruw241141

iketahekecff joephjoyph10911kec a saisalbauhff he pophetrophet liverpool 1 eonorsonbonsonorbon pratt7

2archibald F ennett A anul efelleffll M WWalt lake itys eseretefieretefi ewsawsnewsevsevonevoeyeteret ress7p-ress 199 10fl

joflph smithtsmiths ilstorvW ar 11.11

j it 2 rlghawrirhab HurdaraundkoberlekoberteKo ialtsogprhenaiveberkeberte akohayryhjyry cetylcltylcitycleygitfitgateseretaseret owa

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l-ap

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stolliolstomoye

inithznithalthanith home in almyraPalpaipri founnyra the followingfollowinv notice which wabvaawasmeameb

printed in the wy fibuebll dated september 2250 1v24

to the puhlicumicuniccuhlichereashereaehere reportsreporteae hageharehavehaye boenbeen1 induetrliyinduetriouely mrkwskputmstpub in

circulation that cywl onsonaon alvin had been rmovedreraovedrera fromovedoyed theplace of hishiahla intermatintenaentintermnt and disomtedsdiieaeotedy hichwhichaich repertreportctreportsreport everyevrypersonperaonparaon possessed ofaf humenhunanhuman ivensibilityeenaibility nuetmetoust know arepeculiarly calculated to borromharrowborrowhorrom up lnethe shinminarhin of a parentwaandend deeply woundwundgunoauno the coolingsfeelinafoolingselinafefooteetwo of relationsrelationbrolatione thereforetherefor foruleuietheulobhebho purpepurpo of ascertaining the truth of suchauch reportsportare 1

with someaoeboesoebome of wy neighbersneighberanoighborsneighnoigh thisthiathigborsberaboyaboysbora morningssomingtsoming repairedrepairodrepayepa toiredirod thegravograveravep an reoovinremvuvremreo theovin earthsearthyearth roundfoundrownd the body which had notbeen disturblaturbeddisturbodoturbedla

mismlsnis methodsethodmthad lalitittiti taken for the purpose of satisfyingthe mimemindwind a of thosethonethobethode who atayftayW have heard the report and ofinformingworming those who haveharehavo put it in circulation khatthatthetkhabkhek it ieinearnestly requested they would deblatdebiak therefrom anaandaraarm thatit ielisitslib believedbellebeliebeile bygedvodyed domssamos that they have been stimulated moreby a desire to injure the reputationputationro of certain personisthan a philanthrophilanthropy for thethaehaehe peace and welfare of myself anonfrienda

1palmyralayraPa 4septept 15tho15th 1 32a 7v1-1josepaJOSEPH r11

histhis

11-117

iais sufficienteufficientoulaient evidenceevi ehstthatthotdeme alvin did not die on

ovetaberlimberove 19taber 12 in addition to thisthib at the beginningbegir ofming the

kanuaetipt14amenipt storyhistoryetoryHi the following waavaawaswab written uldandwidendmid acnedainedisignd by joeephjoseph

smithm initsiths memmory of alvin snithsmith died the 19th day of oveateroveaberovember in the

25th year of hiahiehishla agesageagopngs yearyeayybay 032518250523 n moreoverioreoverlloreoverp it can be eensonswonewonaen that

aaUS the prophet reviewedrevieedrovissilrovis ththekhebhe lanuacrlpt14uwacript historyetoryHi he amendedemmamm theaedmed

text to include alvinsalvin1alvina a death thuthustthuss nwhowhoiwho died ov 19thg19th 182515291823 in

the athsth25th year of hishiahla age

oelsilocl

andsnd

zathtath

odeodo

yggrej however ignoredigmred thiethisthlethib

datesdate midendwiduld in 1902 bhethewheth text appearedapp whoewed died ovnovemberiovembervembergemberenbereaber 19th 12

in the 27th year of hibhiehis bceaceag9g 29 itti should be noted that the scootsaccounts

1 ennetten iilfii 0loiilfnettsnotts

josephpjoisoph rathath1 ai2i

emedomed

thisethisj

10

between the two daladatesdaga decentlyecentlyocentlyp howeverho daderladerdit-lerweyerswevers eancan uldemidethe

at

MO

the jlth

later rodastoredactorrodastorej

e ean

th

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josi-f1

19t ir24

1

2

1824

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1525

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ra

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182315215251823neddioddied on oveaiher 19 1 the corrected dabadatadatedala thenI1 hishiahlahib aeage at

hishie death wsvaswas twntyfcwtwenty wdandfour a half however if he were bornhorn in

179 hlohiohitshib aneape would have beenngn twentyfivetwenty andfive a half etheraetherwetherwethorethorli

alvinsalvin aeacbo waa twentytwnty rourfowfourfognog emand a half or twentyfivetwenty antlandantiendanilfive a half

osephjosephjoeeph amithmithimith felt it correct enough to write in the manuscript

sboryillstoryatorystorysworyiillliibil bhatthatthetti alvinat iedd1eddeed in thettetwe 25th year of hishiahla age thiathis

information the writer questionsqueationaquostionsqueaquost notbionationaionsblonaionalona only the date of avinmvin death

but alsoalaosiaosisoaiso hlahiahiehis age at debthdeath aaan it presently appears in rherha ear grssi991

grebgrea 4rioe 3

affheehae

duaryzuaryauary

p-ivinj-ivina-dvin

borkorker

I1

ol01

weverwoven

werwey

andsnd the ihoyy fl jwjj5j 3saesjfc

another dateate in MM poallZWJpoali g91 glabgyatguatayatgul pribeprioeat which for many yearbyeara

waswabwesweb in error appears in vergeaversesverges 66 aneeneend 67 the amentmenrmonrmes ft4 ogong

text refordereoorderaoorde7reo thatondeorde oliver cowdery wentventwenk to josephjosethtoseth snithwith onan the

fifteenth day of prilpriiavrilapril

llelis

liw111 auunt uukuu0 my alcgicalo 2W992

s-toe-to

andend

ledaed

gilemgivem

alvinasalvints

121

of alvins age at hibhiehis leatheathloathdeath arlorifforirlor aiso3130 ho datedata of his iirthIsto equallysqually confusedconfuted ielie motherotherather wotewotswrts t1wtthet ho wavm orn in elruaryfebruary

hi 179 ovieverwoverever the presently accepted tateatelateyate iven ly family

rnealoietsonealozlsts ieI1 I1iaruaryeuary 11 17981793

if ivina1vinlvin vrisvr&svras 1 orn onan abruaryfebruary 11 1799175 asan hishib mother recorded

anc

ith

an he cormenoedoonasenoedcormen eingtsinroed hishie aanuenaiaamanuengle on

thothe 17th11 dayyth of april in the 1881981 edition of rhephe it jffeullaleui a91 greabtreatr111grestC

boyioygoy these datesdatedabbdalbdabes a were corrected to read the ifthfifthcirthfifth anwal venthseventhTenthae

reispeotivelyreepectivelyrespectively thooerheeethosetheoe latterletteriatter dobbsdotesdabbs are verified in liveroliver CowderygowderycowderylsbowderycowGow

lucy

lsdery

salthsmithliany fp sjjfcoof 0 040

22eoode2 ofiiecords darly church noaillesmalleaioaillesaillesio 1 eelqiji ijahigtrioaluddrigaladaUddaca agineazineCAMEazinarigal XXVIXJCVI july 195519359 102

oseph baithaiuicaith1 at2t2 14

joaephjoseph smithtnsitht llatoryalgaatoryelgaeleaskorysboryll a a& seurhshurh 1

ii

n avezovez 1or 1523

rn

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MIA g

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OR iai0A p

1

221

ovi

abruary 1

buary

m-ikh

bing

tha

oseph

t-orn

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ftc bogong

aa

arts tow-t

o-liever

t-sina

tanty

andabdmud Gop respectively 2 tlethe runnionsrunninsrurming history of

loopy1oopycoopy

I1

I1ve inaerte4insertaiinser abovekedtaibed the line

throethroo of thesehoesthebe additions the two mentioned above in vereevoreeverseverbe 20 and

23 andwidmid amone other were written on paespaea 151131 through 15513513.5 fandand were

marked otesotea A

cntent

h-essh-ese

bosbes

thetho

in 1921191 thetho text was somewhatsoisewbat increased by the addition

002 extenceesctondodextandd materialuakcatuek inerial two versesversos no lo10is in versoverse 2020g whiohhiohhiahwhish

relatesrelate how young josephjoaephjosoph smith told hishiahla mother that he had learnedlealeeiee

that

rited

realyterianismrenlytorianipq was not true the other iais in verbeveraeverse zaz925j which

explains that although josephjoaeph waswaamba subject to optationtemptationte and had hishiahlahib

humanhunan weaknesses he waswaavbawabvab not cuiltypuiltyruilty off any malignant sinsainaedinsainah

hipaalpa examineexaminp tion

12

letter to hlpa 1 an xmainfttion of the originaltrinalor mmusorldtza&nusoridt

history ajehatehdataiirevealerrevealec1revealeoreve werowerewarothetthatthitaleO inthesetheme realitylatterletteriatter theI1

onesoms

recartrecordrecard ly thothe prophetsprophet sarfescrfes itscri ieIse evident

eadomadoabdoendo

thata

the

typographical

ileeijff11jo

error

d

whennhenala9fip writing the fifteenth and

seventeenseventeenthsseventeentho

at

first one might reason that thesetheae additions werevere the work of later

redactorsred iioweverqioweveriactors thiathis ieis not the caseenseeneeenbe the writer has examinedexaexe

the

mined

original anuscriptanuacriptmanuscriptanu htetoryHt1-1script andstoryetory1-19tory0 foundfoune that the prophet

amended his own history as additional thoughthoughtathoughtsthoughty oanecamaaneaaloal to his minmind

in the partionportionpartlon of thisthiethlethibthig history that oorrespndsoorreaponda to that found in1 pearipearldearl fl cut iyl bhethe anuaeriptianuscript historystaryHi show five

additions which were too large to be

opy of a letterlotter written by

V h0 I1pa

le y

y

eear I1 21 it LIX th

41

no kedkod 1

J Cowcowderyderyl on the restorationof the riesthoodrleethoodspriesthoodriest 11hood BJI cn oefeson 11II november 1 isao p 201

otes and 0 were inserted into their rightful place in thetext in 1911921igl heyhay4 are found in verses 20 and 28 respectively moterotemotoT

A

1

maswaswaitwatt0te

not inserted into its pimeplace at that tibetimetimo nor since nor can itbe found in bhethekhe published history of the churchchurchy rhetherho place wherethis nobenotenotnoto was to be placed was marked with four dots in 1921 toindicate its omission ote A contains the storyetory of the prophetsPropearly

helshatshelbsickness and le operationodeonerallonration

1-7ovember 18109

too

ti

1-10telog

ii

ta

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o-be

11

15-5

tie

hey

manuscript

ate

11.11 a

12515123

the church progressesproesproea untilbesaes it approachestproaohee these aea the recording

of a revelation dated august 18511831 vaewaewasvaavas1 interrupted by thebethese notesnoteenobes

which had boenbeenboon previously recorded on the next papepepe that would have

contained the continuation of the revelation the revelation waswaa

resumed onan paepaapagepare 155135 oneno of the other additions wasweewaevas recorded in the

addenda peppoppenoe

obeokebiot

da-via-bla-b

I1 I1 anna

rniforoni the nesenasenemenge

of ephinsphlechi waswaeuns recorded in ibsiteitslbs place the tipertipeg and seasons copied

thisthie error when it printed the historyHi ofstoryetoryskory josephjoeeph mithwithmithnith

seases

bobbeb pelkpeni eitssi91gitoreas pricespr howeveriav it does appear in josephjoeephjoesphjossph salthsaithsmiths ILUM fl91 eomroouro 1to 2 thisthiethle note containseenconoen thetaine nonsnowsnemasnewasnuns

b-

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were renumbered beginning with the number one I1 itemstearteam in the addendaaddend

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which were tmtoobookoo largelargo to write above the line waswaewab written on a piece

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close proximity of thlethie addition dayaaywaymay be the reasonresdon why it waswaeweewesweg

printed in the tapeetipee and eayor and the othorotherothers were not this

addition containsooncon thekeinetainekelne description of the hill cumorah aeas it Isto now

recordedresor inded josephjoaephjoawphjosaph mithlaithaithmikhl 2512801 the writer feelsfoolsfowlefowls that it ieis only

human to want to record items of importanceImport whichanoe mamay have been

overlooked when first composing the history

in relating the sboryatorystoryskaryaboryalory of the 18231fl29 visvie it of

the

hlnilHl 3nil and 1851 paylpiyl j naknal priceerice reprinted thisthie history

without correcting the agronomeerroneouearronomeerroarro newenamenonenewsnamonemonemenomenems of nephienephi many latter day

doctrinePoc andtrine covenantsvenanteCo motlonmotion 5658

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eageleagalbesles

slyaiTeneas of this atateoentttatownt of the principles of our religionrellrelireilnaymy

aionrionalone relied upon aaas strong evidenceevlevi ofdenoedenaedenoo a divinedivimidisimi inspiration

resting upon the prophet joseph

ctiaptsi

john entworthVent editorsditorworth and proprietor

of the ohoiq eeyqrat joseph altholth3mithnithamith on larahiaroh1arohbaroh 1Is 1114 wrokewotewokewobb a ietterletter

tollingU ofI1 theI1 riseing progreprogress and beliefs of the latkerlatterletterlabberlawter day ainteintethis

a

sketch was to be used by mrrr estow a friend of

roberta feitfeltcelt

justified in agatinatatinat

thesetheaethoserheaerhese

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articlesArtiartl ofelesoleaaies laithfaithfalth wergwerawarwaywey not produced by the laboredefforts 9ondone harmonizedherbonharBonhermon contentionscontentionacontentcontencentenled oftlona11onstiona acholaaticsscholseties lut1 wezeverewereutstruck off0 by amoneono inanirediviredinan mindired atet a a inglesingloingiedinglo effort to makmakemekemek ae

9declaration00 ofration11ration11 thatf which iato moaaaauredlymom believedassured tyIV thehblchurchchurchy

j9v0dfor one makingbaking earnest inquiry about the truth thedheche

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mst I1 5

daniel 1 WPPuxp anihaihn si5&iqrlp jstfI1 SSmtalshisdanfaly sheishel sisqstenoqiationa preeeflt ixistin n ited tea philadelphia

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who wegvaowaawea wiling a history of ew iaiapflhir-ej at the close of thisthiethib

sketch the prophet included whakwhat ieis todaykodnybodnygayuay called the thirteenthir articlesArtiartlbentenken

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his letter comonlycoianaonlycoiana calledonly the wentworth letter wadwaewasvasvad irstarstpublished in auvoosuvoo in af1f 1

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iffi eftonaef notona reprint of this letter containing th articles of

temytems

bhethe

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fomafonaallysily acceptedaooeptedaocepted by the vote of thetitstite churchechurchychurch againstafainagaintP on cnober3otobwctoberct 6oberobar

1890 frankiinfranklinfrankiln D ichards4chards proposedpropoaeduroposedbrourooro bhethethposed individual acceptance of

the articles of

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peay a

aith as a rule of faith and conduct for the

latter day faints5faintssaintee

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53

lowinglovingallowingollowing the nanizationoanoniaationasnanizationas of the articlesartiolesarti4loearbArt ofioleslolesloies x aithaltha a

more united effort wasvas madeaademede to keep bheatheathem uniform throughout the

church in the teaerot jyinjg teny for february 16 aptyipty the

followingfolfoi noticelowine appearedtappearodsappear

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3 undaysundays february 228 the gundaysunday schools of aalt3alt5alt laketake willwiil repeat thothe church articles of i althaith141th as oneane of the

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the ath4th article of waithvaithalthraithwalthaith2 hashaahishia added

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a-lteral-berbiehkuish khemtheathembhea fromsromfroe the atterafter day aietaaintasaints in utah

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etithftith roades ewe believe in the poirygiftsnil of the everlastingeverlaating caspelgoepelcasnel vieviszlyziy bhethethukhut giftzlf of tathfath

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correctly we publish themthew here andxaend invite all wealdimvresidinsrweofficersofficer

aldimin all church oranlzatlonaorranizatione to comparecompers them

carefully with the eoraforaform in use that there amywaymay be noinaccuracies

vidence seemsseomevi todence indicate that before thisthia timstimetima hmreverhoweverhm

individualsindividual

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a could use thesetheae thirteen statementsetateaentestatementestat withwiteemente their own

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articlesArtlarbiarki ofclescleecies althaithfaitheithfalth 2 rhethe major dierondifferences

th therhe ordaordlesupper 1

the ath5th article of faith readenreadetreadst eW believe that menom muskmustnuetbe called of lod by1hyinavinepirlqynr&mm3 and by the

the ath7th article of ith

the ath8th article of aithfaithraithralthalth readeireadosmeados ewe believebolls the word of od

rewordedreoordedrooorded in the ibieook of morwmmormorijMormomoraomorom

the ath9th article of feithfaithfelth haahaehashns addedsaddedtaddens andmid meaelaha4neasMeaenesssecond

14e lahblahacomingcoaling

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the toth article of laithfaithfalthpaith hashaaheahes added concerning christsqhrlata

lany apostate groupsgroupe revised theoetheaethesethaoe articlesart tolelee help distin-guishuieh or instance one ofthe statementstftteaentejtatements of eilefeliefooliefeiletkolief composedcoapoeedoomposedoom byposed the reorganisedheorganizedorganizedreorganizedHe church deaisdealdealsdaeldaei awith their non belief in polygamypoly

20211

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current 1957957 boxttext in the right column chalpasghaneechanpasohanChan inpAs punctuation

onanol wording are tabulated and can he foumfound in the appendices

11arrisonskarriaontKarria articlesArtiartlonsont ofolee faith of the c-hurch of godsoderryvilleperryvillepercyvilleerr arkansasyville copy in church historianshistorian officeIfft

32

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anam&m of bourseooureeaourse these differences include the omission of the sentence

concerning belief in the ok sar91ssr uau2 10

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1aithbaith includeincludes queenaqueens4

the 15th13th article of althaithiaithbaith readsreaderoadread eno believe in beinghonest true chastecheolecheale learnertoffaataate benevolentbenovbenev virtuousvirtuolento andend bbroue uprighthigkigand in doing ood to allellailali oonoenmenmon indeed we mayoeymevmavmey bayeaysay thatthet we followthe admonition of paulpeul vewe f bahlevbelieveballevba allellailalislisiillev things

churchjhurch

thousand yearthe lith article of faithfeith iais precededprecedepre yoedelcedelceded ty a newnownov statement of

belief wene believe in the literal resurrection of the sodeybodysodysoeyandendwid that the reebreefrestyest of the dead live not again until the thousandyearayears areereavearb expired

the 12th article of ftith

we hope allellaliailthingerthingcfthinget we havehayehayshayw endured very menymany thingsthine andend hophopehow to be abieebleableto enureendure all things very thing virtuousvirtu lovelyouB praiapratepreleepralaworthy flbfl of K report we asekasak anterefterafterafner looking arwerdfrwerdforn7i totheretherothe eeoapenyeagalinn ofot rewardrevardLMMIIL u inan idieidleidio or lasyreon cannotbe noa chrietienchristienchri neitheretienstienstian havehall ealvetionaveum he ifie a dlugdronedlmg SWanddesdee Adestinedtined 9to deathbe andendecungetung tumbledto outgut of theiboibih-oth-o hiveo

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sooneoon after they were written kheytheythoywhey becambecal a atstandsstandarandarrl to mmryawty venalvenlven

somecome smaller ghristianchrietianohristianristianChriOh chureheechprahoeChusklanetian haverehee used them with slight differencesdifferenceedierencesdierendifferencee

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an standardstanetan ofdarddayd faith and more the articlesartlArtiarbi ofoisaclea faithfalth rhothecho

original thirteen articlesarticle ilstadlisted by the prophet josephjomphdomph amithaithimithselth are the

onaoneonesonas accepted by the w-hurchc-hurch to be the sawsambsanasam aeto scripture

in thethobho following parallel ooxarieoncouparisong the articlesarticled of raithralth

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remissionreaia ofsionaionslon sinsain5aina foigtfr laying on

of handshanda or the gift ofor the holy

chaatchoat

5 9 celievelelievetelleve that a menmanmeen must be

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150130

we hellevebelievebelleve in odol the ternaleternalternaii batherathoriatheratherabher andM in hiahishla oonaonson jebuslesuslebus

christ and in the tolyholy ghost

lieivelveile believe that menaen will be

punlapuniapunispunishedhed for kheirtheir own sinstins andend not

for ademsadezs tranorasfliontraner

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ression

believe that through the

atonementstone ofol01cent christwivt0 all mankind my

be davedcavedbayed hyilyllyivy obedienceeaienceot toeai theenoeence lawslawalewslevs

and ordinanceordinances of the ospelcospelCo

weie

spelspei

believe that those ordinances

are 1t 1 eithsith in the dordlordhord jesusjesue

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I1l-uddol-umdo coreorfor

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the gift of the oly hoatjh9t1

Q ij118lieveolieveelleve that a manmar wat be

called of od hyityttythy se2bh&fixobgwCM an

tibtah

ibaib& eh-mfafachfaffch at2 nuegulnae 0gtarlhrl a21iy SSaann1 e believe in codi the eternal

i Rtathorphergherlhorg and in hishitsrks boneongonaonson jeunjeua19gufffeua

christ and in the holy choistghofltghoist

2ae2e ve believe that menaen will be

punished for their own sinsains andani not

for adanadaa tran8reeaion

w-iatw-ist

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the layinlayingkayin on of han s by thosathom

who are in authority to preach thothe

foispel an administer in the

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endand ordinances of the speiiospelspeldospel

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