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Slide-4Melvin>J.>Thorne>in>his>book>"Complexity,>Consistency,>Ignorance,>and>Probabilities”>(1997>):>>"It>[the>Book>
of>Mormon]>is>too>complex>to>have>been>written>by>Joseph>in>the>manner>and>in>the>amount>of>time>
described>by>witnesses.>Indeed,>it>is>too>complex>to>have>been>written>by>Joseph>in>the>manner>
hypothesized>by>his>enemies>or>critics.>Ultimately,>it>appears>to>be>too>complex>to>have>been>written>by>
Joseph>or>any>of>his>contemporaries>in>the>early>nineteenth>century>under>any>conceivable>set>of>
circumstances>other>than>the>one>Joseph>describes>—>the>translation>by>miraculous>means>of>an>
authentically>ancient>document.”>>
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Mormon>Apostle>Dalin>Oak:>>Our>side>will>settle>for>a>draw,>but>those>who>deny>the>historicity>of>the>Book>
of>Mormon>cannot>settle>for>a>draw.>They>must>try>to>disprove>its>historicity33or>they>seem>to>feel>a>
necessity>to>do>this33and>in>this>they>are>unsuccessful>because>even>the>secular>evidence,>viewed>in>its>
entirety,>is>too>complex>for>that.>
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Mormon>apologist>and>BYU>professor>Daniel>C.>Peterson>has>said:>“The>intricate>structure>and>detailed>
complexity>of>the>Book>of>Mormon>seem>far>better>explained>as>the>work>of>several>ancient>writers>using>
various>written>sources>over>the>space>of>centuries>than>exploding>suddenly>from>the>mind>of>a>barely>
educated>manual>laborer>on>the>American>frontier.>
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Slide-6Rigdon’s>pre31827>and>1828>theology>is>summarized>here:>
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Samuel>F.>Whitney:>“I>heard>Sidney>Rigdon>preach…>in>1827>or>'28.>He>said>how>desirable>it>would>be>to>
know>who>built>the>forts>and>mounds>...>Soon>it>would>all>be>revealed.”>>
John>Rudolph:>>“For>two>years>before>The>Book>of>Mormon>appeared>Rigdon’s>sermons>were>full>of>
declarations>and>prophecies>that>the>age>of>miracles>would>be>restored,>and>more>complete>revelations,>
than>those>in>the>Bible,>would>be>given”>
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Reuben>Harmon:>>“I>was>personally>acquainted>with>Rigdon….I>have>heard>[him]>several>times>say>in>his>
sermons>that>before>long>the>Indian>mounds>and>forts>about>there>would>all>be>explained.”>
Adamson(Bentley,(Rigdon’s(brother6in6law,(wrote(to(Walter(Scott(on(Jan(22,(1841:((“I>know>that>Sidney>
Rigdon>told>me>that>there>was>a>book>coming>out,>the>manuscript>of>which>had>been>found>engraved>on>
gold>plates,>as>much>as>two>years>before>the>Mormon>Book>made>its>appearance,>or>had>been>heard>of>by>
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Slide-7Rigdon’s-financial-situation-after-lost-pages:--The>financial>situation>of>the>Rigdon>family>in>Mentor,>
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Ohio,1828>is>described>in>Rigdon’s>autobiography>(anonymously>written>in>the>3 >person)>and>published>
in>May,>1843,>in>Vol>IV,>No.>19,>of>the>Times>and>Seasons>(p.>289).>Rigdon>refers>to>a>period>of>great>
preaching>success>(1828)>then>describes>his>family’s>uncomfortable>living>conditions>during>that>period>>
(as>evidence>of>his>high>moral>principles>and>piety):>>
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“During>this>state>of>unexampled>success,>the>prospect>of>wealth>and>affluence>was>fairly>open>before>
him;>but>he>looked>upon>it>with>indifference,>and>made>every>thing>subservient>to>the>promotion>of>
correct>principles:>and>having>food>and>raiment,>he>learned>therewith>to>be>content.>As>a>proof>of>this,>his>
family>were>in>no>better>circumstances,>and>made>no>greater>appearance>in>the>world,>than>when>he>
labored>at>the>occupation>of>tanning.>His>family>consisted>of>his>wife>and>six>children,>and>lived>in>a>very>
small,>unfinished>frame>house,>hardly>capable>of>making>a>family>comfortable;>which>affords>a>clear>proof>
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Smith-family-financial-situation:>In>1823,-work>on>a>frame>house>at>the>Smith>family>farm>was>halted>by>
the>unexpected>death>of>Smith's>eldest>son,>Alvin.>Smith>subsequently>failed>to>make>payments>on>the>
farm.>>According>to>Donna>Hill>(1977):>>"The>basic>structure>of>their>new>home>had>been>finished>some>
two>years>before.>Recently>they>had>done>the>finishing>touches>on>it>with>the>help>of>a>hired>carpenter>
named>Stoddard,>and>according>to>Lucy>were>now>within>a>few>months>of>the>last>payment>on>the>farm,>
although>.>.>.>no>evidence>has>been>found>that>they>had>a>formal>contract>for>it.”>>>
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Lucy>Smith>reported>that>Stoddard>offered>$1,500>for>the>house,>but>the>Smiths>declined>to>sell.>>Stoddard>
and>two>associates>told>the>Smiths'>agent>in>Cananadaigua>that>Joseph>Sr.>and>Joseph>Jr.>had>run>away>
and>that>Hyrum>was>defacing>the>farm>and>cutting>down>the>sugar>trees.>This>persuaded>the>agent>to>give>
Stoddard>the>deed>to>the>property>upon>immediate>payment.>>Stoddard>then>offered>the>deed>to>the>
Smiths>for>$1,000.>The>Smiths>did>not>have>the>funds,>so>they>persuaded>Lemuel>Durfee>to>buy>the>farm.>
Durfee>took>ownership>on>December>20,>1825,>for>$1,135.”>Durfee>allowed>the>Smiths>to>remain>in>the>
frame>house>and>on>the>farm.>According>to>Lucy>Smith,>Durfee>“gave>us>the>privileage>[sic]>of>the>place>
one>year>with>this>provision>that>Samuel>our>4th>son>was>to>labor>for>him>6>months.”>>
http://signaturebookslibrary.org/?p=8661>>
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According>to>Hill,>>“Lemuel>Durfee>gave>the>Smith’s>a>lease>on>the>house>and>they>would>remain>in>it>
another>three>years,>until>December>30,>1828,>when>they>would>move>to>another>house>a>little>farther>
south.”>
Reference:>>Hill,>Donna>(1977).>Joseph>Smith,>the>First>Mormon.>Garden>City,>N.Y.:>Doubleday.>p.>xii.>ISBN>
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Historian>H.>Michael>Marquardt>wrote:>>"Lucy>Mack>Smith>mentions>in>her>history>that>in>1829>her>family>
had>moved>out>of>the>frame>house,>which>belonged>to>Lemuel>Durfee>and>his>heirs,>and>went-back-intotheir-previous-log-house-in-the-township-of-Manchester-where-Hyrum-Smith-and-his-family-had-beenliving.>.>.>.>In>this>building,>Oliver>Cowdery>prepared>the>'Book>of>Mormon'>printer's>manuscript>in>1829330>
and>here>individuals>visited>the>Smith>family>until-the-Smiths-moved-to-Waterloo,-New-York,-in-the-fall-of1830."(H.>Michael>Marquardt,>"An>Appraisal>of>Manchester>as>Location>for>the>Organization>of>the>
Church,">Web>version>2004,originally>published>in>"Sunstone">16>(February>1992):49357,>at:>>
http://www.xmission.com/~research/about/manchester.htm)>
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Lemuel>Durfee,>Sr.,>died>on>8>August>1829>>(Wayne(Sentinel(6,(14(Aug.(1829)>shortly>after>completion>of>
dictation>of>the>Book>of>Mormon.>The>probate>of>the>will>of>Lemuel>Durfee,>Sr.,>lists>“One>note>signed>by>
Joseph>Smith>[Sr.]>and>Abraham>Fish,>thirty3seven>dollars>and>fifty>cents”>with>interest>of>$1.42>(Probate>
Papers,>Surrogate’s>Court,>Wayne>County>Courthouse,>Lyons,>New>York).>>On>19>January>1830,>Lemuel>
Durfee>Jr.>brought>suit>before>Justice>of>the>Peace>Nathan>Pierce>(Town>Hall>of>Manchester,>Manchester,>
New>York>against>Joseph>Smith,>Sr.,>and>Abraham>Fish>for>$39.92”.>>
http://signaturebookslibrary.org/?p=8627>>
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Pomeroy>Tucker>described>the>family’s>Manchester>cabin>as>“a-small,-oneRstory,-smoky-logRhouse,>which>
they>had>built>prior>to>removing>there.>This>house>was>divided>into>two>rooms,>on>the>ground3floor,>and>
had>a>low>garret,>in>two>apartments.>A>bedroom>wing,>built>of>sawed>slabs,>was>afterwards>added.”>
“The>Smith>family’s>place>of>residency>after>their>move>to>the>log>house>of>Hyrum>and>his>family>is>
referred>to>in>every>case>as>Manchester.>All>of>the>Smiths’>legal>and>personal>documents>dating>from>
1829330>are>dated>at>Manchester.>This>includes>Joseph>Smith’s>revelations;>letters>written>by>Oliver>
Cowdery>while>living>with>the>Smith>family;>law>suits>against>Joseph>Sr.>and>Hyrum;>the>1830>census;>and>
the>1830>Manchester>assessment>roll>where>Hyrum>Smith>is>taxed>for>fifteen>acres>on>Lot>1.”>
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Ages>in>late>Dec>1828:>>Joseph>Sr,>born>July>12,>1771>age>57;>Lucy,>born>January>24,>1775,>age>53;>>Hyrum,>
born>February>9,>1800,>age>28;>Sophronia>(married,>not>living>with>parents)>May>17,>1803,>age>25;>Joseph,>
jr.>(married,>not>living>with>parents),>born>December>23,>1805,>age>25;>Jerusha>(wife>of>Hyrum),>born>Feb>
15,>1805>age>23;>Lovina>(daughter>of>Jerusha,>born>Sept>16,>1827>age>1;>Samuel>("Sam">or>"Harrison”),>
born>March>13,>1808,>age>20;>>William>(“Bill”),>born>March>13,>1811,>age>17;>Catherine,>born>July>28,>1813,>
age15;>Don>Carlos>>("Carlos”),>born>March>25,>1816,>age>12;>Lucy,>born>July>18,>1821,>age>7.>
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According>to>Larry>Morris>(2007),>around>January>1829,>“Joseph>Sr.>and>Samuel>made>a>trip>to>Harmony>
to>visit>Joseph>and>Emma.>The>details>of>the>journey>are>not>known,>but>they>presumably>traveled>most>of>
the>130>miles>on>foot,>enduring>harsh>conditions>during>midwinter>in>upstate>New>York.>"In>January>
[Joseph>Sr.]>and>Samuel>[Smith]>Came>from>Manchester>to>my>house>when>I>was>Buisey>a>Drawing>
Lumber,">wrote>family>friend>Joseph>Knight>Sr.,>who>lived>in>Colesville,>about>twenty3two>miles>from>
Harmony.>"I>told>him>they>had>traviled>far>enough>I>would>go>with>my>sley>and>take>them>Down>[to>
Harmony]>to>morrow[.]>I>went>Down>and>found>them>well>and>the[y]>were>glad>to>see>us[.]>we>conversed>
about>many>things.>in>the>morning>I>gave>the>old>man>a>half>a>Dollar>and>Joseph>a>little>money>to>Buoy>
paper>to>translate[,]>I>having>But>little>with>me.>The>old>gentlman>told>me>to>Come>and>see>him>once>in>a>
while>as>I>Could[.]”>http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=16&num=1&id=428>>
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peace>in>Lyons>for>the>debt>that>Lyman>and>Oliver>owed>him.>After>being>served>a>summons,>Lyman>sent>a>
representative>to>admit>owing>money>on>the>note.>Justice>of>the>Peace>Hugh>Jameson>rendered>judgment>
against>Lyman>and>Oliver,>finding>them>liable>for>the>balance>of>$17.65>owed>on>the>$22.00>note>(plus>
court>costs>of>$1.76,>for>a>total>of>$19.41)”>>
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Morris>(2007)>continued:>“Although>the>exact>sequence>of>events>is>not>known,>Oliver>soon>asked>Joseph>
Smith>Sr.>to>take>him>as>a>boarder>"at>least>for>a>little>while">until>he>became>acquainted>with>other>
patrons>in>the>district.>Joseph>Sr.>agreed,>and>Oliver>took>up>residence>with>Joseph>and>Lucy>and>their>
children>Samuel>(known>as>"Sam">or>"Harrison"—his>middle>name),>20;>William>("Bill"),>17;>Katharine,>15;>
Don>Carlos>("Carlos"),>12;>and>Lucy,>7.>Sophronia,>25,>and>her>husband,>Calvin>Stoddard,>may>have>also>
been>living>with>the>family>at>this>time.>Samuel>and>Sophronia>were>most>likely>still>recovering>from>their>
illnesses>when>Oliver>moved>in.”>>
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Morris>also>claimed>that>the>“The>family>lived>in>comfortable>quarters>in>the>two3story>frame>home>begun>
by>Alvin>in>1823>and>completed>about>two>years>after>his>death>(he>had>died>November>19,>1823).”>This>
statement>does>not>appear>to>be>accurate:>the>family>evidently>lived>in>the>log>cabin,>not>the>frame>
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assertion>that>he>filled>the>season>of>penitence>with>farm>work,>Joseph>and>Emma>found>themselves>in>
extreme>poverty>as>winter>approached.>Emma's>family>had>little>desire>to>help>them,>so>Joseph>reached>
out>to>his>nearest>friend,>Joseph>Knight.>Knight>remembered>that>Joseph>and>Emma>came>to>Colesville>
about>"the>first>of>the>winter>of>1828">seeking>financial>help.>"But>I>was>not>in>easy>circumstances,">he>
recalled,>"and>I>did>not>know>what>[Joseph's>translation>of>the>gold>plates]>might>amount>to>and>my>wife>
and>family>[were]>all>against>me>about>helping>him.”>
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him>But>his>wife>and>she>Could>not>do>much>and>take>Care>of>her>house>and>he>Being>poor>and>no>means>
to>live>But>work.>His>wifes>father>and>family>were>all>against>him>and>would>not>h[e]lp>him.>He>and>his>
wife>Came>up>to>see>me>the>first>of>the>winter>1828>and>told>me>his>Case.>But>I>was>not>in>easy>
Circumstances>and>I>did>not>know>what>it>mite>amount>to>and>my>wife>and>familey>all>against>me>about>
helping>him.>But>I>let>him>have>some>little>provisions>and>some>few>things>out>of>the>Store>a>pair>of>shoes>
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Martin>Harris>at>the>performance>of>the>Martin>Harris>Pageant:>"The>Man>Who>Knew">in>Clarkston,>Utah>
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have>one>circumstance>in>proof>of>it.>One>day,>while>at>Peter>Harris>house,>I>told>him>he>had>better>leave>
the>company>of>the>Smiths,>as>their>religion>was>false;>to>which>he>replied,>if>you>would>let>me>alone,>I>
could>make>money>by>it.”>
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Mormon>religion>be>true>or>false,>I>leave>the>world>to>judge;>for>its>effects>on>Martin>Harris>have>been>to>
make>him>more>cross,>turbulent>and>abusive>to>me.>His>whole>object>was>to>make>money>out>of>it.>I>will>
give>a>proof>of>this.>One>day>at>Peter>Harris'>house>(Abigail>Harris'>husband)>I>told>him>he>had>better>leave>
the>company>of>the>Smiths,>as>their>religion>was>false.>To>this>he>replied,>"If>you>would>let>me>alone,>I>
could>make>money>out>of>it.'>It>is>in>vain>for>the>Mormons>to>deny>these>facts,>as>they>are>well>known>to>
most>of>his>former>neighbors.”>
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Mrs.>Abigail>Harris,>Martin’s>sister3in3law,>said:>>"...>Martin>Harris>and>Lucy>Harris,>his>wife,>were>at>my>
house>[early>part>of>winter,>1828].>In>conversation>with>the>Mormonites,>she>[Lucy>Harris]>observed>that>
she>wished>her>husband>would>quit>them,>as>she>believed>it>all>false>and>a>delusion.>To>which>I>heard>Mr.>
Harris>reply:>'What>if>it>is>a>lie;>if>you>will>let>me>alone>I>will>make>money>out>of>it!'>I>was>both>an>eye3>and>
ear3witness>of>what>has>been>above>stated,>which>is>now>fresh>in>my>memory,>and>I>speak>the>truth>and>
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lie>not,>God>being>my>witness.”>Palmyra,>Wayne>Co.>N.>Y.>11th>mo.>28 ,>1833.>
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Stagecoach>travel>would>take>132>days.>
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http://files.restorationbranches.org/AD%2018303
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Books,>Salt>Lake>City,>1996.>p.>119>
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then>Joseph>went>immediately>to>Oliver>at>Geneva>and>urged>him>to>drop>everything>and>rush>off>to>Ohio>
to>fetch>Rigdon>so>the>three>conspirators>could>decide>what>to>do>next.>This>process>would>have>taken>
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Magazine(26:152((Philadelphia:>J.>B.>Lippincott,>Aug.>1880),>p.>202.((
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Magazine(26:152((Philadelphia:>J.>B.>Lippincott,>Aug.>1880),>p.>202.((
http://www.olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1880Math.htm>>>>
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This>information>is>also>given>in>“Who>Really>Wrote>The>Book>of>Mormon”>by>Cowdrey>et>al.>(2005).>page>
188.>
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Pomeroy>Tucker>reported>that>Lucy>Harris>burned>the>manuscript.>This>is>claimed>in:>>Tucker,>Pomeroy>
(1867),>Origin,>Rise>and>Progress>of>Mormonism,>New>York:>D.>Appleton.>
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WR>Hine>(1885)>reported>that>Lucy>did>not>burn>the>lost>116>pages,>but>instead>gave>them>to>a>Dr.>
Seymour,>a>local>physician,>who>read>them>and>shared>them>with>his>patients,>Hine>himself,>and>Hine’s>
daughter.>This>is>reported>in>>Arthur>Deming>Deming's>“Naked>Truths>About>Mormonism>Oakland,>
California:>Deming>&>Co.,>1888>(printed>on>the>Seventh>Day>Adventist>Pacific>Press)”:>>>
“Soon>I>learned>that>Jo>claimed>to>be>translating>the>plates>in>Badger's>Tavern,>in>Colesville,>three>miles>
from>my>house.>I>went>there>and>saw>Jo>Smith>sit>by>a>table>and>put>a>handkerchief>to>his>forehead>and>
peek>into>his>hat>and>call>out>a>word>to>Cowdery,>who>sat>at>the>same>table>and>wrote>it>down.>Several>
persons>sat>near>the>same>table>and>there>was>no>curtain>between>them.>Martin>Harris>introduced>
himself>to>me,>and>said>they>were>going>to>bring>the>world>from>darkness>into>light.>Martin's>wife>cooked>
for>them,>and>one>day>while>they>were>at>dinner>she>put>one>hundred>and>sixteen>pages,>the>first>part>
they>had>translated,>in>her>dress>bosom>and>went>out.>They>soon>missed>the>one>hundred>and>sixteen>
pages>and>followed>her>into>the>road>and>demanded>them>of>her.>She>refused,>and>said>if>it>was>the>Lord's>
work>you>can>translate>them>again,>and>I>will>follow>you>to>the>ends>of>the>earth.>Dr.>Seymour>came>along>
and>she>gave>them>to>him>to>read,>and>told>him>not>to>let>them>go.>Dr.>Seymour>lived>one>and>a>half>miles>
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the>country.>It>was>a>description>of>the>mounds>about>the>country>and>similar>to>the>"Book>of>Mormon.">I>
doubt>if>the>one>hundred>and>sixteen>pages>were>included>in>the>"Book>of>Mormon.">After>I>came>to>
Kirtland,>in>conversation>with>Martin>Harris,>he>has>many>times>admitted>to>me>that>this>statement>about>
his>wife>and>the>one>hundred>and>sixteen>pages,>as>above>stated,>is>true.”>
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Smith,>Mother>of>the>Prophet">Lucy>Smith>1853,>page>121.>Cited>in:>Bushman,>Richard>L.>2005.>Joseph(
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Jr.,”>1832>>(from>Scott>H.>Faulring,>ed.,>An(American(Prophet’s(Record:(The(Diaries(and(Journals(of(Joseph(
Smith([Salt(Lake(City:(Signature(Books(in(association(with(Smith(Research(Associates,(1987],(pp.(368)((
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delivered>the>116>pages>of>the>translation>to>Martin>Harris,>his>Plates,>his>Interpreters,>and>his>gift>were>
taken>from>him>for>some>two>months.>He>translated>the>entire>book>of>Mormon>by>the>use>of>a>little>
stone>he>had>in>his>possession>before>he>obtained>the>plates.”>>
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According>to>Dean>Jesse,>this>excerpt>is>in>the>handwriting>of>Frederick>G.>Williams.>>NSC>attributes>it>to>
Joseph>Smith.>Note>the>conjugation>of>the>verb>“to>be”.>“Was>is>used>where>‘were”>is>appropriate>in>
modern>English,>but>this>usage>is>common>in>Appalachian>English.>This>appears>to>be>common>in>Smith>
dictation.>Note>also>the>use>of>“wherefore”>and>‘shewed’,>words>used>in>Early>Modern>English.>
Lucy>Mack>Smith,>Preliminary>Manuscript>[1844—45],>Church>Archives>(hereafter>Preliminary>
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"...while>he,>Smith,>was>in>Harmony,>Pa.,>translating>his>book....that>he>joined>the>M[ethodist]>[Episocpal]>
church.>He>presented>himself>in>a>very>serious>and>humble>manner,>and>the>minister,>not>suspecting>evil,>
put>his>name>on>the>class>book,>the>absence>of>some>of>the>official>members,>among>whom>was>the>
undersigned,>Joseph>Lewis,>who,>when>he>learned>what>was>done,>took>with>him>Joshua>McKune,>and>
had>a>talk>with>Smith.>They>told>him>plainly>that>such>a>character>as>he>was>a>disgrace>to>the>church,>that>
he>could>not>be>a>member>of>the>church>unless>he>broke>off>his>sins>by>repentance,>made>public>
confession,>renounced>his>fraudulent>and>hypocritical>practices,>and>gave>some>evidence>that>he>intended>
to>reform>and>conduct>himself>somewhat>nearer>like>a>christian>than>he>had>done.>They>gave>him>his>
choice,>to>go>before>the>class,>and>publicly>ask>to>have>his>name>stricken>from>the>class>book,>or>stand>a>
disciplinary>investigation.>He>chose>the>former,>and>immediately>withdrew>his>name.>So>his>name>as>a>
member>of>the>class>was>on>the>book>only>three>days.33It>was>the>general>opinion>that>his>only>object>in>
joining>the>church>was>to>bolster>up>his>reputation>and>gain>the>sympathy>and>help>of>christians;>that>is,>
putting>on>the>cloak>of>religion>to>serve>the>devil>in.">
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Smith>had>joined>the>church>on>Wednesday>afternoon,>(as>it>was>customary>in>those>days>to>have>circuit>
preaching>at>my>father's>house>on>week3day).>We>thought>it>was>a>disgrace>to>the>church>to>have>a>
practicing>necromancer,>a>dealer>in>enchantments>and>bleeding>ghosts,>in>it.>So>on>Sunday>we>went>to>
father's,>the>place>of>meeting>that>day,>and>got>there>in>season>to>see>Smith>and>talked>with>him>some>
time>in>father's>shop>before>the>meeting.>Told>him>that>his>occupation,>habits,>and>moral>character>were>
at>variance>with>the>discipline,>that>his>name>would>be>a>disgrace>to>the>church,>that>there>should>have>
been>recantation,>confession>and>at>least>promised>reformation3.>That>he>could>that>day>publicly>ask>that>
his>name>be>stricken>from>the>class>book,>or>stand>an>investigation.>He>chose>the>former,>and>did>that>
very>day>make>the>request>that>his>name>be>taken>off>the>class>book.”>(The(Amboy(Journal,(June(11,(1879,(
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3>1,>Pages:>4—17>
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problematic>because>of>differences>in>Joseph>Jr.'s>and>Lucy>Mack>Smith's>accounts.>Joseph>said>that>
"immediately">after>his>return>to>Harmony,>in>July>1828,>the>heavenly>messenger>returned>the>Urim>and>
Thummim>(which>had>been>taken>in>consequence>of>Joseph>"having>wearied>the>Lord>in>asking>for>the>
privilege>of>letting>Martin>Harris>take>the>writings").>Joseph>then>received>the>revelation>now>recorded>in>
Doctrine>and>Covenants>3>through>the>Urim>and>Thummim.>"After>I>had>obtained>the>above>revelation,">
recorded>Joseph,>"both>the>plates,>and>the>Urim>and>Thummin>were>taken>from>me>again,>but>in>a>few>
days>they>were>returned>to>me">(Joseph>Smith,>Manuscript>History>of>the>Church,>Book>A31,>Joseph>Smith>
Papers,>Church>Archives>[hereafter>"Manuscript>History"],>in>Dan>Vogel,>Early>Mormon>Documents>[Salt>
Lake>City:>Signature>Books,>1996—2003],>1:72—73>[hereafter>EMD]).>Lucy,>on>the>other>hand,>said>in>one>
portion>of>her>reminiscences>that>the>Urim>and>Thummim>was>returned>on>September>22,>1828,>and>that>
sometime>after>that,>she>and>her>husband>visited>Joseph>(see>Biographical>Sketches,>126).>Complicating>
the>matter>even>further,>she>said>in>another>part>of>her>history>that>"nearly>two>months">had>passed>
when>she>and>Joseph>Sr.>decided>to>go>to>Harmony.>Since>Joseph>apparently>returned>to>Pennsylvania>the>
first>week>of>July,>such>reckoning>places>Joseph>Sr.>and>Lucy's>trip>south>around>the>beginning>of>
September>rather>than>at>the>end>of>the>month.>I>believe>Lucy>was>simply>mistaken>about>the>September>
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visited>early>in>September,>arriving>back>in>Manchester>on>or>before>September>11,>the>date>when>Gain>C.>
Robinson>visited>the>Smith>family>and>charged>Joseph>Sr.>for>medicine>(see>note>10).>This>is>one>of>a>
number>of>instances>where>a>third3party>account>confirms>details>of>Lucy>Mack>Smith's>history—rather>
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for>classification>were:>>1>the>2>their>3>to>4>and>5>his>6>for>7>be>8>i>9>that>10>of>11>you>12>will>13>my>14>god>
15>have>16>this>17>he>18>was>19>which>20>is>21>shall>22>they>23>not>24>it>25>with>26>we>27>at>28>were>29>
him>30>a>31>in>32>by>33>all>34>as>35>me>36>are>37>our>38>your>39>from>40>them>41>had>42>or>43>but>44>on>
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transgression,>if>thou>art>not>aware>thou>wilt>fall,>but>remember>God>is>merciful:>Therefore,>repent>of>that>
which>thou>hast>done,>and>he>will>only>cause>thee>to>be>afflicted>for>a>season,>and>thou>art>still>chosen,>
and>wilt>again>be>called>to>the>work;>and>except>thou>do>this,>thou>shalt>be>delivered>up>and>become>as>
other>men,>and>have>no>more>gift.>And>when>thou>deliveredst>up>that>which>God>had>given>thee>sight>and>
power>to>translate,>thou>deliveredst>up>that>which>was>sacred,>into>the>hands>of>a>wicked>man,>who>has>
set>at>nought>the>counsels>of>God,>and>has>broken>the>most>sacred>promises,>which>were>made>before>
God,>and>has>depended>upon>his>own>judgement,>and>boasted>in>his>own>wisdom,>and>this>is>the>reason>
that>thou>hast>lost>thy>privileges>for>a>season,>for>thou>hast>suffered>the>counsel>of>thy>director>to>be>
trampled>upon>from>the>beginning.”>
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Book>of>Mormon>Studies:>Volume>3>16,>Issue>3>1,>Pages:>4—17,>Provo,>Utah:>Maxwell>Institute,>2007.>>
http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=16&num=1&id=428>>
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See:>http://www.boap.org/LDS/History/HTMLHistory/v1c3history.html>>
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very>secret>and>still>and>there>was>a>mediator>between>them>and>that>was>Cowdery.>The>[Spalding]>
manuscript>was>stolen>by>Rigdon>and>modelled>over>by>him>and>then>handed>over>to>Cowdery>and>he>
copied>them>and>Smith>sat>behind>the>curtain>and>handed>them>out>to>Cowdery>and>as>fast>as>Cowdery>
copied>them,>they>was>handed>over>to>Martin>Harris>and>he>took>them>to>Egbert>Granden>[sic],>the>one>
who>printed>them,>and>Gilbert>set>the>type.”>Pages>1323133.in>True>Origin>of>the>Book>of>Mormon>(1914)>
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power>to>translate,>into>the>hands>of>a>wicked>man,>you>have>lost>them,>and>you>also>lost>your>gift>at>the>
same>time,>nevertheless>it>has>been>restored>unto>you>again:>therefore,>see>that>you>are>faithful>and>go>
on>unto>the>finishing>of>the>remainder>of>the>work>as>you>have>begun.>Do>not>run>faster>then>you>have>
strength>and>means>provided>to>translate,>but>be>diligent>unto>the>end,>that>you>may>come>off>conquerer;>
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BoM>chapter>attributions>for>unique>phrases>in>BC>9:>
Rigdon>>3>85%>
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Smith>–>8%>
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Spalding>–>35%>
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“cunning>plan”>–>2>Ne>9:>28>(Rigdon)>
“flattereth”>–>2>Ne>28:22>(Rigdon)>
“hen>gathereth”3>3>Ne>10:436>(Spalding)>
“true>points>of>my>doctrine”>–>3>Ne>21:6>(Rigdon)>
“I>am>Jesus>Christ,>the>Son>of>God”>–>3>Ne>11:39340>(Rigdon)>
“gates>of>hell”>–>3>Ne>18:13>(Smith)>
“scattering>and>gathering…remnant>of>the>seed>of>Joseph”>–>1>Ne>10:14>(Rigdon)>
“establish>my>church”>–>3>Ne>21:22>(Rigdon)>
“harden(not(their(hearts>“>–>1>Ne>14:22>(Rigdon);>3>Ne>21:22>(Rigdon)>
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letter>to>Thomas>Gregg,>Jan>28,>1885;>statement>to>Arthur>Deming,>July>21,>1887).>John>H.>Gilbert>
repeatedly>confirmed>that>Lorenzo>Saunders>had>reported>seeing>Rigdon>prior>to>1830>(letter>to>James>T.>
Cobb>of>Oct>14,>1879;>and>1881>interview>by>William>H.>and>Edmund>L.>Kelley;>letter>to>Thomas>Gregg,>
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Mormon>by>the>use>of>a>little>stone>he>had>in>his>possession>before>he>obtained>the>plates.”>>
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his("Peep(stone"(to(do(the(translation.>>Whitmer(esponded:((“..>The>"Interpreters">were>taken>from>Joseph>
after>he>allowed>Martin>Harris>to>carry>away>the>116>pages>of>Ms>[manuscript]>of>the>Book>of>Mormon>as>
a>punishment,>but>he>was>allowed>to>go>on>and>translate>by>use>of>a>"Seers>stone">which>he>had,>and>
which>he>placed>in>a>hat>into>which>he>buried>his>face,>stating>to>me>and>others>that>the>original>character>
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The>Priority>of>Mosiah:>A>Prelude>to>Book>of>Mormon>Exegesis>Brent>Lee>Metcalfe.>
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Arnold>Publishers;>New>York.>Pages>1043105.>>>On>p.>104,>Ronberg>describes>use>of>“after>that”.>>On>p.>
105,>he>describes>the>evolution>of>“because>that”>as>subordinate>clauses:>>“One>particularly>important>
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for>his>cleansing,>he>shall>be>seen>of>the>priest>again:>
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bear>her>iniquity.>
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enemies>round>about,>that>Joshua>waxed>old>[and]>stricken>in>age.>
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1>Ne>2:11>3>they>did>murmur>in>many>things>against>their>father,>because'that(he>was>a>visionary>man>>
1>Ne>3:23>3>And>after'that(we>had>gathered>these>things>together…>
1>Ne>3:30>3>And>after'that(the>angel>had>spoken>unto>us…>
1>Ne>4:19>3>And>after'that(I>had>smitten>off>his>head…>
1>Ne>4:20>3>After'that(I>had>done>this…>
1>Ne>7:11>3>…after'that(I>had>made>bellowses…>
1>Ne>11:9>3>And>it>came>to>pass>that>after'that(I>had>seen>the>tree…>
1>Ne>13:29>3>and>after'that'these>plain>and>precious>things>were>taken>away…>
1>Ne>15:17>3>until>after'that(they>are>scattered>by>the>Gentiles>
1>Ne>16:35>3>and>they>did>murmur>against>my>father>because'that(he>had>brought>them>out>of>the>land>of>
Jerusalem>
Ether>12:21>3>and>after'that(the>brother>of>Jared>had>beheld>the>finger>of>the>Lord>
Ether>15:16>3>and>after'that(they>had>retired>to>their>camps…>
Moroni>2:2>3>ye>shall>call>on>the>Father>in>my>name>and>after'that'ye>have>done>this…>
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Wiley(&(Putnam(66(June(1851)((http://www.solomonspalding.com/docs/1851Whig.htm>>
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Mormon>and>another>Mormon>scripture>–>the>Book>of>Moses>–>describe>a>continuous>narrative>involving>
the>provenance>of>prophetic>records>and>interpreters.>These>records>were>presumably>carried>from>
Canaan>(Moses>6:46)>to>the>New>World>by>the>Jaredites>(Ether>3:23324),>transferred>to>Mosiah>II>(Mosiah>
8:13318;>29:20),>transmitted>through>Nephite>prophets>to>Helaman>(Alma>37:21,>23324;>Helaman>6:263
27),>then>translated>and>sealed>by>Moroni>(Ether>4:5)>for>ultimate>recovery>by>Smith>(JS3H>1:35).>
It>is>possible>that>in>Spalding’s>Manuscript>Found,>Mosiah>II>translated>the>Jaredite>record>and>the>brass>
plates>was>inserted>before>Alma.>>This>would>have>resulted>in>a>structure>like>this:>
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Book>of>Mosiah>
Book>of>Moses>
Book>of>Ether>
Book>of>Alma>
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Book>of>Nephi>
Book>of>Mormon>
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But>after>the>lost>pages,>it>may>have>made>more>sense>to>move>the>Book>of>Ether>to>after>the>Book>of>
Mormon.>>But>why?>>To>enable>add3ons>with>Moroni?>
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Book>of>Lehi>
Book>of>Mosiah>
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the>records>which>had>been>entrusted>to>me>by>the>hand>of>the>Lord,>save>it>were>these>few>plates>which>
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LA>Review>of>Books>(October>30,>2012)>
http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=1135>>
Pratt>references>Bunyon’s>“The>Pilgrim’s>Progress”>in>the>following>excerpt>from>Chapter>32>of>“The>
Autobiography>of>Parley>P.>Pratt”:>
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“No>sooner>was>the>key>turned>than>the>door>was>seized>by>Mr.>Follett>with>both>hands;>and>with>his>foot>
placed>against>the>wall,>he>soon>opened>a>passage,>which>was>in>the>same>instant>filled>by>Mr.>Phelps,>
and>followed>by>myself>and>Mr.>Follett.>The>old>jailer>strode>across>the>way,>and>stretched>out>his>arms>
like>Bunyan's>Apollion,>or>like>the>giant>Despair>in>Doubting>Castle,>but>all>to>no>purpose.>One>or>two>leaps>
brought>us>to>the>bottom>of>the>stairs,>carrying>the>old>gentleman>with>us>headlong,>helter>skelter,>while>
old>Luman>sat>and>laughed>in>his>comer>of>the>prison,>and>Mrs.>Phelps>exclaimed,>"O>Lord>God>of>Israel,>
thou>canst>help.">Old>Mrs.>Gibbs>looked>on>in>silent>amazement,>while>the>jailer's>wife>acted>the>part>of>
the>giant>Despair's>wife,>Diffidence,>and>not>only>assisted>in>the>scuffle,>but>cried>out>so>loud>that>the>
town>was>soon>alarmed.>In>the>meantime>we>found>ourselves>in>the>open>air,>in>front>of>the>prison>and>in>
full>view>of>the>citizens,>who>had>already>commenced>to>rally,>while>Mr.>Phelps>and>the>jailer>still>clinched>
fast>hold>of>each>other>like>two>mastiffs.>However,>in>another>instant>he>cleared>himself,>and>we>were>all>
three>scampering>off>through>the>fields>towards>the>thicket.”>
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In>2009,>BYU>Profesor>Royal>Skousen>reported>17 >century>writing>patterns>in>the>Book>of>Mormon.>Prof.>
Skusen>described>these>patterns>in>an>article>entitled>“12>Questions>and>a>Book”:>
http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2009/09/123questions3and3a3book3by3royal3skousen/>
in>the>above>link,>Prof.>Skousen>describes>the>critical>text>project>for>the>Book>of>Mormon,>and>he>is>
asked:>>“What>are>some>of>the>major>findings>of>this>project?”>He>replied:>
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word(and(that(he(could(see(the(spelling(of(the(names((in(support(of(what(witnesses(of(the(
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realized.>
(c) There(are(a(number(of(errors(in(the(text(that(have(never(been(corrected(in(any(LDS(or(RLDS(
edition,(although(none(of(them(fundamentally(alter(the(text.>
(d) There(are(occasional(errors(in(the(original(manuscript(itself((see,(for(instance,(the(reading(
“Ishmael(and(also(his(hole(hole”(in(1(Nephi(7:5);(errors(could(enter(the(text(from(its(very(earliest(
transmission;(many(of(the(errors(in(the(original(manuscript(show(that(this(manuscript(was(written(
down(from(oral(dictation.>
(e) Errors(in(the(printer’s(manuscript(clearly(show(that(this(manuscript(was(produced(by(visual(
copying(from(another(text,(not(by(oral(dictation.>
(f) Joseph(Smith’s(editing(for(the(second(and(third(editions((1837(and(1840)(represents(human(
editing,(not(a(revealed(revision(of(the(text.>
(g) The(original(text(includes(unique(kinds(of(expression(that(appear(to(be(uncharacteristic(of(English(
in(any(time(and(place;(some(of(these(expressions(are(Hebraistic(in(nature.>
(h) The(early(transmission(of(the(Book(of(Mormon(text(does(not(in(general(support(the(traditional(
assumptions(of(textual(criticism(–(namely,(the(assumptions(that(the(transmitted(text(tends(to(
remove(difficult(readings(and(lengthen(the(text;(instead,(the(early(transmission(of(the(Book(of(
Mormon(text(tends(to(introduce(more(difficult(readings(and(to(omit(words(and(phrases.>
(i) The(vocabulary(of(the(Book(of(Mormon(text(appears(to(derive(from(the(1500s(and(the(1600s,(
not(from(the(1800s.This(last(finding(is(quite(remarkable.(Lexical(evidence(suggests(that(the(
original(text(contained(a(number(of(expressions(and(words(with(meanings(that(were(lost(from(the(
English(language(by(1700,(including(the(following((with(the(date(of(their(last(citation(in(the(
Oxford(English(Dictionary(given(in(parentheses):>
to(require(‘to(request’((1665)(Enos(1:18(reads(“thy(fathers(have(also(required(of(me(this(
thing”([Ezra(8:22:(“for(I(was(ashamed(to(require(of(the(king(a(band(of(soldiers(and(
horsemen(to(help(us(against(the(enemy(in(the(way”]>
sermon(‘talk,(discourse,(speech’((1594)([conjectural(emendation](Mosiah(19:24(should(
read(“after(they(had(ended(the(sermon”((not(the(current(reading(“after(they(had(ended(
the(ceremony”)>
to(cast(arrows(‘to(shoot(arrows’((1609)(Alma(49:4(reads(“the(Lamanites(could(not(cast(
their(stones(and(their(arrows(at(them”([Proverbs(26:18:(“as(a(mad(man(who(casteth(
firebrands(arrows(and(death”]>
to(counsel(‘to(counsel(with’((1547)(Alma(37:37(originally(read(“counsel(the(Lord(in(all(thy(
doings(”[similarly(in(Alma(39:10]>
but(if(‘unless’((1596)(Mosiah(3:19(originally(read(“for(the(natural(man(is(an(enemy(to(
God(…and(will(be(forever(and(ever(but(if(he(yieldeth(to(the(enticings(of(the(Holy(Spirit”>
to(depart(‘to(part’((1677)(Helaman(8:11(originally(read(“to(smite(upon(the(waters(of(the(
Red(Sea(and(they(departed(hither(and(thither”>
extinct:(in(reference(to(an(individual’s(death((1675)(Alma(44:7(reads(“and(inflect(the(
wounds(of(death(in(your(bodies(that(ye(may(become(extinct”([similarly(in(several(other(
places]>
the(pleading(bar(of(God((not(in(the(Oxford(English(Dictionary,(but(three(early(1600(
citations(have(been(found,(including(one(in(a(legal(context)([conjectural(emendation](
Jacob(6:13(should(read(“until(I(shall(meet(you(before(the(pleading(bar(of(God”,(
not(“the(pleasing(bar(of(God”([similarly(in(Moroni(10:34]((>
((((((
As(noted,(only(two(of(these(instances(of(archaic(vocabulary((dating(from(Early(Modern(English)(are(found(
in(the(1611(King(James(Bible.”>
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arrows”(.((>
Skousen’s>identification>of(but(if,>>sermon(and>>to(counsel>as>archaic>phrases>found>in>the>Book>of>
Mormon,>but>not>in>the>KJ>Bible,>is>of>interest.>>John>Bunyan>used>all>these>terms>in>The(Pilgrim’s(
Progress:(
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“Then,>said>Evangelist,>stand>still>a>little,>that>I>may>show>thee>the>words>of>God.>So>he>stood>
trembling.>Then>said>Evangelist,>"See>that>ye>refuse>not>him>that>speaketh.>For>if>they>escaped>
not>who>refused>him>that>spake>on>earth,>much>more>shall>not>we>escape,>if>we>turn>away>from>
him>that>speaketh>from>heaven.">[Heb.>12:25]>He>said,>moreover,>"Now>the>just>shall>live>by>
faith:>but(if(any>man>draw>back,>my>soul>shall>have>no>pleasure>in>him.">[Heb.>10:38]>He>also>did>
thus>apply>them:>Thou>art>the>man>that>art>running>into>this>misery;>thou>hast>begun>to>reject>
the>counsel>of>the>Most>High,>and>to>draw>back>thy>foot>from>the>way>of>peace,>even>almost>to>
the>hazarding>of>thy>perdition.”>
“Yea,>he>did>hold>me>to>it>at>that>rate>also,>about>a>great>many>more>things>than>here>I>relate;>
as,(that>it>was>a>shame>to>sit>whining>and>mourning>under>a>sermon,>and>a>shame>to>come>
sighing>and>groaning>home:>that>it>was>a>shame>to>ask>my>neighbour>forgiveness>for>petty>faults,>
or>to>make>restitution>where>I>have>taken>from>any.”>>
“The>next>night,>she,>talking>with>her>husband>about>them>further,>and>understanding>they>were>
yet>alive,>did>advise>him(to(counsel>them>to>make>away>themselves.”>>
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/131/1313h/1313h.htm>
http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/eng200/pilgrim.htm>
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In>the>Acceptable>Sacrifice,>Bunyan>uses>“cast(arrows”:((>“Men>move>not,>they>relent>not,>let>God>thunder>
never>so>terribly;>let>God,>in>the>greatest>earnest,(cast(abroad>his>firebrands,>arrows,>and>death,>in>the>
most>dreadful>representations>of>wrath>and>judgment,>yet>still>man>trembles>not,>nor>is>any>more>
astonished>than>if>in>all>this>God>were>but>in>jest,>till>he>comes>and>falls>to>work>with>him,>and>forces>him>
to>cry>out,>What>have>I>done?>What>shall>I>do?”>>
http://www.biblebb.com/files/bunyan/sacrifice.htm>>
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In>“The>Work>of>Christ>as>an>Advocate”,>Bunyan>refer>to>pleading>at>the>“bar>of>God”:>>“Wherefore>he>
saith,>"If>any>man>sin,>we>have>an>Advocate";>one>to>stand>up>for>him,>and>to>plead(for>his>deliverance>
before(the(bar(of(God.>(Joel>3:2.>Isa>66:16.>Eze>38:22.>Jer>2.)”>>In>the>same>work,>Bunyan>uses>the>term>
“But(it”:>>“But(if(it>was>to>plead>good>causes>for>which>Christ>is>appointed>Advocate,>then>the>apostle>
should>have>written>thus:>If>any>man>be>righteous,>we>have>an>Advocate>with>the>Father.”>
http://acacia.pair.com/Acacia.John.Bunyan/Sermons.Allegories/Jesus.Christ.Advocate/3.html>>
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>The>word>“them”>refers>to>two>stone>interpreters>used>for>translation>of>ancient>records.>>>
Apologists>will>argue>that>Ether>4:1>was>actually>referring>to>Mosiah>I>who>had>received>a>large>stone>with>
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According>to>Ether>3,>the>plates>and>interpreters>were>buried>together.>>The>interpreters>and>plates>
should>therefore>stay>together.>>But>according>to>the>text,>King>Limhi>has>the>plates>while>King>Mosiah>II>
has>the>interpreters>(Mosiah>8:13).>>>King>Limhi>and>Kong>Mosiah>II>live>in>different>lands.>
Mormon>apologists>are>aware>of>this>problem.>>For>an>apologetic>explanation,>see:>>
http://oneclimbs.com/2010/08/25/interpreters3and3combinations/>>
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“my>theory>is>that>Mosiah>gets>the>interpreters>from>the>people>of>Zarahemla>who>get>them>directly>from>
Coriantumr;>but>that’s>just>a>theory.”>
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John>Hyde:>
Another>very>serious>discrepancy>occurs>as>to>this>Urim>and>Thummim.>In>the>Book>of>Mormon>there>are>
two>mentioned.>>One,>p.>522,>is>possessed>by>Jared's>brother,>who>seals>them>up>with>his>plates,>and>
hides>them.>These>plates>and>interpreters,>according>to>the>Book>of>Mormon,>have>never>been>found.>
Ether,>the>last>surviving>descendant>of>Jared's>company,>engraves>a>succinct>history>of>his>fore>fathers>on>
twenty3four>golden>plates>and>dies,>p.>549.>>
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brought>the>breast3plate>referred>to,>but>with>them>neither>the>plates>of>Jared's>brother,>nor>his>
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who>declares>he>received>them,>they>"having>been>handed>down>from>generation>to>generation,">p.>204.>
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Slide-135Prior>to>1828,>Rigdon>apparently>believed>in>the>“Arminian”>conversion>process.>This>process>involved>
three>steps:>(1)>faith,>(2)>repentance,>and>(3)>spiritual>rebirth.>This>sequence>appears>in>those>sections>of>
The>Book>of>Mormon>that>were>likely>written>before>1828>(i.e.,>before>the>lost>116>pages>incident).>See>
for>example>Mos.>5:7,>27:24327;>Alma>5:12313;>22:153>16;>and>Alma>36:16324.>In>these>sections,>baptism>
was>a>sign>of>having>been>born>of>God,>not>a>requirement>for>spiritual>rebirth.>>Scott’s>doctrine>of>faith,>
repentance,>baptism>appears>in>the>“small>plates”>prepared>to>replace>the>lost>Book>of>Lehi>(2>Nephi>
31:11314)>and>near>the>end>of>The>Book>of>Mormon>(3>Ne>11:25326,>35336;>18:11;>27:19320;>28:18;>30:2;>
Mormon>7:8310;>and>Moro>6:4;>8:11).>These>are>the>same>general>locations>where>we>find>Scott’s>phrase>
“Jesus>is>the>Christ”>(Moroni>7:44;>Mormon>5:14;>and>twice>in>2>Nephi>26:12).>>>
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In>1844,>Alexander>Campbell>realized>that>fellow>preachers>Scott>and>Bentley>were>wrong>to>think>that>
the>Book>of>Mormon>did>not>contain>the>Scott>conversion>sequence:>>“Brethren>Scott>and>Bentley>are>
both>mistaken>as>to>the>fact>of>baptism>for>the>remission>of>sins>not>having>been>found>in>the>Book>of>
Mormon”(.(Campbell>then>added>that>this>”…shows>how>easily>men>may>reason>wrong>[they>had>used>an>
incorrect>assumption>to>conclude>that>Rigdon>spoke>to>them>about>a>book>about>to>come>forth>in>1827]>
from>false>facts,>or>from>assumed>premises".>Campbell>then>concluded:>>“But>that>Sidney>Rigdon>had>a>
hand>in>the>manufacture>of>the>religious>part>of>the>Book>of>Mormon>is>clearly>established>from>this>fact,>
and>from>other>expressions>in>that>book,>as>certainly>"stolen">from>our>brethren>as>that>he>once>was>
amongst>them.”>
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Alexander>Campbell.(Vol.>I.>BETHANY,>VA.>>>JANUARY,>>1844.>No.>I.>MISTAKES>TOUCHING>THE>BOOK>OF>
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his>omission>on>the>ground>that>the>English>word>"ghost">has>come>to>signify>a>disembodied>spirit>of>a>
dead>person,>and,>consequently,>ought>never>to>be>used>to>apply>to>the>Spirit>of>God.>
Dan>Vogel>refers>to:>“use>of>the>term>"Holy>Spirit”>as>a>favorite>with>Campbell's>movement.">>in>
http://www.xmission.com/~research/central/resth2.htm>
>The>Earliest>Mormon>Concept>of>God>>by>Dan>Vogel.>>1989>by>Signature>Books,>Inc>Taken>from>Gary>
James>Bergera,>ed.,>Line(Upon(Line:(Essays(on(Mormon(Doctrine(Salt>Lake>City:>Signature>Books,>1989),>173
33.>>
The>phrase>“Power>of>the>Holy>Ghost”>is>found>in:>
1>Nephi>10:17,>19>
1>Nephi>13:37>
2>Ne>26:13>
2>Nephi>28:26,>31>
2>Nephi>32:3>
2>Nephi>33:1>
Jacob>6:8>
Jacob>7:12013>
Alma>7:10>
3>Nephi>21:2>
3>Nephi>29:6>
Moroni>3:4>
Moroni>6:4,9>>
Moroni>7:36,>44>
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study>the>words>of>Isaiah.>>In>his>old>age,>Rigdon>recorded>the>following>scripture>in>the>Post>Collection,>
Section>27>of>his>Copying>Book>A>&>Book>of>the>revelations>of>Jesus>Christ>To>The>Children>of>Zion>(1864,>
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and>to>the>great>point>on>which>to>fix>your>faith>for-I-say-unto-you-as-I-did-to-the-Nephites-concerningIsaiah-that-he-prophecied-of-all-things-pertaining-to-Zion-or-my-kingdom,>and>I>repeat>to>you>what>I>said>
to>them>that>all>things>that>he>prophecied>shall>be>fulfilled.”>
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A>&>Book>of>the>Revelations>of>Jesus>Christ>To>The>Children>of>Zion>(1864,>Friendship,>NY):>>>
“From>the>time>the>book>of>Mormon>came>forth>the>brining>to>light>and>qualifying>a>priesthood>to>
expound>the>revelations>of>the>stick>of>Judah>were>constantly>kept>in>view>by>me>saith>the>Lord.>It>was>the>
great>result>of>all>the>things>&>events>connected>with>the>first>organization>and>had>that>church>been>
collected,>and>had>there>not>been>an-expounder>found>in>her,>though>it>had>multiplied>to>millions>all>
would>have>been>a>failure>and>unavailing.>The>only>fact>which>gave>consequence>to>the>former>
organization>was>that>from>her>came>forth>an-expounder>of>the>stick>of>Judah>as>typified>by>the>house>of>
Abraham>through>whose>separation>there>came>a>Savior>into>the>world.>In>like>manner>by>the>separation>
of>the>former>church>from>the>rest>of>the>world>there>came>an-expounder>into>the>world>without>which>
there>could>be>no>Zion.>And>if>there>were>no>Zion>there>could>be>no>Salvation.>The>fulfilling>of>the>
covenants>made>with>the>house>of>Israel>were>entirely>dependant>on>an-expounder>making>his>
appearance>in>the>world>in>order>that>the>way>might>be>prepared>to>fulfil>the>covenants.>And>as>it>was>
with>the>house>of>Israel,>so>shall>it>be>with>the>former>organization.>The>Israel>which>rejected>the>Savior>
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first>order,>those>who>reject>the-expounder>shall>be>cast>down>in>wrath>cut>off>in>fury>and>shall>be>hurled>
into>fire>from>whence>there>is>no>return.>And>again>behold!>Saith>the>Lord>there>could>not>any>one>be>anexpounder>only>according>to>the>law>which>governed>that>calling>before>the>Lord>your>God,>which>law>
required>that>the>holder>of>that>priesthood>must>perfect>it>before>the>Lord.>He-could-only-do-this-bybecoming-acquainted-with-the-histories-of-nations-&-kingdoms,-of-countries-&-peoples,-of-the-laws-ofGod-and-men:-and-also-be-deeply-read-in-the-teachings-of-heaven-in-the-profound-wisdom-of-theprophets-and-the-holy-instructions-of-the-apostles,-that-he-might-possess-the-literature-of-the-world,-aswell-as-the-literature-of-the-gospel,-for-such-an-one-must-be-able,-yea,-mighty-to-expound-all-scriptures.>
And>this>he>could>not>do>unless>he>qualified>himself>to>the>full>extent>of>the>requirements>of>the>law>of>his>
holy>calling>Verily>saith>the>Lord>If>there>come>any>unto>you>pretending>to>be>sent>of>me>to>be>the>leader>
of>the>Children>of>Zion,>and>is>not>qualified>according>to>the>law>of>this>holy>calling,>know>assuredly>that>
such>an>one>is>a>liar>and>the>truth>is>not>in>him.>And>that>instead>of>teaching>the>Children>of>Zion>in>the>
doctrine>of>righteousness,>he>is>working>out>his>damnation>to>perfection>for>for>such>there>is>no>
forgiveness>in>this>world>nor>in>the>world>to>come>for>such>are>sinning>unto>death>&>you>shall>not>pray>for>
them.>But>concerning>the>holy>calling>of>an-expounder>such>have>duties>peculiar>to>themselves>that>are>
required>of>none>others,>and>in>the>discharge>of>those>duties>of>which>none>others>have>knowledge>they>
obtain>their>high>and>holy>calling,>and>consequently>know>things>which>none>others>know>nor>can>know>
till>they>pass>the>same>ordeal>that>they>have>passed,>for>such>the>Lord>himself>prepares>the>way>in>which>
they>have>got>to>walk>And>it>is>one>that>none>but>themselves>can>see.>And>now>verily>saith>the>Lord>such>
an>one>is>“Zion”>for>Zion>can>only>exist>through>such>an>one.>Men>can>build>synagogues>of>Satan>but>the>
Zion>of>God>they>cannot>build.>Hence>the>necessity>for>raising>up>and>qualifying>an-expounder.”>>
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Slide-1422>Nephi>11:8>>And>now>I>write>some>of>the>words>of>Isaiah,>that>whoso>of>my>people>shall>see>these>words>
may>lift>up>their>hearts>and>rejoice>for>all>men.>Now>these>are>the>words,>and>ye>may>liken>them>unto>you>
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Slide-144“Joseph>Smith>and>the>Origins>of>Mormonism”>by>David>Persuitte>(2000).>
View>of>the>Hebrews>contains>unique>phrases>found>in>The>Book>of>Mormon>("curious>workmanship">in>1>
Ne>16:10,>1>Ne>18:1,>Ether>10:27;>"land>of>liberty">in>2>Ne>1:7,>2>Ne>10:11,>Mos>29:32,>Alma>46:17;>
"reckoning>of>time">–>3>Ne>8:10).>
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citations>in>View>of>the>Hebrews>(VH):>
2>Ne>8>3>VH>2023203>
2>Ne>133>VH>110>
2>Ne>15>3>VH>1823183>
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2>Ne>16>–>VH>43>
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2>Ne>19>–>VH>163>
2>Ne>20>3>VH>1993200>>
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very>secret>and>still>and>there>was>a>mediator>between>them>and>that>was>Cowdery.>The>[Spalding]>
manuscript>was>stolen>by>Rigdon>and>modelled>over>by>him>and>then>handed>over>to>Cowdery>and>he>
copied>them>and>Smith>sat>behind>the>curtain>and>handed>them>out>to>Cowdery>and>as>fast>as>Cowdery>
copied>them,>they>was>handed>over>to>Martin>Harris>and>he>took>them>to>Egbert>Granden>[sic],>the>one>
who>printed>them,>and>Gilbert>set>the>type.”>Pages>1323133.in>True>Origin>of>the>Book>of>Mormon>(1914)>
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influenced,>governed,>or>controlled>in>my>temporal>interests>by>any>ecclesiastical>authority>or>pretended>
revelation>whatever,>contrary>to>my>own>judgement.’>>
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that>Oliver>Cowdery>would>bear>strong>testimony>of>the>Book>of>Mormon>when>amongst>the>saints,>but>
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