How Much Weight Can a Single Source Bear? The Case of Samuel D. Tyler’s Journal Entry

Title

How Much Weight Can a Single Source Bear? The Case of Samuel D. Tyler’s Journal Entry

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2013

Authors

Roper, Matthew (Primary)

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Pagination

54-57

Volume

22

Issue

1

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

In 1838 a group of Latter-day Saints passed through Randolph County, Missouri, on their way to join the Saints at Far West. A journal entry by Samuel D. Tyler, a member of the church who traveled with this group, has led some students of the Book of Mormon to conclude that the Prophet Joseph Smith revealed the location of the ancient city of Manti spoken of in the Book of Mormon. A careful examination of the Tyler journal and other historical sources suggests that this conclusion is unwarranted.

Early Church History
Missouri
Book of Mormon Geography – Heartland
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Manti (City of)

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