Telling the Story of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

Title

Telling the Story of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2016

Authors

Smoot, Stephen O. (Primary)

Journal

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Pagination

67-82

Volume

19 URL

https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/telling-the-story-of-the-coming-forth-of-the-book-of-mormon/

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

Review of MacKay, Michael Hubbard and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat, From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon, Provo, UT, and Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University and Deseret Book, 2015. pp. 256 + xvii, including notes and index. $24.99 The book From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon by Michael Hubbard MacKay and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat is an outstanding resource for anyone interested in early Latter-day Saint history and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. It provides a compelling narrative about the recovery, translation, and publication of the Book of Mormon that utilizes the most cutting-edge historical scholarship available today.

Journal

Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 19 (2016)

Early Church History

Translation

Harris, Martin

Book of Mormon

Seerstones

Smith, Joseph, Jr.

Cowdery, Oliver

Telling the Story of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

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