That Which You Have Translated, Which You Have Retained

Title

That Which You Have Translated, Which You Have Retained

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2021

Authors

Jones, Clifford P. (Primary)

Journal

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

Pagination

1-64

Volume

43 URL

https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/that-which-you-have-translated-which-you-have-retained/

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

I propose that our current Words of Mormon in the Book of Mormon was originally a second chapter of the book of Mosiah following an initial chapter that was part of the lost 116 pages. When Joseph Smith gave the first 116 pages to Martin Harris, he may have retained a segment of the original manuscript that contained our Words of Mormon, consistent with the Lord’s reference “that which you have translated, which you have retained” (D&C 10:41). A comprehensive review of contextual information indicates that the chapter we call Words of Mormon may actually be the first part of this retained segment.

Journal

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 43 (2021)

Words of Mormon

Harris, Martin

Linguistic Analysis

Textual Analysis

Resumptive Structure

Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon

That Which You Have Translated, Which You Have Retained

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