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Joseph the Prophet
Title
Joseph the Prophet
Magazine
Improvement Era
Publication Type
Magazine Article
Year of Publication
1920
Authors
Hart, Charles H. (Primary)
Pagination
491–495
Date Published
April 1920
Volume
23
Issue Number
6
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Abstract
This article argues that it is more difficult to think Joseph Smith could invent the Book of Mormon, given his youth, limited experience, and opportunities, than to believe he was inspired. Joseph would have needed extensive research to have learned, for example, that Native Americans used stone boxes for the burial of valuables, a fact virtually unknown in his day. Not until 1906 were such boxes discovered in the areas of Toronto, Tennessee, Illinois, and New Mexico.
Subject Keywords
Apologetics
First Vision
External Evidence
Book of Mormon Authorship
Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846)
Joseph Smith
Jr.
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