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	In this video, Book of Mormon Central research associate Jonathon Riley had the chance to sit down with collector Reid Moon. Some Latter-day Saints may not be aware that Danish was the first foreign language into which the Book of Mormon was translated.&#xA0;
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	Did you know there was a prominent - and funny - error that made into the first edition of the Danish Book of Mormon? Watch them discuss the story behind the translation and see several parts of his collection, including a rare first edition Danish Book of Mormon.
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In this video, Book of Mormon Central research associate Jonathon Riley had the chance to sit down with collector Reid Moon. Some Latter-day Saints may not be aware that Danish was the first foreign language into which the Book of Mormon was translated.  Did you know there was a prominent - and funny - error that made into the first edition of the Danish Book of Mormon?

May 18, 2019

Watch: The Story Behind the First Foreign Translation of the Book of Mormon