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Joseph's use of seer stones
Summary: What do we know about Joseph's seer stone? What is its relation to the "Urim and Thummim"? Did Joseph place his seer stone in his hat while he was translating the Book of Mormon?PERSPECTIVES
- Noel B. Reynolds, The Authorship of the Book of Mormon
- Stephen D. Ricks, Joseph Smith's Translation of the Book of Mormon
- Stephen D. Ricks, "Translation of the Book of Mormon: Interpreting the Evidence," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 2/2 (1993). [201–206] link
- Royal Skousen, "How Joseph Smith Translated the Book of Mormon: Evidence from the Original Manuscript," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7/1 (1998). [22–31] link
- Royal Skousen, Translating the Book of Mormon: Evidence from the Original Manuscript