Source:Orson Hyde:A Cry out of the Wilderness:Joseph Smith's education

Orson Hyde (1842): "He was able to read fairly well, but his ability to write was very limited and had only little literary knowledge."

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Orson Hyde (1842): "He was able to read fairly well, but his ability to write was very limited and had only little literary knowledge."

Orson Hyde:

Because his parents were poor and had to feed a large family, his education was meager. He was able to read fairly well, but his ability to write was very limited and had only little literary knowledge. His knowledge of letters did not go any further. Most of the subjects which were generally taught in the United States of America were completely unknown to him at the time he was favored with a heavenly message. [1]

Notes

  1. "Orson Hyde, Ein Ruf aus der Wüste (A Cry out of the Wilderness), 1842, extract, English translation," The Joseph Smith Papers.