Ammon refers to the object used in translating ancient records as "interpreters."
Ammon (declarant, 121 BC) --- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (recorder) · -1951.0 yrs after events · Direct
Reference
Mosiah 8:13, 18, Book of Mormon, (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2013), November 20, 2021
Date of Account
121 BC
Date of Events
121 BC
Retrospective Distance
-1951.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Direct — Tagged 'Standard Works'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Book
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription
Now Ammon said unto him: I can assuredly tell thee, O king, of a man that can translate the records; for he has wherewith that he can look, and translate all records that are of ancient date; and it is a gift from God. And the things are called interpreters, and no man can look in them except he be commanded, lest he should look for that he ought not and he should perish. And whosoever is commanded to look in them, the same is called seer. . . . Thus God has provided a means that man, through faith, might work mighty miracles; therefore he becometh a great benefit to his fellow beings.