Articles and Covenants of the Church teaching that God gave Joseph the means to translate.
Joseph Smith, Jr. (declarant, Apr 1830) --- John Whitmer (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
Articles and Covenants of the Church (= D&C 20:6-9), March 1831-July 1835, Revelation Book 1, 53, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed August 11, 2021
Date of Account
Apr 1830
Date of Events
Apr 1830
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged 'Scribed Verbatim'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Manuscript
Audience
General Public
Transcription
but after truly Repenting God ministered unto him [Joseph Smith] by an Holy Angel. . . . & gave unto him Commandments which insp[i]red him from on high & gave unto him power by the means of which was ^were^ before prepared that he should translate a Book which Book contained a record of a fallen