"A Presbyterian" describes the translation as Joseph looking into a small stone and reading the will of the Lord.

"A Presbyterian" (declarant, Feb 22, 1831) --- Independent Messenger (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Secondhand

Reference	"A Presbyterian," Letter, February 22, 1831, Independent Messenger, (Worcester, Massachusetts), 1 no. 24 (June 17, 1831): 96
Date of Account	Feb 22, 1831
Date of Events	Feb 22, 1831
Retrospective Distance	0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier	Secondhand — Tagged 'Direct Reprint'
Point of View	todo
Status	Unreviewed
Source Type	Letter
Audience	Reading Public

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He [Joseph Smith] has 10 years’ translating to do; he looks in a small stone he has, and there reads the will of the Lord and writes it for the good of his fellow-men; he can read a person’s heart by looking in his face.

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