Joseph writes how the Anthon incident reinforced the idea that JS needed to use the spectacles to translate the BOM.
Joseph Smith, Jr. (declarant, 1832) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
Letterbook 1, [ca. 27 Nov. 1832–ca. 4 Aug. 1835], 5, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed August 11, 2021
Date of Account
1832
Date of Events
1832
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged 'Holograph Direct'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Manuscript
Audience
Church Elders
Transcription
[Martin Harris] imediately came to Su[s]quehanna and said the Lord had shown him that he must go to new York City some of the caracters so we proceeded to coppy some of them and he took his Journy to the Eastern Cittys and to the Learned read this I pray thee and the learned said I cannot but if he would bring the blates [plates] they would read it but the Lord had fobid it and he returned to me and gave them to translate and I said I said [I] cannot for I am not learned but the Lord had prepared spectticke spectacles for to read the Book therefore I commenced translating the characters and thus the Prop[h]icy of Isah was fulfilled.