W.W. Phelps records that the Book of Mormon was translated with the Urim and Thummim.
W. W. Phelps (declarant, Dec 25, 1834) --- W. W. Phelps and Co. (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Secondhand
Reference
William W. Phelps, "Letter No. 4," in Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate 1, no. 5 (February 1835): 65
Date of Account
Dec 25, 1834
Date of Events
Dec 25, 1834
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Secondhand — Tagged 'Direct Reprint'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Letter
Audience
General Public
Transcription
The first one is where you sat day after day and wrote the history of the second race that inhabited this continent, as the words were repeated to you by the Lord’s prophet, through the aid of the “Urim and Thumim,” “Nephite Interpreters,” or Divine Spectacles.