Haining reports that Joseph was directed to find the place where the plates were and to translate those by the the biblical Aaron's U&T.
Samuel Haining (declarant, 1840) --- Robert Fargher (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
Samuel Haining, Mormonism Weighed in the Balances of the Sanctuary, and Found Wanting: The Substance of Four Lectures (Douglas: Robert Fargher, 1840), 22, 29
Date of Account
1840
Date of Events
1840
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged 'Direct Unsourced'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Book
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription
He did as was commanded; found the plates, and, by the aid of Aaron's urim and thummim, deciphered, translated, and published them as a new revealation from God, of equal authority with the Old and New Testaments. . . . Joseph Smith was directed by an angel to the place, and, by the aid of his glasses, and the urim and thummim, was enabled to decipher the plates and to write the book.