William Smith tells James Murdock that Joseph could not translate a sealed portion, testifies that Joseph was divinely assisted.
William Smith (declarant, Jul 3, 1841) --- Connecticut Congregational Observer (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
William Smith, interview by James Murdock, "The Mormons and Their Prophet," Connecticut Congregational Observer, July 3, 1841: 1
Date of Account
Jul 3, 1841
Date of Events
1828–1829
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged 'Scribed Verbatim'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Interview
Audience
General Public
Transcription
After this Joseph Smith was supernaturally assisted to read and to understand the inscription; and he was directed to translate a great part of it. The pages which he was not to translate were found to be sealed together, so that he did not even read them and learn their contents. With an assistant to correct his English, he translated so much of the inscription as now makes the book of Mormon.