R., L. H. reports that Joseph engaged in peeping and spectacle use, which led to him doing that with the BOM.
R., L. H. (declarant, Dec 8, 1841) --- Christian Advocate and Journal (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
R., L. H., "Prevalence of Mormonism," Christian Advocate and Journal (New York) 16, no. 17 (December 8, 1841): 8
Date of Account
Dec 8, 1841
Date of Events
1828–1829
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged 'Direct Unsourced Journalism'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
News (traditional)
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription
Little enough did "Joseph Smith, jr., author and proprietor" of said book, imagine such events, and yet such have taken place! Gladly would he while engaged in "peeping," sometimes into an old hat, and at others into the spectacles, "called Urim and Thummim," through which he was enabled to read "the plates," and dictate to Oliver Cowdery, his amanuensis; gladly, no doubt, would he then have swapped his whole interest in the concern for a fifty acre farm in Michigan.