Joseph wrote that he translated the BOM from hieroglyphs.
Joseph Smith, Jr. (declarant, Nov 1, 1843) --- Times and Seasons (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Direct
Reference
Times and Seasons 4, no. 24 (November 1, 1843): 373
Date of Account
Nov 1, 1843
Date of Events
1828–1829
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Direct — Tagged 'Direct'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Periodical
Audience
General Public
Transcription
The fact is, that by the power of God I translated the Book of Mormon from hieroglyphics; the knowledge of which was lost to the world: in which wonderful event I stood alone, an unlearned youth, to combat the worldly wisdom, and multiplied ignorance of eighteen centuries