George Q. Cannon cites David Whitmer reporting that Joseph translated with a stone in the hat "which all light was excluded."
George Q. Cannon (declarant, Feb 27, 1884) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
George Q. Cannon, Journal entry for February 27, 1884, Church Historians Press, accessed August 30, 2021
Date of Account
Feb 27, 1884
Date of Events
1828–1829
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged '2nd Hand Late'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Audience
George Q. Cannon
Transcription
In speaking of the translating he [David Whitmer] said that Joseph had the stone in a hat which all light was excluded. In the stone the characters appeared and under that the translation in English and they remained until the scribe had copied it correctly. If he had made a mistake the words still remain and were not replaced by any other.