Martin Harris tells Simon Smith that Joseph the Urim and Thummim to translate the BOM.
Simon Smith (declarant, Apr 30, 1884) --- Simon Smith, The Saints' Herald (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
Simon Smith to the editor, April 30, 1884, Saints’ Herald 31, no. 21 (May 24, 1884): 324, M291.5 S157 v. 1- 1860-, Church History Library
Date of Account
Apr 30, 1884
Date of Events
1828–1829
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged '2nd Hand Reprint Late'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Letter
Audience
General Public
Transcription
He [Martin Harris] also said, “I was Joseph Smith’s scribe, and wrote for him a great deal; for he was such a poor writer, and could not even draw up a note of hand as his education was so limited. I also wrote for him about one third of the first part of the translation of the plates as he interpreted them by the Urim and Thummim. And I paid the printer about three thousand dollars for the first edition of the Book of Mormon.”