David Whitmer said that God gave Joseph the ability to translate the BOM through a stone in fulfillment of Isaiah 29.
David Whitmer (declarant, 1887) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
David Whitmer, An Address to All Believers in Christ by a Witness to the Divine Authenticity of The Book of Mormon, (Richmond, MO: David Whitmer, 1887), 6
Date of Account
1887
Date of Events
1828–1829
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged 'Direct Late'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Book
Audience
General Public
Transcription
The people cannot understand why the Lord would bring forth his word from “a book (plates) that is sealed” and was buried in the ground by his ancient prophets on this land: and why He should have the words of the book delivered “to one that is learned,” telling him to read it, etc.; (see Isa. xxix) but the learned and wise men of the world could not read it; God gave to an unlearned boy, Joseph Smith, the gift to translate it by the means of a stone.