John Rigdon in a lecture stated that the Book of Mormon was translated by the power of God.
John Rigdon (declarant, 1905) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
“Lecture Written by John M. Rigdon on the Early History of the Mormon Church,” typescript, Call No. BX 8670.1 .R44r, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University
Date of Account
1905
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
Manuscript
Audience
General Public
Transcription
along come Parley Pratt, Oliver Cowdery and one Zibe Paterson with the Book of Mormon. It was a bound volume and it was the first time Sidney Rigdon ever saw it or ever heard of the man called Joseph Smith. Parley Pratt presented the Book to my Father Sidney Rigdon in the presence of my mother and my oldest sister who was a young girl of 10 years of age. Parley Pratt . . . said, “Brother Rigdon, here is a book which is a revelation from God. One Joseph Smith, a young boy had an angel appear to him who told him where to go to find the Plates upon which the Book was engraved. They were gold. Joseph Smith went as directed by the angel and found the plates in a hill near Palmera New York and brought them to his home and there by the power of God translated them and it was the ever lasting Gospel given to the children of men.