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==Question: How many seer stones did Joseph Smith have in his possession?==
===Joseph had between two to four seer stones===

Joseph first used a neighbor's seer stone (probably Sally Chase, on the balance of historical evidence, though there are other possibilities) to discover the location of a brown, baby's foot-shaped stone.  The vision of this stone likely occurred in about 1819&ndash;1820, and he obtained his first seer stone in about 1821&ndash;1822.<ref>{{Ashurst-McGee-Thesis|start=200|end=215}}</ref>

Joseph then used this first stone to find a second stone (a white one).  The color and sequence of obtaining these stones has often been confused,<ref>See, for example, {{CHC1|vol=1|start=129}}; Roberts was followed by Richard S. Van Wagoner,  Dan Vogel, Ogden Kraut, Jerald and Sandra Tanner, and D. Michael Quinn.  See discussion in Ashurst-McGee, 247n317.</ref> and readers interested in an in-depth treatment are referred to the endnotes.<ref>{{Ashurst-McGee-Thesis|start=200|end=283}}</ref>

Joseph would later discover at least two more seers stones in Nauvoo, on the banks of the Mississippi.  These stones seem to have been collected more for their appearance, and there is little evidence of Joseph using them at that late date in his prophetic career.<ref>{{Ashurst-McGee-Thesis|start=200|end=201}}</ref>
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