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Source:Emma Smith Bidamon:to Emma Pilgrim:1870:was translated by use of the Urim, and Thummim, and that was the part that Martin Harris lost, after that he used a small stone
Emma Smith Bidamon (1870): "was translated by use of the Urim, and Thummim, and that was the part that Martin Harris lost, after that he used a small stone"
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Emma Smith Bidamon (1870): "was translated by use of the Urim, and Thummim, and that was the part that Martin Harris lost, after that he used a small stone"
Emma Smith Bidamon:
Now the first that my husband translated, was translated by use of the Urim, and Thummim, and that was the part that Martin Harris lost, after that he used a small stone, not exactly, black, but was rather a dark color.[1]
Notes
- ↑ “Emma Smith Bidamon to Emma Pilgrim, 27 March 1870,” in Early Mormon Documents, 1:532. Text has been formatted for readability.