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Source:Joseph Knight Sr.:Reminiscence:1835-1847:he seemed to think more of the glasses or the Urim and Thummim than he did of the plates
Joseph Knight Sr. (1835-1847): "he seemed to think more of the glasses or the Urim and Thummim than he did of the plates"
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Joseph Knight Sr. (1835-1847): "he seemed to think more of the glasses or the Urim and Thummim than he did of the plates"
Joseph Knight Sr.:
After breakfast Joseph called me in to the other room and he set his foot on the bed and leaned his head on his hand and says, “Well, I am disappointed.” “Well,” say I, “I am sorry.” “Well,” says he, “I am greatly disappointed. It is ten times better than I expected.” Then he went on to tell the length and width and thickness of the plates, and, said he, they appear to be gold. But he seemed to think more of the glasses or the Urim and Thummim than he did of the plates for, says he, “I can see anything. They are marvelous. Now they are written in characters and I want them translated.”[1]
Notes
- ↑ “Joseph Knight Sr., Reminiscence, Circa 1835-1847,” in Early Mormon Documents, 4:15. Spelling has been modernized and formatted for readability.