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==B.H. Roberts (1907): "The seer stone...possessed the qualities of Urim and Thummim, since by means of it...as well as by means of the “Interpreters”...Joseph was able to translate"==
B.H. Roberts:
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The seer stone referred to here was a chocolate-colored, somewhat egg-shaped stone which the Prophet found while digging a well in company with his brother Hyrum. It possessed the qualities of Urim and Thummim, since by means of it-as described above-as well as by means of the “Interpreters” found with the Nephite record, Joseph was able to translate the characters engraven on the plates.<ref>B. H. Roberts, ''Defense of the Faith and the Saints'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1907), 1:257.</ref>
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