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==''The True Latter Day Saints’ Herald'' (1879): "a 'Seer Stone,' which was placed in the crown of a hat, into which Joseph put his face, so as to exclude the external light"==
''The True Latter Day Saints’ Herald'', 15 November 1879:
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With the sanction of David Whitmer, and by his authority, I now state that he does not say that Joseph Smith ever translated in his presence by aid of Urim and Thummim; but by means of one dark colored, opaque stone, called a “Seer Stone,” which was placed in the crown of a hat, into which Joseph put his face, so as to exclude the external light. Then, a spiritual light would shine forth, and parchment would appear before Joseph, upon which was a line of characters from the plates, and under it, the translation in English; at least, so Joseph said.<ref>''The True Latter Day Saints’ Herald'' 26/22 (15 November 1879).</ref>
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