Saul consults a witch when traditional revelatory methods do not work.

Jacob says that God gave him a commandment to keep the history of his people.

God commands Moses to use the Urim to receive revelation.

King Mosiah said that the interpreters have been passed down from before Lehi left Jerusalem.

Elias Ashmole discusses Belief in "Angellical Stones" which Can Result in Apparitions.

Aaron Willey described how folk-magic and superstition captivated the human mind.

Joseph recorded that he translated characters from the plates between December 1827 and February 1828.

In a revelation, Joseph was told that he had been given the right to translate by God.

Joseph receives revelation that translation is done according to faith.

In a revelation, God tells Oliver Cowdery through Joseph that he needs to study before translating.

Joseph describes the end of translating and the copyright deals with publishers.

According to Jonathan Hadley, Joseph said that he used a huge pair of spectacles to translate the BOM.

Fenn tells Bronson about the vision and translation process and angel appearing to the 3 witnesses.

8 Witnesses published statement in 1830 claiming that Joseph showed them the plates.

Joseph records a revelation where God commands him to keep a record.

Obadiah Dogberry (in work of fan-fiction) writes about how Joseph used the Spectacles to translate the Book of Mormon.

The Reflector reports that Joseph used "magic spectacles."

The Jesuit or Catholic Sentinel circulates rumors that Joseph translated the characters using two semi-transparent stones and supernatural methods.

Richard McNemar writes in his journal that Joseph translated with two transparent stones and a hat.

"A Presbyterian" describes the translation as Joseph looking into a small stone and reading the will of the Lord.

The Reflector reports that Book of Mormon translation was done with a sheet in between Harris and Joseph.

Ashbel Kitchell writes that Cowdery was an assistant in the translation of the "golden Bible."

Mourning Courier and New-York Enquirer suggests that Sidney Rigdon wrote the BOM and Joseph fallaciously claimed to translate it.

Unknown author described Joseph finding two stones and plates connected with rings in the shape of 'D' in the same place.

Ezra Booth says that Joseph used the same dark glass to translate the BOM as he did for treasure digging.

The neighbors of Joseph assert that he pretended to find a box in the woods with plates that had characters that only he could decipher.

William McLellin claims that Joseph translated plates with engravings in an inspired way.

Nathaniel Willis believes that Joseph pretended to have a vision and pretended to find spectacles.

Thomas Hamilton said that Joseph used the spectacles to translate the BOM.

The Evening and the Morning Star recorded that Joseph translated using the Urim and Thummim.

Joseph recorded a revelation that promised Oliver Cowdery the ability to translate if he was faithful.

Isaac Hale relates that Joseph used a stone in a hat to be a "money-digger."

Peter Bauder explains process of Joseph acquiring "parcel of plate resembling gold."

Charles Anthon Denies Having Vindicated the Characters from the Plates Harris showed him to Eber Howe.

Jesse Townsend described Joseph's translation of the BOM as done in secret.

W.W. Phelps records that the Book of Mormon was translated with the Urim and Thummim.

Nancy Towle records Joseph refusing to swear an oath that the BOM is divine.

W.W. Phelps recounts that Harris declared that Joseph used silver spectacles to translate the BOM.

Brookville Enquirer reports that Joseph was given plates by an angel from heaven to translate.

William Burnett states that Joseph pretended that he was inspired to translate through either a stone in a hat or two flat smooth stones.

Oliver Cowdery stated that the plates were "translated by the gift and power of God."

Joseph said that he translated the Book of Mormon by the gift and power of God and could not translate when he was in transgression.

Truman Coe writes how Joseph used a transparent stone known as the Urim and Thummim to translate the BOM.

Eber Howe credits the coming forth of the Book of Mormon to reading stories through stone glasses.

Joseph says that he translated the BoM with the Urim and Thummim.

J. Mitchell and John Dickie present a 16th century example of "magical" stones being used in a religious context in England.

John Storrs said that Joseph translated the Book of Mormon by using a "peculiar stone."

James M'Chesney writes that Joseph found a book hidden in the woods and uses an enchanted stone to translate it.

Orson Pratt references use of Urim and Thummim in the translation process.

Parley Pratt described Joseph translating the BOM with "two transparent stones, clear as chrystal."

Haining reports that Joseph was directed to find the place where the plates were and to translate those by the the biblical Aaron's U&T.

D&C 124 mentions Joseph as a translator when describing the officers of the Church.

Walter Scott said that Oliver Cowdery described Joseph as translating the plates with transparent stones.

R., L. H. reports that Joseph engaged in peeping and spectacle use, which led to him doing that with the BOM.

Henry Caswell reports Lucy Mack as describing Joseph translating the BOM through using the Urim and Thummim resembling two large diamonds in a pair of spectacles.

Joseph in Times and Seasons reports translated the Book of Mormon through the U&T.

Revelation (now D&C 3) printed in T&S: God will see that the BOM is delivered despite the errancy of men around it.

Joseph wrote that he translated the BOM from hieroglyphs.

Joseph comments on translation process: he used the Urim and Thummim by the power of God.

Robert Baird says that Joseph read off the translation to Martin Harris and Oliver Cowdery with a partition in the room.

Lucy Mack Smith describes the Urim and Thummim as having two smooth, three cornered diamonds set in silver bows.

Hiriam Page said that it would be impossible for Joseph to write the BOM without supernatural power.

Reuben Miller records Oliver Cowdery stating how Joseph translated the BOM and Rigdon did not make it up.

Orasmus Turner said that Joseph was separated from his scribes by a curtain and translated using "spectacles."

Brigham, as recorded by Phineas Young, said that the BOM was translated from Reformed Egyptian by the gift and power of God.

David Dille reports Martin Harris affirming that Joseph translated with the gift and power of the BOM.

William McLellin said that Joseph did not have a curtain between him and the scribe and used the 'director' in a hat to translate.

Emma Smith reports that Joseph used the Urim and Thummim before the lost pages and a dark seer stone afterwards.

Iowa State Register reports that Martin Harris said that Joseph was given the Urim and Thummim to translate the BOM.

William McLellin recounts an experience where God declared the truth of the translation to the BOM Witnesses.

According to Martin Harris, Joseph could not translate the BOM without the gift of God.

John Murdock reports on Sidney Rigdon saying how Joseph was illiterate, but when he puts the spectacles on, he can produce "a literal translation of the writing upon the gold plates."

David Whitmer recounts that one of the BOM translation instruments of the Urim and Thummim were two white stones placed in spectacles.

Thomas Wood Smith heard that David Whitmer frequently saw that Joseph translated the characters on the plates with the Urim and Thummim.

Joseph Lewis stated Joseph translated the Book of Mormon with a stone in a hat.

Emma in the Saint' Herald (RLDS): Joseph translated the Book of Mormon with his head in a hat.

Zenas H. Gurley meets with John Whitmer; Whitmer discusses the Book of Mormon translation process.

Frederic Mather interviews various town-folk and produces an account which describes Joseph as nailing blankets to the wall during the translation.

David Whitmer corrects the record to correct report and affirm Joseph used a seer stone in a hat, and that Joseph used only one, not two, stones.

David Whitmer said that Joseph used a small oval or kidney-shaped stone called the Urim and Thummim to translate the plates.

Edward Stevenson recounts hearing Martin Harris speak of how Joseph used both a seer stone and a Urim and Thummim to translate the plates.

George Q. Cannon cites David Whitmer reporting that Joseph translated with a stone in the hat "which all light was excluded."

Martin Harris tells Simon Smith that Joseph the Urim and Thummim to translate the BOM.

David Whitmer tells Zenas Gurley that the "interpreters" were taken from Joseph after Martin Harris lost the 116 pages.

Martin Harris says Joseph used the seer stone in a hat to translate the BOM.

David Whitmer describes how Joseph received revelation through a seer stone.

Andrew Jenson writes of Martin Harris describing the translation of the BOM with Joseph using both seer stone and U&T.

David Whitmer describes the translation as Joseph putting a hat into a stone and clearing his mind of earthly things.

Martin Harris told Anthony Metcalf that Joseph used a stone in a hat and would spell out the English words.

Katharine Salisbury reported that Joseph could only translate once sins were forgiven.

B. H. Roberts discusses Joseph's use of various instruments (e.g., Nephite interpreters; the Seer stone) to translate the Book of Mormon.

Andrew Lang described common tools used in scrying (e.g., sword among ancient Romans; polished Iron in medieval Europe).

Nathan Tanner jr. reported David Whitmer said Joseph alternated between the Urim and Thummim and a seer stone.

John W. Peterson recalls William Smith telling him Joseph put the U&T (which looked like a pair of spectacles) in a hat or some other dark object to translate the plates.

Nels Madsen interviews Emma Smith on whether or not Joseph could have translated the BOM.

Sunday School lesson from 1936 teaches that the Urim and Thummim helped with Book of Mormon translation.

Theodore Farley in 1940 recounts Martin Harris affirming testimony in the Book of Mormon having been translated by the gift and power of God.

Fawn M. Brodie describes Joseph Smith's use of a seer stone both with treasure hunting and when translating the Book of Mormon.

Joseph Fielding Smith writes his reasoning on why he believes Joseph Smith did not use the seer stone to translate the Book of Mormon.

Herbert Passin and John Bennett offered academic discussion of traditional "Magic" in Illinois town.

The Friend briefly describes the seer stones and how they were used.

Richard Anderson mentions various possibilities for the translation process for the Book of Mormon (e.g., potential use of seer stones) in the Ensign.

Blake T. Ostler argues that the Book of Mormon is an ancient record with nineteenth century expansions.

Russell Nelson, referencing Whitmer, taught that Joseph used a Seer Stone in a Hat to translate BOM.

D. Michael Quinn said that seer stones common for treasure digging in Palmyra in Joseph's time.

Lorenzo Saunders recalled how Sally Chase had a seer stone.

Robert Matthews discussed disparity between knowledge of artists and scholars about issues, including BOM topics.

Brant A. Gardner gave 1800s background to Joseph's use of Seer Stones.

Moroni discussed sealing up the interpreters with the plates.

Gospel Topics Essay Teaches Joseph did use the Seer Stone in a Hat Method to Translate Plates.

Anthony Sweat quoting Walter Rane on the Difficulty of portraying the translation process in art.

Richard Turley et al. wrote about how Joseph used a seer stone.

Michael MacKay and Nicholas Frederick's book, published by Deseret and BYU, discussing how Joseph used a seer stone.

Saints mentions Joseph using a seer stone in a hat to translate the plates.

Steven Snow describes how we keep records in order to keep God's commandments.

New Era teaches youth that Joseph used a stone in a hat to Translate BOM Plates.

Joseph Smith Papers description of Seer Stones and seeing things not visible to the natural eye.