Jehiel Lewis said that Joseph translated the BOM using a peep stone with the same inspiration that he used for dog sacrifices.
- Type
- News (traditional)
- Source
- Jehiel "Hiel" Lewis Non-LDS
- Hearsay
- DirectLateJournalism
- Reference
Hiel Lewis, “Review of Mormonism,” Amboy Journal, June 4, 1879, M209.05 A494 v. 24 1879, Church History Library
- Scribe/Publisher
- Amboy Journal
- Audience
- General Public
PDF- Transcription
Smith translated his book of Mormon mostly with this same peep stone and hat—he, sitting in his house, and the plates hid far away . . . Smith translated the book of Mormon by means of the same peep stone, and under the same inspiration that directed his enchantments and dog sacrifices; it was all by the same spirit
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