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Harris (1859, p. 164); Mather (1880, p. 199). According to an account of an interview with Joseph Smith Sr., the 14-year-old Joseph borrowed a stone from a person working as a local crystal gazer Lapham (1870, pp. 305–306) which reportedly showed him the underground location of another stone near his home, which he located at a depth of about twenty-two feet. According to another story, in either 1819 Tucker (1867, p. 19) or 1822 Howe (1834, p. 240), while the older Smith males were digging a well for a Palmyra neighbor, they found an unusual stone Harris (1859, p. 163), described as either white and glassy and shaped like a child's foot or "chocolate-colored, somewhat egg-shaped." Roberts (1930, 1:129). Smith then used this stone as a seer stone.Tucker (1867, p. 20). Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Mather, Frederic G. (1880), "Early Days of Mormonism", Lippincott's Magazine, 26 (152): 198–211. Lapham, [La]Fayette (1870), "Interview with the Father of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, Forty Years Ago. His Account of the Finding of the Sacred Plates", Historical Magazine, Second series, 7: 305–309{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link). Tucker, Pomeroy (1867), Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism, New York: D. Appleton. Howe, Eber Dudley (1834), Mormonism Unvailed, Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press. Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Roberts, B. H., ed. (1930), A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Century I, Brigham Young University Press, ISBN 0-8425-0482-6. Tucker, Pomeroy (1867), Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism, New York: D. Appleton.
Vogel 2004, pp. 38–39.:Harris 1859, p. 163. The stone was found in either 1819 (Tucker 1867, pp. 19–20, Bennett 1893), 1820 (Lapham 1870, pp. 305–306) or 1822 (Chase 1833, p. 240) in a well he was helping to dig. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1. Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Tucker, Pomeroy (1867), Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism, New York: D. Appleton. Bennett, James Gordon Jr. (June 25, 1893), "Mormon Leaders at Their Mecca", The New York Herald. Lapham, [La]Fayette (1870), "Interview with the Father of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, Forty Years Ago. His Account of the Finding of the Sacred Plates", Historical Magazine, Second series, 7: 305–309{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link). Chase, Willard (1833), "Testimony of Willard Chase", in Howe, Eber Dudley (ed.), Mormonism Unvailed, Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press, pp. 240–48.

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Hill (1972, p. 2); Brodie (1971, pp. 16). Hill, Marvin S. (1972), "Joseph Smith and the 1826 Trial: New Evidence and New Difficulties" (PDF), BYU Studies, 12 (2), Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-21. Brodie, Fawn M. (1971). No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-46967-4.
Hill (1972, p. 5). Hill, Marvin S. (1972), "Joseph Smith and the 1826 Trial: New Evidence and New Difficulties" (PDF), BYU Studies, 12 (2), Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-21.

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Vogel 2004, p. 94: "Subsequently, Joseph would describe the 'spectacles' as consisting of 'two stones in silver bows' and as 'two transparent stones set in the rim of a bow.' Lucy Mack, felt them under a silk handkerchief and later described them as "two smooth three-cornered diamonds." Vogel 2004, p. 94; Smith, Lucy Mack (1853). "Biographical sketches of Joseph Smith the prophet, and his progenitors for many generations" (PDF). Brigham Young University Religious Education Archive. p. 101. Retrieved 2006-02-02. It [Joseph's Urim and Thummim]; also at Early Mormon Documents, 1: 328-29. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1.

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Cowdery (1835, p. 200). Cowdery, Oliver (1835), "Letter VIII", Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate, 2 (1): 195–202.

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"Topical Guide", churchofjesuschrist.org, LDS Church
D&C 17. The LDS Bible Dictionary defines the Urim and Thummim as "an instrument prepared of God to assist man in obtaining revelation from the Lord and in translating languages."
"Book of Mormon Translation", churchofjesuschrist.org.

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Lloyd, R. Scott (2015-08-05). "Church releases Book of Mormon printer's manuscript". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-10.

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There are seven references to the Urim and Thummim in the Old Testament: Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 8:8; Numbers 27:21; Deuteronomy 33:8; 1 Samuel 28:6; Ezra 2:63; Nehemiah 7:65.

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In 1826, Smith was brought before a court in South Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, accused of pretending to "discover where lost goods may be found." Bushman 2005, pp. 51–52; Vogel 2004, pp. 81–86. The result of the proceeding remains unclear. For a survey of the primary sources see Dan Vogel, "Rethinking the 1826 Judicial Decision" Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, Mormon Scripture Studies. Bushman, Richard Lyman (2005). Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 1-4000-4270-4. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1.

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Vogel 2004, pp. 42–43, 82.;Harris 1859, p. 164; Hale 1834, p. 265; Clark 1842, p. 225; Mather 1880, p. 199;Bushman 2005, pp. 50–51, 54–55. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1. Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Hale, Isaac (1834), "Affidavit of Isaac Hale", in Howe, Eber Dudley (ed.), Mormonism Unvailed, Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press, pp. 262–66. Clark, John A. (1842), Gleanings by the Way, Philadelphia: W.J. & J.K. Simmon. Mather, Frederic G. (1880), "Early Days of Mormonism", Lippincott's Magazine, 26 (152): 198–211. Bushman, Richard Lyman (2005). Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 1-4000-4270-4.
Harris (1859, p. 164); Mather (1880, p. 199). According to an account of an interview with Joseph Smith Sr., the 14-year-old Joseph borrowed a stone from a person working as a local crystal gazer Lapham (1870, pp. 305–306) which reportedly showed him the underground location of another stone near his home, which he located at a depth of about twenty-two feet. According to another story, in either 1819 Tucker (1867, p. 19) or 1822 Howe (1834, p. 240), while the older Smith males were digging a well for a Palmyra neighbor, they found an unusual stone Harris (1859, p. 163), described as either white and glassy and shaped like a child's foot or "chocolate-colored, somewhat egg-shaped." Roberts (1930, 1:129). Smith then used this stone as a seer stone.Tucker (1867, p. 20). Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Mather, Frederic G. (1880), "Early Days of Mormonism", Lippincott's Magazine, 26 (152): 198–211. Lapham, [La]Fayette (1870), "Interview with the Father of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, Forty Years Ago. His Account of the Finding of the Sacred Plates", Historical Magazine, Second series, 7: 305–309{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link). Tucker, Pomeroy (1867), Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism, New York: D. Appleton. Howe, Eber Dudley (1834), Mormonism Unvailed, Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press. Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Roberts, B. H., ed. (1930), A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Century I, Brigham Young University Press, ISBN 0-8425-0482-6. Tucker, Pomeroy (1867), Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism, New York: D. Appleton.

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Wade (1880). Wade, B. (April 23, 1880), "An Interesting Document", The Salt Lake Daily Tribune, vol. 19, no. 8.
Vogel 2004, pp. 38–39.:Harris 1859, p. 163. The stone was found in either 1819 (Tucker 1867, pp. 19–20, Bennett 1893), 1820 (Lapham 1870, pp. 305–306) or 1822 (Chase 1833, p. 240) in a well he was helping to dig. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1. Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Tucker, Pomeroy (1867), Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism, New York: D. Appleton. Bennett, James Gordon Jr. (June 25, 1893), "Mormon Leaders at Their Mecca", The New York Herald. Lapham, [La]Fayette (1870), "Interview with the Father of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, Forty Years Ago. His Account of the Finding of the Sacred Plates", Historical Magazine, Second series, 7: 305–309{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link). Chase, Willard (1833), "Testimony of Willard Chase", in Howe, Eber Dudley (ed.), Mormonism Unvailed, Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press, pp. 240–48.

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Vogel 2004, pp. 42–43, 82.;Harris 1859, p. 164; Hale 1834, p. 265; Clark 1842, p. 225; Mather 1880, p. 199;Bushman 2005, pp. 50–51, 54–55. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1. Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Hale, Isaac (1834), "Affidavit of Isaac Hale", in Howe, Eber Dudley (ed.), Mormonism Unvailed, Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press, pp. 262–66. Clark, John A. (1842), Gleanings by the Way, Philadelphia: W.J. & J.K. Simmon. Mather, Frederic G. (1880), "Early Days of Mormonism", Lippincott's Magazine, 26 (152): 198–211. Bushman, Richard Lyman (2005). Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 1-4000-4270-4.

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Lloyd, R. Scott (2015-08-05). "Church releases Book of Mormon printer's manuscript". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
Hill (1972, p. 2); Brodie (1971, pp. 16). Hill, Marvin S. (1972), "Joseph Smith and the 1826 Trial: New Evidence and New Difficulties" (PDF), BYU Studies, 12 (2), Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-21. Brodie, Fawn M. (1971). No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-46967-4.
Hill (1972, p. 5). Hill, Marvin S. (1972), "Joseph Smith and the 1826 Trial: New Evidence and New Difficulties" (PDF), BYU Studies, 12 (2), Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-21.
In 1826, Smith was brought before a court in South Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, accused of pretending to "discover where lost goods may be found." Bushman 2005, pp. 51–52; Vogel 2004, pp. 81–86. The result of the proceeding remains unclear. For a survey of the primary sources see Dan Vogel, "Rethinking the 1826 Judicial Decision" Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, Mormon Scripture Studies. Bushman, Richard Lyman (2005). Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 1-4000-4270-4. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1.

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Vogel 2004, pp. 42–43, 82.;Harris 1859, p. 164; Hale 1834, p. 265; Clark 1842, p. 225; Mather 1880, p. 199;Bushman 2005, pp. 50–51, 54–55. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1. Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Hale, Isaac (1834), "Affidavit of Isaac Hale", in Howe, Eber Dudley (ed.), Mormonism Unvailed, Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press, pp. 262–66. Clark, John A. (1842), Gleanings by the Way, Philadelphia: W.J. & J.K. Simmon. Mather, Frederic G. (1880), "Early Days of Mormonism", Lippincott's Magazine, 26 (152): 198–211. Bushman, Richard Lyman (2005). Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 1-4000-4270-4.
Harris (1859, p. 164); Mather (1880, p. 199). According to an account of an interview with Joseph Smith Sr., the 14-year-old Joseph borrowed a stone from a person working as a local crystal gazer Lapham (1870, pp. 305–306) which reportedly showed him the underground location of another stone near his home, which he located at a depth of about twenty-two feet. According to another story, in either 1819 Tucker (1867, p. 19) or 1822 Howe (1834, p. 240), while the older Smith males were digging a well for a Palmyra neighbor, they found an unusual stone Harris (1859, p. 163), described as either white and glassy and shaped like a child's foot or "chocolate-colored, somewhat egg-shaped." Roberts (1930, 1:129). Smith then used this stone as a seer stone.Tucker (1867, p. 20). Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Mather, Frederic G. (1880), "Early Days of Mormonism", Lippincott's Magazine, 26 (152): 198–211. Lapham, [La]Fayette (1870), "Interview with the Father of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, Forty Years Ago. His Account of the Finding of the Sacred Plates", Historical Magazine, Second series, 7: 305–309{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link). Tucker, Pomeroy (1867), Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism, New York: D. Appleton. Howe, Eber Dudley (1834), Mormonism Unvailed, Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press. Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Roberts, B. H., ed. (1930), A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Century I, Brigham Young University Press, ISBN 0-8425-0482-6. Tucker, Pomeroy (1867), Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism, New York: D. Appleton.
Vogel 2004, pp. 38–39.:Harris 1859, p. 163. The stone was found in either 1819 (Tucker 1867, pp. 19–20, Bennett 1893), 1820 (Lapham 1870, pp. 305–306) or 1822 (Chase 1833, p. 240) in a well he was helping to dig. Vogel, Dan (2004). Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-179-1. Harris, Martin (1859), "Mormonism—No. II", Tiffany's Monthly, 5 (4): 163–170. Tucker, Pomeroy (1867), Origin, Rise and Progress of Mormonism, New York: D. Appleton. Bennett, James Gordon Jr. (June 25, 1893), "Mormon Leaders at Their Mecca", The New York Herald. Lapham, [La]Fayette (1870), "Interview with the Father of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, Forty Years Ago. His Account of the Finding of the Sacred Plates", Historical Magazine, Second series, 7: 305–309{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link). Chase, Willard (1833), "Testimony of Willard Chase", in Howe, Eber Dudley (ed.), Mormonism Unvailed, Painesville, Ohio: Telegraph Press, pp. 240–48.