Joseph Smith as a Translator and Revelator

Prophet Seer and Revelator | Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon

On April 6, 1830, the day the church was organized, the Lord told the Prophet Joseph Smith: “There shall be a record kept among you; and in it thou shalt be ...

Episode 20—The Joseph Smith Translation (JST), Part 1

Robert J. Matthews discusses the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, its history, and its contributions.

Joseph Smith: Seer, Translator, Revelator, and Prophet | June 2014

Using scripture and the personal histories of the Prophet and his associates, Alexander L. Baugh offers an explanation of Joseph Smith's distinct but ...

Overview of Joseph Smith's Translations: What They Tell Us

When Joseph Smith was recruiting Martin Harris to help fund the publishing of the Book of Mormon, Harris wanted to have the language verified by scholars before ...

Did Joseph Smith 'Translate' the Book of Mormon?

“Joseph Smith and his scribes wrote of two instruments used in translating the Book of Mormon. According to witnesses of the translation, when ...

How Long Did it Take Joseph Smith to Translate the Book of Mormon?

Alright, so the translation of the Book of Mormon began on about April 12th, 1828. Joseph Smith dictated the words and Martin Harris wrote them ...

Why is the Joseph Smith Translation important to Latter-day Saints?

BYU Religious Education Doctrine and Covenants/Church History videos Joseph Smith Translation: "A Branch of My Calling" BYU religion ...

How did Joseph Smith translate the Book of Mormon?

Contrary to the four other comments that disparage Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, He simply dictated the text from the translation ...

The Joseph Smith Papers, Revelations and Translations, Vol. 3, Part 2

From early April to late June 1829, Joseph Smith dictated the majority of the text of the Book of Mormon. He and other believers explained that Smith translated ...

The Pearl of Great Price - Joseph Smith - Ken Sanders Rare Books

The Pearl of Great Price: Being a Choice Selection from the Revelations, Translations and Narrations of Joseph Smith, First Prophet, Seer, and Revelator to the ...

The Process of Translating the Book of Mormon

Fourth, Joseph Smith repeatedly testified to having both the plates and the Urim and Thummim returned to him. He further testified that he translated from the ...

An Unfortunate Approach to Joseph Smith's Translation of Ancient ...

Review of Jonathan Neville, A Man That Can Translate: Joseph Smith and the Nephite Interpreters. Salt Lake City: Digital Legends Press, ...

Did Joseph Smith describe the Book of Mormon translation process?

The Prophet Joseph Smith is the only mortal man who can be confidently described as an “eyewitness” of the translation of the Book of Mormon.

Joseph Smith: Seer, Translator - BYU Speeches - Apple Podcasts

Joseph Smith: Seer, Translator, Revelator, and Prophet | Alexander L. Baugh | June 2014 ... Using scripture and the personal histories of the Prophet and his ...

If Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, how did he do it?

Oh, yes, and one more detail: To translate much of the record, Smith did not look at the plates but rather into a “seer stone” in a hat and then ...

How exactly did Joseph Smith translate the Book of Mormon?

But “the exact way” in which it was done is not known. The only recorded words that the Prophet ever uttered about how he performed the ...

How Did Joseph Smith Produce Ancient Scripture? - From the Desk

And, if this is the case, then Smith understood the Joseph Smith Translation to be the result of both revelation from God and reasoning in his ...

Was Joseph Smith the “Author” of the Book of Mormon?

Joseph Smith was first named the translator of the Book of Mormon on the title page in the second edition of the book published in Kirtland, Ohio in 1837.

The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible and his false claim to ...

The claim that Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon from ancient, golden plates is the central “proof” that he was a prophet of God.

Joseph Smith and the translation process - Fair Latter Day Saints

Research conducted by Royal Skousen and Stanford Carmack on the original text of the Book of Mormon evidences a "tight translation," meaning Joseph simply read ...