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More than the Magna Carta or the Gutenberg Bible.

Kathleen McCook
Jul 8, 2021
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Angel Moroni

In 2017 the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints paid $35 million for the manuscript copy of the original text of the religion’s foundational text,1 The Book of Mormon, dictated by Joseph Smith.

More than the Magna Carta or the Gutenberg Bible.2

The manuscript was reportedly hand-written by Oliver Cowdery, one of Mormonism’s early adherents. In 1830, Smith gave the document to the New York-based printer E.B. Grandin, who used it to set the type for the first printed edition of the Book of Mormon. Cowdery later passed the manuscript on to one David Whitmer, and Whitmer’s grandson and Whitmer’s grandson sold it to the Community of Christ in 1903.3

It will be on exhibit at the Church History Library in downtown Salt Lake City.4

Additional sources5

The Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

1

Jessee, Dean C. "The Original Book of Mormon Manuscript." Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 3 (1970): 259-78.

2

The Fifteen Most Expensive Books & Manuscripts Ever Sold. (2/5/21). Invaluable.

3

Katz, Briget (2017). Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon Sells for $35 Million. Smithsonian Magazine. (September 29).

4

Caldwell, Tiffany and Bob Mims (2017). $35 million Book of Mormon manuscript sale called the ‘biggest game-changer in Mormon history’ Salt Lake Tribune. September 21.

5

Jessee, Dean C. "The Original Book of Mormon Manuscript." Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 3 (1970): 259-78; Morris, Larry E. (2019) A Documentary History of the Book of Mormon. Oxford University Press.

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Bill Heath
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Jul 8, 2021

For those who haven't read the book, the story is fascinating. An angel appeared to Joseph Smith and told him where to find metal plates upon which were engraved a text, the Book of Mormon. The Lost Tribe of Israel had made its way to North America and populated the western hemisphere. There are many details. The central story is the message of Moroni, the angel: Follow me, and I will make you equal to God. This message has always been brought by an angel; this time he used the name Moroni, He has used other names on other occasions.

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