Best of UM: Translating the Book of Mormon (LDS Gospel Topics)
Episode 87 • 18th November 2024 • Unveiling Mormonism • PursueGOD
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The LDS Gospel Topics Essays claim that Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham "by the gift and power of God". But upon further review, it seems something sketchy might have been afoot.

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