by Dan Wees | Jan 5, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“Some time previous to 1825, a man by the name of Wm. Hale, a distant relative of uncle Isaac Hale [Emma Smith’s Father], came to Isaac Hale and said that he had been informed by a woman named Odle, who claimed to possess the power of seeing under ground,...
by Dan Wees | Jan 1, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“[Joseph Smith, Jr’s] occupation was that of seeing, or pretending to see by means of a stone placed in his hat, and his hat closed over his face. In this way he pretended to discover minerals and hidden treasures… “The manner in which he pretended to read...
by Dan Wees | Jan 1, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“President Woodruff [remarked] in relation to the seer stone known as ‘Gazalem,’ which was shown of the Lord to the Prophet Joseph to be some thirty feet under ground, and which he obtained by digging under the pretense of excavating for a well, as related in his own...
by Dan Wees | Jan 1, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“Before leaving I Consecrated upon the Altar the seers Stone that Joseph Smith found by Revelation some 30 feet under the Earth Carried By him through life.” Wilford Woodruff – 17 May 1888, in Kenny Wilford Woodruff’s Journal – Volume 8 (Salt Lake City,...
by Dan Wees | Jan 1, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“[Joseph Smith, Jr. said] that every man who lived on the earth was entitled to a seer stone, and should have one, but they are kept from them in consequence of their wickedness, and most of those who do find one make an evil use of it; he showed us his seer stone.”...
by Dan Wees | Jan 1, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“The president of the priests has a right to the Urim and Thummim, which gives revelation.” Brigham Young, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Volume 7 (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News, 1932),...
