by Dan Wees | Jan 23, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“The ‘Seer Stone’ referred to here was a chocolate colored, somewhat egg-shaped stone which the prophet found while digging a well in company with his brother Hyrum [for a Mr. Clark Chase, near Palmyra, N.Y.]. It possessed some of the qualities of a Urim...
by Dan Wees | Jan 22, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“John C. Whitmer, a son of Jacob, told me that when O. Pratt and J.F. Smith were at Richmond to see ‘D.C.,’ [David Whitmer] in 1878, he asked Orson how he first understood the B[ook]. of M[ormon]. was translated, and Orson said ‘twas by means of the Seer-stone. He...
by Dan Wees | Jan 21, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“[Joseph Smith, Jr.] has been known, in these parts, for some time, as a kind of Juggler [trickster], who has pretended, through a glass, to see money underground &c, &c. The book, on which he founds his new religion, is called the ‘Book of Mormon’. It...
by Dan Wees | Jan 20, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“I had seen him two or three times, while visiting at my sisters, but did not think it worth my while to take any notice of him. I never spoke to him, for he was a total stranger to me. However, I thought him odd looking and queer. He also told his friends that he...
by Dan Wees | Jan 20, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“[A]t the very same time that Stowell was digging for money, he, [Addison] Austin was in company with said Smith alone, and asked him to tell him honestly whether he could see this money or not. Smith hesitated some time, but finally replied, ‘to be candid, between...
by Dan Wees | Jan 19, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“Josiah Stowell, a Mormonite, being sworn, testified that he positively knew that said [Joseph] Smith [Jr.] never had lied to, or deceived him, and did not believe he ever tried to deceive any body else. The following questions were then asked him, to which he made...
