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Title“A Choice Seer”
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1986
AuthorsMaxwell, Neal A.
MagazineEnsign
Volume16
Issue Number8
Pagination6-15
Date PublishedMay 1990
KeywordsEarly Church History; Seer; Smith, Joseph, Jr.; Translation
Abstract

An essay about the Prophet Joseph Smith as a seer. Referring to the translation of the Book of Mormon, the author writes that “since Joseph, who knew the ‘particulars’ [of the translating process], chose not to describe them in detail, we cannot presently be definitive about methodology.”

URLhttps://www.lds.org/ensign/1986/08/a-choice-seer?lang=eng