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Guide Home > Scripture and Influential Writings > Book of Mormon > Coming Forth

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"Joseph Smith and Book of Mormon copyright," FAIR Wiki (City Unknown: FAIR) This FAIR Wiki article engages the charge that Joseph Smith gave himself away when he listed himself as the "author and proprietor" of the Book of Mormon in the first printing.

Matthew B. Brown, "Revised or Unaltered? Joseph Smith's Foundational Stories," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, 2006 FAIR Conference) Matthew Brown responds to criticism of Joseph Smith's First Vision and Book of Mormon accounts.

Daniel C. Peterson, "The Protean Joseph Smith," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, August 2002) Dan Peterson looks at the history of the theories of how the Book of Mormon came to be. In this 2002 FAIR Conference presentation, Peterson concludes that nothing the critics have offered is as believable as Joseph Smith's own explanation.

Encyclopedia of Mormonism

The resources listed below are articles available in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

Danel W. Bachman, "Anthon Transcript," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 43-44

Keith H. Meservy, "Book of Mormon, Biblical Prophecies About," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 158-160

Ensign Articles

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"The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon," Ensign, December 1983, 31. Historical background.

De Lamar Jensen, "Columbus and the Hand of God," Ensign, October 1992, 7. Columbus has become more a symbol than a person. In this quincentenary of his first voyage to the Americas, it is time to look at the man and his faith in God.

Keith H. Meservy, "Ezekiel's Sticks and the Gathering of Israel," Ensign, February 1987, 4. Ezekiel's ancient prophecy of the two "sticks"--or books--does more than foresee the Bible and Book of Mormon. It marks the coming of the Book of Mormon as the beginning of the great latter-day gathering.

Lenet H. Read, "The Golden Plates and the Feast of Trumpets," Ensign, January 2000, 25. The Prophet Joseph Smith received the Nephite plates on the annual day when Jews throughout the world celebrated the symbolic beginning of Israel's final gathering.

John W. Welch, "How long did it take Joseph Smith to translate the Book of Mormon?," Ensign, January 1988, 46.

Other Resources

The resources listed below are related items available on the Web that should be of interest. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

"The Charles Anthon and Martin Harris Anthology," Compiled by Sam Katich (November 2002) A collection of articles about Martin Harris and his visit to Charles Anthon.

Mark Ashurst-McGee, "Moroni: Angel or Treasure Guardian," Mormon Historical Studies (Sandy: Mormon Historic Site Foundation, 2001), 39-75

Susan Easton Black and Larry C. Porter, ""For the Sum of Three Thousand Dollars"," JBMS (City Unknown: FARMS), 4-11 Black and Porter examine the details surrounding Martin Harris' financial contribution to publish the Book of Mormon.

Stephen R. Gibson, "Was Moroni a False Spirit?," One-Minute Answers to Anti-Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers) How can Latter-day Saints believe in the Angel Moroni story when Paul warns about an angel from heaven who can tranform himself into an angel of light and can deceive even the elect?

Andrew H. Hedges, "All My Endeavors to Preserve Them," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies (Provo: FARMS, 1999), 14-23 Andrew Hedges recounts the various ways in which Joseph struggled to keep the Book of Mormon plates safe from those who sought to take them away from him.

Matthew Roper, "Noah Webster and the Book of Mormon," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies (Provo: FARMS, 1995), 142-146

Richard N. Williams, "The Book of Mormon as Automatic Writing: Beware the Virtus Dormitiva," FARMS Review (City Unknown: FARMS), 23-29 Williams reviews the claim that the Book of Mormon was produced by "automatic writing".