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Joseph Smith Seer Stones: Doctrine and Covenants 6-9 Insights (Part 3)
Oliver Cowdery receives personal revelation confirming Joseph Smith's prophetic work during the Book of Mormon translation process.
By Todd Noall
Joseph Smith Seer Stones: Doctrine and Covenants 6-9 Insights (Part 2)
The Lord told Joseph and Oliver: 'I am God'—a reminder that divine work requires complete trust, even amid financial uncertainty.
By Todd Noall
Joseph Smith Seer Stones: Doctrine and Covenants 6-9 Insights (Part 1)
When Joseph Smith faced his greatest trials, divine direction came through seer stones—and a new partnership that would change the Restoration.
By Todd Noall
Joseph Smith's Bible Translation with Seer Stones (Part 2)
The Joseph Smith Translation reveals how revelation shaped scripture study and doctrine in the early Restoration.
By Todd Noall
Joseph Smith's Bible Translation with Seer Stones (Part 1)
When section 35 called Sidney Rigdon as Joseph Smith's scribe, it marked the beginning of an ambitious scriptural project that would add hundreds of verses to the Bible and reshape early Mormon doctrine.
By Todd Noall
Joseph Smith Seer Stones: The Urim & Thummim
Understanding how Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon using seer stones, and the ancient tradition behind the Urim and Thummim.
By Todd Noall
Joseph Smith Seer Stones: Joseph Finds a Seer Stone
In rural 1820s America, seer stones were common folk beliefs—and young Joseph Smith's gift with one would shape the future of his movement.
By Todd Noall
Learn About Joseph Smith Seer Stones
Understanding Joseph Smith's teenage fascination with seer stones requires knowing the cultural context in which he lived.
By Todd Noall
Urim and Thummim: Sacred Artifact History (Part 2)
Was there one Urim and Thummim passed through generations, or did the Lord provide them as needed for each covenant people?
By Todd Noall
Urim and Thummim: Sacred Artifact History (Part 1)
No sacred artifact appears across more books of scripture, geographies, and hands throughout time than the Urim and Thummim.
By Todd Noall
Joseph Smith's Seer Stones
Seer stones appear throughout scripture—so why does Joseph Smith's use of them unsettle believers today?
By Todd Noall
CES Letter Mormon: Applying the Principle of "the Other Cheek"
For more than a decade, a 'war of ideas' has swirled between Church members and critics over the CES Letter — an 138-page document that compiles arguments against LDS doctrine.
By Todd Noall