Strangely enough we find inserted in the middle of the book ofmormon, pages 141143 bom p. Schlie, 88, owned an lds bookstore for 20 years and later opened an old and rare bookstore in august 2010 where she kept the 1830 copy of the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a foundational, holy text of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The lost 116 pages is the missing portion of the manuscript of the book of mormon. Rare copy of book of mormon reported stolen from arizona. Firstedition book of mormon stolen in mesa, an original book of mormon dating to 1830 was stolen from a mesa bookstore sometime during the memorial day weekend and the owner is hoping the thief returns it soon. To order this book directly from amazon, click here. Arizona woman says firstedition copy of book of mormon stolen. Stolen jesus is a book i will read over and over again. Darla isackson, author, ghost writer, editora new book will soon be available under the title. The earliest scripture revealed in the restoration, the book of mormons lost 116.
Book of mormon, 1830, page iii the joseph smith papers. First edition book of mormon stolen from arizona store. The book of alma is one part of the book of mormon. The 1828 websters dictionary defines publish as meaning to send a book into the world. Firstedition book of mormon stolen in mesa, an original book of mormon dating to 1830 was stolen from a mesa bookstore sometime during the memorial day. Roberts authored a manuscript titled studies of the book of mormon, comparing the content of the book of mormon with view of the hebrews. Stolen jesus will cause you to examine your own heart and assumptions a little more closely as you discover the beauty and grace of the real savior.
Jun 01, 2012 a first edition of the book of mormon the real book of mormon was stolen from a rare bookstore in mesa, arizona sometime before memorial day weekend. Smith completed the book of mormon without retranslating the book of lehi. Interestingly, oliver cowdery, scribe, and later witness of the book of mormon, lived in poultney for 22 years until 1825. I find it very interesting that much of what joseph smith wrote was not necessarily the first time something had been written about, and how this is used as a con against him and the book of mormon. First edition book of mormon stolen from arizona store jacket copy. Request a book of mormon get a free copy of the book of mormon delivered by two. These phrases are identical to the phrases which describe the construction of defensive forts in chapters 4850 and 53 of the book of alma. I hold in my hand a firstedition copy of the book of mormon. Firstedition book of mormon stolen in mesa, arizona.
It attempted to prove that natives had descended from the ancient israelites. The current book of mormon text is therefore incomplete, substituting a. Aug 12, 2012 phoenix, june 12 reuters a rare, firstedition copy of the book of mormon stolen from a suburban phoenix bookstore was recovered on tuesday in the washington, d. One stolen copy was an 1852 edition printed in italian and presented to lds president john taylor from lorenzo snow, who later became an lds leader. They were taken last october from the institute of religion. Schlie, 88, owned an lds bookstore for 20 years and later opened an old and rare bookstore in august 2010. Mar 06, 2012 the title book of mormon refers to a prophet named mormon who wrote most of the book on the gold plates and entrusted them to moroni his son, who appended some final material to the plates and buried them in the hill about four hundred years after christ. The spalding manuscriptcritics claim that joseph smith either plagiarized or relied upon a manuscript by solomon spaulding to write the book of mormon. Jun 14, 2012 cnnlaw enforcement agents have recovered a rare firstedition copy of the book of mormon that was reported stolen from a mesa, arizona, bookstore in late may. The fbi announced thursday the religious book, first published in 1830 in new york, was located two days ago in herndon, virginia, and a suspect was arrested.
David persuitte, a technical writer from virginia, wrote the first edition of this book in 1985. Missionaries from around the world were also drawn to the. Schlies copy of the book of the mormon was found by police in washington, d. But if any of you are familiar with the details of this story and can provide insights into its accuracy or inaccuracy, let me know. Jun 01, 2012 a firstedition copy of the book of mormon is reported stolen from an arizona bookstore. Fbi recovers rare firstedition of the book of mormon cnn. Stolen firstedition book of mormon returned to arizona woman. Paul ellis, author of stuff jesus never said and letters from jesus candid, vulnerable, and raw, popular blogger jami amerine delivers a. Variations of this theory only include that the text is a divinely inspired narrative, regardless of its.
The printers manuscript is the earliest surviving copy of about 72 percent of the book of mormon text, as only about 28 percent of the earlier dictation copy survived decades of storage in a. These pages, which had not been copied, were lost by smiths scribe, martin. While acting as joseph smiths scribe, martin harris requested to take home the portion of the manuscript that had been translated in order to persuade his wife of the authenticity of the book of mormon. An american, james adair, wrote a book a history of the american indians in 1775. Those pages containing the only copy of the first three months of joseph.
Miraculous origins theories generally accept joseph smiths own account, that he translated an ancient record compiled and abridged by mormon, a precolumbian resident of the western hemisphere. But was it stolen for the money or to protect it from its owner, who was mutilating the sacred text for money. Strangely enough we find inserted in the middle of the book of mormon, pages 141143 bom p. Another testament of jesus christ has the nourishing power to heal starving spirits of the world. More on joseph smiths plagiarism in the book of mormon. Alleged thief busted in arizona book of mormon disappearance. Book of mormon proved a fraud globedemocrat september. Jun 14, 2012 by carol cratty, cnn cnnlaw enforcement agents have recovered a rare firstedition copy of the book of mormon that was reported stolen from a mesa, arizona, bookstore in late may. Jan 17, 20 helen schlie holds her firstedition copy of the book of mormon and one of the framed pages from the book in her bookstore in mesa, ariz. Book of mormon proved a fraud globedemocrat september 29, 1902. Federal authorities have arrested a man in washington d. Book stole mormon historians work, but publisher offers a settlement to make it right francisco kjolseth the salt lake tribune ardis e. In june 1828, joseph smith reluctantly allowed his scribe martin harris to borrow 116 pages of the original book of.
Aug 03, 2005 as for the story of the stolen book of mormon, it sounds like your reason for rejecting it is that you dont like the book of mormon, rather than any prima facie reason for treating the story as a fabrication. What was in the lost 116 pages of the book of mormon. Firstedition book of mormon stolen in mesa, arizona huffpost. By david schwartz phoenix, june 12 reuters a rare, firstedition copy of the book of mormon stolen from a suburban phoenix bookstore was recovered on tuesday in the washington, d. The lost 116 pages were the original manuscript pages of what joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement, said was the translation of the book of lehi, the first portion of the golden plates revealed to him by an angel in 1827. On june 11, 1829, joseph deposited, with the clerk of the northern district court of new york, a single printed page that resembled what. The authenticity of the book of mormon is a muchdebated subject. Helen schlies bookstore so their infants could touch a first edition copy of the book of mormon. Much can be known about the coming forth of the english text of the book of mormon through a careful study of. Joseph smith and the origins of the book of mormon 2nd edition and also in kindle.
Jun 15, 2012 first edition book of mormon stolen from arizona store. Stolen innocence is one of the most mesmerizing true stories i have ever come across. Thank god for honest authors like jami amerine who are brave enough to write about life as it is. Apr 18, 2006 two rare copies of the book of mormon stolen from the university of utah have been recovered. According to arizona central, the 1830 edition was one of 5,000 printed in 1830 after joseph smith translated gold plates into the book of mormon. Mahaffey, of grantesville, to be in his possession. Copyright laws and the 1830 book of mormon byu studies. Jami amerine is a masterful storyteller who had me laughing, crying, and pondering, all within the same chapter. Spaldingrigdon theory of book of mormon authorship.
Roberts concluded, assuming a hemispheric geography theory for the book of mormon, sufficient parallels existed that future critics could claim that view of the hebrews had provided a. Stolen firstedition book of mormon returned to arizona. The theory is that a spalding manuscript was stolen by sidney rigdon, who used it in collusion with joseph smith and oliver cowdery to produce the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. May 31, 2012 a bookstore in mesa, arizona is missing a firstedition copy of the book of mormon from 1830. Grandin company in the village of palmyra, new york. It was first published in 1823 the book of mormon was published 6 years later in 1829.
The book of mormon is regarded as sacred text by the church of jesus. The 588page book missing since monday is one of only 5,000 copies ever printed, said its owner. Helen schlie says she has owned the book for 45 years. When the story of the theft of a first edition of the book of mormon broke this past may 29th many members of the antiquarian booksellers association of america, the premier trade organization for professional rare booksellers in the u. You can see for example, i give charts that show side by side comparisons from the book of mormon to the king james bible, also to the apocrypha that was available at the time, he plagiarized from that, also from a book called view of the hebrews, and another book called the wonders of nature and you see where he just lifted these things out of these books. The two books of mormon are rare editions from the 1800s. A closer look, zenos publications, ogden, utah, 1983. First edition book of mormon stolen east idaho news. The jan broberg story which tells the return of her abductor who interrupts a womens conference where she is speaking. A rare, firstedition copy of the book of mormon stolen from a suburban phoenix bookstore was recovered on tuesday in the washington, d. A firstedition copy of the book of mormon is reported stolen from an arizona bookstore. People stolen innocence is the gripping new york times bestselling memoir of elissa wall, the courageous former member of utahs infamous flds polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader warren jeffs in september 2007. To the inside front cover are affixed four clippings of descriptions of different versions of first edition copies of the book of mormon and of an 1854 edition of the doctrine and covenants, along with a clipping describing the origin of the text of the book of mormon and a bookplate of the shepard book company of salt lake city, utah.
The theory first appeared in print in the book mormonism unvailed sic, published in 1834 by e. Since the original story of the stolen book of mormon appeared in 1996, and was reprinted in the july 2005 new era, it was probably factchecked more rigorously than it would have been in the 1980s or prior. There are differing views on the origin of the book of mormon. In the summer of 1829, joseph smith completed his translation of the book of mormon. For a careful analysis of the timing of the writing of the book of mormons prefacebased on the typesetting of the first book of mormon signaturesee vogel, emd, 3. It was printed in 1830 on a handoperated letter press at the e. The word withdrawn has been stamped on the inside cover. It is worth noting that it is in the preface to the book of mormon that joseph first specified the number of. The content of the letter was not broadly known until after the document was stolen in 1985, but a copy of the original was donated by a private collector around the year 2000 who had made a copy prior to the theft of the original. There is a small group of critics who hold to the theory that the production of the book of mormon was a conspiracy involving sidney rigdon, joseph smith, oliver cowdery and others. Cowderys stepmother and three of his sisters were members of ethan smiths congregation. Apr, 2006 the thieves stole 11 book of mormon copies and one copy of the doctrine and covenants, sanders said, as well as a tibetan printing block. There was an 1830 book of mormon that kevin schuwer was.
The jan broberg story which tells the return of her abductor who interrupts a. Atheist writers clash over how to not worship a nonexistent god. Although rigdon claimed that he was converted to the latter day saint movement through reading the book of mormon, howe argued that this story was a later invention to cover the book. Joseph smith, founder of the mormon church, in a 19th century portrait by john hafen. Now, a decade and a half later, persuitte has added many more facts in this, the 325page second edition. If true, it is one of the most important messages ever sent from godif false, it is one of the most cunning, wicked, bold, deeplaid impositions ever palmed upon the world. It is by the supposed author or compiler of the entire. Or that selling a stolen book of mormon is a terrible idea. Fbi recovers rare firstedition of the book of mormon. Josephs plagiarism in book of mormon and other revelations. Early mormon apostle orson pratt made a statement concerning the book of mormon. Spaldingrigdon theory of book of mormon authorship wikipedia. Jun 01, 2012 for decades, parents would bring their newborn babies to helen schlies bookstore so their infants could touch a first edition copy of the book of mormon. The lower cover was detached, the leaves were browned and foxed, and the corner to one leaf was lost.