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I am surprised that Book of Mormon enthusiasts, after The Book of Mormon: the Earliest Text, was published by Yale University Press in 2009, have not called much attention to the Yale University logo. Here is a modern rendition of it:



Here is an article dealing with origin of the logo:

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/Yale.html

The article ends with these words, the typos of which I have here corrected:

There is perhaps no more central symbol of the university’s early devotion to Hebrew learning than its official seal, at the heart of which are the Hebrew words "Urim" and "Thummim." With the Latin terms "Lux et Veritas" — light and truth — Hebrew is given equal prominence on the University’s logo.

I cannot help chuckling over the fact that a major edition of the Book of Mormon is published by a university that has the Hebrew of "Urim and Thummim" in its logo.

Wonder if Yale might be amenable to add the LDS visual rendering of the Hebrew "Urim and Thummim" to their logo?

moksha wrote:Wonder if Yale might be amenable to add the LDS visual rendering of the Hebrew "Urim and Thummim" to their logo?

Gee, Moksha, I don't know if they would do that or not, but I'm sure some of the Greek fraternities would be interested in a few Mormon versions of the Partridge Sisters. (I-felta-thigh) especially. And the chapter of the Tongan-Lamanites, (come-on-i-wanna-lay-ya) would be more than willing to provide accommodations.

An old logo of Yale University Press also included the Hebrew of "Urim and Thummim":

Very interesting find Prismsplay! Thank you for posting this.