Changing church depictions of the translation process
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 6:22 pm
This was recently shared on Reddit from the new “Come follow me” lesson manuals:
https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comme ... e_history/
It seems to be a bit, “one step forward, two steps back”.
Joseph didn’t have the plates next to him, and he had his head fully inside the hat to block out the light in order to supposedly read the text on the peep stone. The same stone he used for his treasure digging scam.
Also, the accompanying text says how miraculous it is that he was able to translate with so little schooling. But Joseph’s education is irrelevant, requiring only the ability to read one word at a time from a glowing stone. The text also implies that the words on the plates corresponded directly to the translation, which we know from the Book of Abraham process was unlikely to be the case even if these plates existed.
Like I said, one step forward in honesty, and two steps back.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comme ... e_history/
It seems to be a bit, “one step forward, two steps back”.
Joseph didn’t have the plates next to him, and he had his head fully inside the hat to block out the light in order to supposedly read the text on the peep stone. The same stone he used for his treasure digging scam.
Also, the accompanying text says how miraculous it is that he was able to translate with so little schooling. But Joseph’s education is irrelevant, requiring only the ability to read one word at a time from a glowing stone. The text also implies that the words on the plates corresponded directly to the translation, which we know from the Book of Abraham process was unlikely to be the case even if these plates existed.
Like I said, one step forward in honesty, and two steps back.
