Sunday Tidbits—Book of Mormon Printing

1.      To meet his contractual agreement of 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon, how long did Grandin have to run his presses?

a.      14 hours a day, 6 days a week for 7 months

b.      24/7 for 7 months

c.       16 hours a day, 6 days a week for 10 months

d.      10 hours a day, 5 days a week for 6 months

2.      The 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon resulted in how many pages of print (be careful—the Book of Mormon in those day’s had more pages)

a.      1 million

b.      2million

c.       3 million

d.      4 million

Yesterday’s answer:

(D)   The Deseret alphabet

This is Parley P. Pratt’s final journal entry on March 3, 1857 (He was murdered in Van Buren, Arkansas on May 13, 1857 during what was to be his last mission): Assisted President Snow at the office, on the Deseret alphabet, etc.

Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, pg. 553.