Saturday, August 3, 2013

Joseph Possessed Whose Urim and Thummim?

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We know that there have been a few Urim and Thummims in existence throughout the world’s history. Whose Urim and Thummim did Joseph Smith possess?

 a.      The Brother of Jared’s

b.      King Mosiah’s

c.       Abrahams

d.      Moses’

Yesterday’s answer:

 b.   The breast plate and the Urim and Thummim

 At least three women were also witnesses of the plates themselves or other ancient objects uncovered at the hill Cumorah: Joseph showed his mother the breastplate and the Urim and Thummim as mentioned in her original history; Emma Smith, the prophet’s wife, dusted around the plates in her home and felt the pliable leaves through a cloth; and Mary Whitmer was shown the plates as a reward for her willing service in having Joseph Smith, Emma, and Oliver Cowdery stay at the Whitmer home during the last few weeks of the translation.

 Largey, Dennis, Book of Mormon Reference Companion (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 2003), 787.

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