Did Joseph Smith use a seer stone? Jonathan Neville explores Book of Mormon history with Greg Matsen

Did Joseph Smith use a seer stone? Jonathan Neville explores Book of Mormon history with Greg Matsen

Author Jonathan Neville sat down with Greg Matsen, host of the Cwic Media podcast, to discuss Book of Mormon geography and Joseph Smith's translation process.

During the two-part interview, they explored the following questions:

  • Where did the Book of Mormon take place?
  • What is the Book of Mormon geography as per the text and statements of Joseph Smith and early saints?
  • Is there "gatekeeping" going on at Book of Mormon Central?
  • How many sets of plates were there?
  • Did Joseph Smith really use a seer stone to translate the Book of Mormon?
  • Was the large repository of records at Cumorah in New York?
  • What does "Translate" mean?
  • Did the Book of Moses come from Nephite records in the repository?
  • What is the "Demonstration Hypothesis"?

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