With The Church releasing photos of the Seer Stone it seems to beg the question what really is at the root of our discomfort with this narrative. For me the answer is obvious….. Treasure Digging and Folk Magic and the depth of the details of how all the characters involved are just that……. involved.
We hit on the Chase family, magic circles, guardian spirits, throat slit Spaniards, Obadiah Dogberry, and Alvin’s Hand. This one was fun and I hope you find it fun too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seer_stone_(Latter_Day_Saints)
https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/27599/3/Parker_Stuart_AC_201103_PhD_thesis.pdf
http://undergroundnotes.com/graphics7/Dialogue_V27N03_211.pdf
https://exploringmormonism.com/palmyra-magic-timeline/
http://en.fairmormon.org/Joseph_Smith/Seer_stones
http://en.fairmormon.org/Book_of_Mormon/Translation/Joseph’s_use_of_the_seer_stone_as_a_youth
http://fr.fairmormon.org/Joseph_Smith/Seer_stones
https://www.lds.org/ensign/1987/08/the-alvin-smith-story-fact-and-fiction?lang=eng
http://mit.irr.org/changing-first-vision-accounts-1827-first-vision-account-related-willard-chase
http://www.fullerconsideration.com/sources.php?cat=HP-FBC
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Bill, I swear a few of the times you say BY’s name…you say “bringemyoung”.
Just thought that was interesting. Was this subliminal on your part, or my part?
It is partly intentional but also how I think it really is pronounced … Lol
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