Book of Mormon geography articles likely written by Joseph Smith
It was, for its day, as big a book-selling phenomenon as Harry Potter. For decades it was a No. 1 best-selling phenomenon unlike anything seen before in America.
And Joseph Smith loved it.
Or did he?
Two unsigned newspaper articles from the 1842 Nauvoo newspaper Times and Seasons reviewed the best-seller and said it supported the Book of Mormon having taken place in Central America. But nobody knew for sure who wrote these articles — until now.
Read the full story on MormonTimes.com.
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