Book of Mormon Resources

In 2020, the Come, Follow Me study course for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints focuses on the Book of Mormon, and the first lesson explores this book of scripture’s origins. Several pages on the Joseph Smith Papers website provide relevant resources.

In 2015, the Joseph Smith Papers published Revelations and Translations, Volume 3, which features photographs and the transcript of the printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon, the earliest complete text of the book still in existence. The volume’s introduction provides details about the manuscript’s creation, including images of a seer stone Joseph Smith used in translation.

In addition, watch a series of videos explaining more about the printer’s manuscript:

Also, an article titled “The Gold Plates and the Translation of the Book of Mormon” links to various primary accounts of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

Finally, for those interested in a comparative study of the manuscripts and published versions of the Book of Mormon, the “Corresponding Chapters in Editions of the Book of Mormon” chart links to parallel chapters in the Book of Mormon’s original manuscript, printer’s manuscript, 1830 edition, 1837 edition, 1840 edition, 1841 edition, 1992 edition published by Community of Christ, and 2013 edition published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.