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Primary sources and full historical texts connected to Mormon history, American religion, and the world surrounding the Book of Mormon.

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Letters of an Apostate Mormon 1908 Hans P. Freece Freece recounts his break with Mormonism and presents a sustained argument against the church. Mormon HistoryCriticism Read full text → An Address to All Believers in Christ 1887 David Whitmer Whitmer defends his Book of Mormon testimony while criticizing later developments in the church. Mormon HistoryCriticism Read full text → An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions 1840 Orson Pratt Pratt gives one of the earliest published accounts of Joseph Smith’s first vision, then traces the plates, translation, witnesses, and early doctrine. Mormon HistoryEarly Mormonism Read full text → A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints 1839 John Corrill Corrill traces the early Latter Day Saint movement and describes its internal disputes and conflicts. Mormon HistoryCriticism Read full text → Mormonism Unvailed 1834 E. D. Howe An influential early critique containing witness affidavits and the first published version of the Spalding theory. CriticismBook of Mormon Read full text → Delusions 1832 Alexander Campbell One of the earliest extended published criticisms of the Book of Mormon. CriticismBook of Mormon Read full text → Ezra Booth Letters 1831 Ezra Booth Nine letters by former Methodist minister Ezra Booth criticizing Joseph Smith and the early church. Mormon HistoryCriticism Read full text → The Book of Mormon 1830 First Edition The wording and structure of the first published edition of the Book of Mormon. ScriptureFirst Edition Read full text → View of the Hebrews 1823 Ethan Smith A work frequently discussed in Book of Mormon studies for its Israelite-origin theory of Native Americans. Book of Mormon ContextAmerican Religion Read full text → A Star in the West 1816 Elias Boudinot Boudinot argues that Native Americans descended from the lost tribes of Israel. Book of Mormon ContextAmerican Religion Read full text → The Late War 1816 Gilbert J. Hunt The War of 1812 presented in a deliberately biblical style. Book of Mormon ContextAmerican Religion Read full text → Destruction of Jerusalem 1805 George Peter Holford Holford presents the fall of Jerusalem as a fulfillment of New Testament prophecy. American ReligionProphecy Read full text → History of the American Indians 1775 James Adair Adair’s account of Native nations and his argument that they descended from ancient Israelites. Book of Mormon ContextAmerican Religion Read full text → The Old Testament 1769 King James Version The thirty-nine books of the Old Testament in the King James Version. ScriptureKing James Version Read full text → The Apocrypha 1769 King James Version The traditional King James Version Apocrypha, including the books and additions printed between the Old and New Testaments. ScriptureKing James Version Read full text → The New Testament 1769 King James Version The twenty-seven books of the New Testament in the King James Version. ScriptureKing James Version Read full text →

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