After proceeding a short distance, he
thought it would be more safe to leave the road and go through the
woods. Traveling some distance after he left the road, he came to a
large windfall, and as he was jumping over a log, a man sprang up from
behind it, and gave him a heavy blow with a gun. Joseph turned around
and knocked him down, then
ran at the top of his speed.
About half a mile further
he was attacked again in
the same manner as before; he knocked this man down in like manner as
the former, and ran on again; and before he reached home he was
assaulted
the third time. In striking the last one he dislocated his
thumb, which, however, he did not notice until he came within sight of
the house, when he threw himself down in the corner of the fence in
order to recover his breath. As soon as he was able, he arose and came
to the house. He was still altogether speechless from fright and the
fatigue of running (
Lucy's
Book, pp. 385-386,
Biographical
Sketches, by Lucy Smith, pp. 104-105).
gold plates
DAVEH: I might add that it is my understanding that they had the appearance
of gold. Whether or not the content was actually 100% gold is
something that is debatable.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Book of Mormon was translated to English from a set of gold
plates by Joseph Smith Jr. The plates were an abridgement of more
extensive records by a Nephite named Mormon, and his son, Moroni.
In a message dated 12/10/2005 9:19:28 P.M. Mountain Standard
Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
who are
its authors?
.. The Book of Mormon is the word of God
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