Joseph Smith—History 1: 35

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JOSEPH SMITH—HISTORY
EXTRACTS FROM THE HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH, THE PROPHET

35 Also, that there were two stones in silver bows—and these stones, fastened to a ^abreastplate, constituted what is called the ^bUrim and Thummim—deposited with the plates; and the possession and use of these stones were what constituted “^cseers” in ancient or former times; and that God had prepared them for the purpose of translating the book.

Footnotes

35a	Ex. 25: 7. 7 ^aOnyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the ^bbreastplate. Lev. 8: 8 (7-9) 8 And he put the ^abreastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the ^bUrim and the Thummim.
b	Ex. 28: 30. 30 ¶ And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the ^aUrim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually. TG Urim and Thummim.
c	1 Sam. 9: 9. 9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to ^aenquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the ^bseer: for he that is now called a ^cProphet was beforetime called a ^dSeer.)