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the event signaled that the faith’s founding prophet had not translated the Book of Mormon, the church’s signature scripture, directly from gold plates inscribed with reformed Egyptian characters

Lots of whack-a-doodle and often fanatical cults sprang up in upstate New York in the latter part of the 19th century. They used to call it the "burnt over district". Mormonism is just one of those that has somehow managed to survive.

Anybody know what "reformed Egyptian characters" are?

[BenLurkin]

Joel Cairo?

[Scrambler Bob]

Anybody know what “reformed Egyptian characters” are?
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It sounds like ‘running a brand.’