It happened as described by Whitmer, as described in Southpark. Learn it, live it.
The fairy tale version, painted in such a way as to portray JS sitting there scanning through the plates at a table is pure baloney.
Sorry, Dude, you believe in a whitewashed fairy tale.
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The fairy tale version
If the truth is too tough for you to grapple with,
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By small changes in his words, to something that is inaccurate and sarcastic, is using half-truths to create an impression that was not in what Brother Whitmer said.
The truth is not a problem, it is the lies created by you and others by changing things just a little, creating misdirection and false impressions.
I do not know about you, but the sad thing is, many people really believe this kind of misdirection is truth and then pass it on.
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The fact that Joseph Smith used the Urim & Thummim to translate the BOM & for other uses is backed historically as a viable practice in the Bible. Are you indicating those portions of the Bible might be a fairy tale?