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English
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The Early Reception of the Book of Mormon in Nineteenth-Century America
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The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon : A Marvelous Work and a Wonder
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Deseret Book
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173-198
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The reception of the Book of Mormon in the first half of the nineteenth century reveals a fascinating dichotomy of ridicule and dismissal, and quiet, deep discernment of the word of God. ... This chapter will consider the reaction to the Book of Mormon in its first three years: from its publication beginning in 1829 to the end of 1831. [From the text]