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rug

(82,333 posts) Sat Jun 16, 2012, 06:28 AM Jun 2012

FBI recovers rare first-edition of the Book of Mormon

June 14th, 2012
04:15 PM ET
By Carol Cratty, CNN

(CNN)–Law enforcement agents have recovered a rare first-edition copy of the Book of Mormon that was reported stolen from a Mesa, Arizona, bookstore in late May.

The FBI announced Thursday the religious book, first published in 1830 in New York, was located two days ago in Herndon, Virginia, and a suspect was arrested.

The Book of Mormon is considered scripture by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, on par with the Bible.

Jay Michael Linford, 48, is awaiting extradition to Arizona, where he faces charges of theft and trafficking in stolen property.
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http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/14/fbi-recovers-rare-first-edition-of-the-book-of-mormon/

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FBI recovers rare first-edition of the Book of Mormon (Original Post) rug Jun 2012 OP

Selling single pages out of a rare 1E book. Real classy! daaron Jun 2012 #1

It's a disgrace. rug Jun 2012 #2

Grrr... daaron Jun 2012 #3

Rare? fincenMIB Jun 2012 #4

Attractive as that is, the best Mormon collectable IMHO is Mormon gold coins. dimbear Jun 2012 #5

Great Salt Lake City Pure Gold rug Jun 2012 #6

Thought the "first edition" skepticscott Jun 2012 #7

The 1830 BofM is understood to be a translation of the plates. The plates were in the dimbear Jun 2012 #9

Cool. TransitJohn Jun 2012 #8

Where are the "golden plates, magic hat and glasses"? Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #10

The golden plates were returned by the Angel Moroni to their original hiding place. dimbear Jun 2012 #11

daaron

(763 posts)

1. Selling single pages out of a rare 1E book. Real classy!

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 08:18 AM

Jun 2012

Both the book owner and thief ought to be ashamed! Not because it's a BoM, but because it's a rare volume!! Outrageous to sell pages out of it.

rug

(82,333 posts)

2. It's a disgrace.

Reply to daaron (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 08:29 AM

Jun 2012

I've seen single sheets of hand illuminated manuscripts for sale on ebay.

daaron

(763 posts)

3. Grrr...

Reply to rug (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 09:21 AM

Jun 2012

fincenMIB

(6 posts)

4. Rare?

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 10:41 AM

Jun 2012

To resale maybe, but to simply read, the 1830 book as a reprint is available through Lighthouse Ministries out of Salt Lake City. The 1851 version of Pearl of Great Price as a photo reprint is also available. No surprises if you have already researched the doctrine. Sandra Tanner still runs the ministry/archive.

MIB

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

5. Attractive as that is, the best Mormon collectable IMHO is Mormon gold coins.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 03:26 PM

Jun 2012

Very little of the Mormon coinage has survived, a very valuable collectable and sure to go up in price. If you want some, bring lots of money with you.

rug

(82,333 posts)

6. Great Salt Lake City Pure Gold

Reply to dimbear (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 03:32 PM

Jun 2012

I had no idea. This one is $19,550.

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)

7. Thought the "first edition"

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 08:10 PM

Jun 2012

was on gold plates..silly me.

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

9. The 1830 BofM is understood to be a translation of the plates. The plates were in the

Reply to skepticscott (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 02:06 PM

Jun 2012

"reformed Egyptian" characters. See any text on ancient languages, but in vain.

First edition of the translation.

TransitJohn

(6,932 posts)

8. Cool.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 08:59 AM

Jun 2012

The original version with all the talk about the people who live on the moon and sun that the Church had edited out? Yeah, great that they got it back.

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

10. Where are the "golden plates, magic hat and glasses"?

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2012, 06:17 PM

Jun 2012

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

11. The golden plates were returned by the Angel Moroni to their original hiding place.

Reply to Tom Ripley (Reply #10)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 01:05 AM

Jun 2012

The famous hat I just don't know. The 'seer stones' to which I think you refer are rumored to be in Salt Lake in a vault. Only they know.

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