I had forgotten about this gem:
The hat is our strongest evidence of a divine translation through the gift and power of God.
It comes from this post:
Church historians of an earlier era were embarrassed at the image of Joseph Smith with his head buried in his hat. The hat is our strongest evidence of a divine translation through the gift and power of God. Joseph Smith was not consulting reference materials. He was not collaborating with a team of experts. He was reading words that appeared on a stone in the bottom of a hat. The whole thing is simply astonishing and supernatural.
Joseph put his face in a hat to shut out light so the words appearing on his seer stone were easier to read. This is a direct fulfillment of Alma 37:23 interpreted in light of pre-1981 editions of D&C Sections 78, 82 & 104 where Joseph Smith is called "Gazelam."
https://bookofmormonresources.blogspot.com/2015/03/english-in-book-of-mormon.html
Some of us think that what Joseph and Oliver explained is the strongest evidence of divine translation.
https://www.mobom.org/church-history-issues
But people can believe whatever they want.
If people prefer the Mormonism Unvailed explanation instead of what Joseph and Oliver said... well, that's why we have this blog.
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