Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon
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The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
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William L. Davis., & William L. Davis|AUTHOR. (2020). Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon . The University of North Carolina Press.

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William L. Davis and William L. Davis|AUTHOR. 2020. Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon. The University of North Carolina Press.

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William L. Davis and William L. Davis|AUTHOR. Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.

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