Joseph Smith—History 1:35 · Mosiah 28:13
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Instrument-identification, offered to weigh. Moroni describes 'two stones in silver bows … the Urim and Thummim … what constituted "seers" in ancient or former times' (Joseph Smith—History 1:35). The Book of Mormon describes king Mosiah translating 'by the means of those two stones which were fastened into the two rims of a bow' (Mosiah 28:13), instruments 'called interpreters' (Mosiah 8:13) whose bearer 'is called seer, after the manner of old times' (Mosiah 28:16). Description matches point for point (two stones set in a bow, used to translate ancient records, bearer titled seer of old); wording close but not identical, and the account identifies by role/description, not quotation. Interpretive. Seer/interpreters doctrine hosted on coming-forth-of-scripture.md.