Expanded Scholars' EditionWhere did The Book of Mormon come from? Who was Solomon Spalding and what connection did his manuscript have with Joseph Smith? To answer these questions, this book critically examines key historical documents, personal testimonies, and records of 19th-century Mormon history to examine this “Spalding Enigma.”The authors have spent decades collecting and analyzing evidence to conclude that The Book of Mormon is an “adaptation of an ...

Readers' EditionWhere did The Book of Mormon come from? Who was Solomon Spalding and what connection did his manuscript have with Joseph Smith? To answer these questions, this book critically examines key historical documents, personal testimonies, and records of 19th-century Mormon history to examine this “Spalding Enigma.”The authors have spent decades collecting and analyzing evidence to conclude that The Book of Mormon is an “adaptation of an obscure hi...