Mormons publish photos of 'seer stone' used by founder

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Mormon church's push toward transparency about its roots and beliefs took another step forward Tuesday with the first published pictures of a small sacred stone it believes founder Joseph Smith used to help translate a story that became the basis of the religion.

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