Wilford Woodruff records Brigham Young describing how Joseph Smith found his seer stone.

Date
Sep 11, 1859
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Wilford Woodruff
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
2nd Hand
Reference

Wilford Woodruff, "Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," entry for September 11, 1859, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 25, 2025

Scribe/Publisher
Wilford Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff Papers
People
Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
N/A
Transcription

President Young also said that the seer stone which Joseph YouSmith first obtained He got in an Iron kettle 15 feet under ground. He saw it while looking in another seers stone which a person had He went right to the spot & dug & found it.

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