Jack Christensen recalls hearing B. H. Roberts say Ethan Smith played no part in the authorship of the Book of Mormon.
Jack Christensen, Interview with B. H. Roberts, circa September 1, 1933, recorded by Truman G. Madsen, April 25, 1979, rep. Truman G. Madsen and John W. Welch, "Did B. H. Roberts Lose Faith in the Book of Mormon?" FARMS Preliminary Report (1985), 27
Statement made about September 1, 1933, to Jack Christensen (interviewed by Truman G. Madsen, April 25, 1979): "Ethan Smith played no part in the formation of the Book of Mormon. You accept Joseph Smith and all the scriptures."