The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon

by Brant A. Gardner “Contributes new and exciting research” — Mormon Times “A game changer.” — Blair Hodges “An excellent starting point for one to start thinking about questions surrounding the translation process.” — The Mormon Book Review 2012 Best Literary Criticism Award, Association for Mormon Letters   Available in ebook for Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Google Play, and Apple. Also available through Amazon and Deseret Book. Download a free sample preview. Book Description: The Book of Mormon was presented to the world as the translation of an ancient text engraved on golden plates more than 180 years ago. However, the faithful assurance that it is a translation has not had an accompanying understanding of how that translation took place. How could the ill-educated Joseph Smith translate the ancient text on the golden plates into the English Book of Mormon upon which so many base not only their faith, but a willingness to completely change their lives?     The Gift and Po