The Journey of an 1830 Book of Mormon

Authors

Gerald E. Jones

Keywords

Book of Mormon, Modern Church

Abstract

When the Book of Mormon was first published in 1830, there were 5,000 copies printed. It is unclear how many of those copies still exist today, but each was worth approximately $5,000 in the 1980s. One such copy, after being passed from one person to another for over a century, finally fell into the hands of Gerald E. Jones. Using a note left on the inside cover by a former owner, Jones was able to track the journey of the book and discover who many of its owners were.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Jones, Gerald E. (2001) "The Journey of an 1830 Book of Mormon," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 10: No. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol10/iss1/9