Seer Stones
Sacred instruments used in translation and revelation, such as the Urim and Thummim.
Also known as: Seerstone
42 documents · 8 libraries · 1990–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 7 documents in 2025
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- Interpreter16 documents
- Scripture Central11 documents
- BYU Studies6 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies4 documents
- Religious Educator2 documents
- BYU Speeches1 document
- Gospel Topics and Questions1 document
- Liahona Articles1 document
Latest
Religious Educator
Joseph Smith in the Book of Mormon (opens in a new tab)
Ryan Jenkins · 2026
Scripture Central
Why Does God Give Revelation for the Church Only to the Presiding Prophet? (opens in a new tab)
Mar 2025
Interpreter
Jeff Lindsay · 2025
Interpreter
James W. Lucas · 2025
Interpreter
Responding to a Non-Responsive Response (opens in a new tab)
Brant A. Gardner · 2025
Scripture Central
Why Did the Lord Give the Brother of Jared Two Stones to Store with His Record? (opens in a new tab)
Nov 2024
Scripture Central
Mesoamerican Seer Stones (opens in a new tab)
Sep 2024
Liahona Articles
The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon (opens in a new tab)
Gerrit Dirkmaat, PhD · Mar 2024
BYU Studies
Was Joseph Smith a Money Digger? (opens in a new tab)
Steven C. Harper · 2023
Religious Educator
Did Joseph Smith Use a Seer Stone in the Translation of the Book of Abraham? (opens in a new tab)
Stephen O. Smoot · 2022
Earliest
BYU Studies
Joseph Smith’s 1826 Trial (opens in a new tab)
Gordon A. Madsen · 1990
Most frequent voices
- Brant A. Gardner3 documents
- Stan Spencer3 documents
- Alexander L. Baugh2 documents
- Jeff Lindsay2 documents
- Spencer Kraus2 documents
- Stephen O. Smoot2 documents
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