Mormon Direction

The Book of Mormon, edition 1854, written by Joseph Smith is available as a free download from Google Books. The download is in a PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

To see this book listed by Google, go here >> The Book of Mormon 1854

You can search Google Books yourself with these key words (includes quotations) – “The Book of Mormon” 1854

There will be two books listed, with the same edition date. Either one is fine. The book exists at two separate libraries.

Click the one you want and it opens in a viewing window. You can search the book by key words while online with Google Books or download it completely as a PDF file (23 mb).  The only downside to your own copy is that the PDF version you download cannot be searched. The pages are images and not a regular PDF searchable file. The only option is to find software that can convert the images into text form.

If you choose to keep it online to search, then I suggest that you create a Google Account (no email account required), if you do not have a Google Account. All you need do is right-click-”new tab (or new window) the link named – “My Library” at the top right corner of the viewing window while in Google Books and you will be taken to a page that holds a link to ceate a Google Account. Once done, log into your account. Go to the Google Book Search result page (you can use the same link above) or back to the viewing page. Either way, you can see a link named- “Add to my Library” beside the viewing window or beside the listed. The first time usage will give a warning page, click the button to add and it is done.

This is actually convenient and easy to use. Most or all Books listed by Google are searchable when online. This is a great tool to research books claimed by Anti-Mormons to say one thing or another. This way you can get the actual text and read the text and context yourself. This is how I found many of the claims by Anti-Mormons a serious violation of truth and fact.

This early edition does not hold the Doctrine of Covenants or Pearl of Great Price. The Pearl of Great Price is also online with Google Books. That link is here >> Pearl of Great Price – 1878.

Here is the link to the early edition of the Doctrine of Covenants-1864.

Here is a link to the “Book of Commandments- 1833” which was the first name for the Doctrine of Covenants. (Note it is dated as 1884 in the listing,  but this book was published in 1833 and reprinted in 1884).

Enjoy.