1869 book of mormon deseret alphabet

A complete guide to reading and writing the deseret alphabet. Mormon primer completely in the deseret alphabet, a phonetic alphabet for mormons to enable anyone to read their books. In 1869, deseret university published tenthousand copies of each of two textbooks, deseret first book and deseret second book. It is the second of two readers designed to teach a person to read the deseret alphabet. The book of mormon printed in the deseret alphabet by smith, joseph. The first portion of the book of mormon printed in the deseret alphabet. It is the third book printed by the deseret university. One was the entire book for family use and reading. The deseret alphabet consists of 38 letters to account for alternate pronunciations of english vowels and some consonants. This further relates the history of how the book of mormon was translated into the deseret alphabet by orson pratt in the spring of 1869 and published later that year by russell bros. The alphabet was in use only between the 1850s and 1870s, fading away after youngs death in 1877. The book of mormon printed in the deseret alphabet by smith. Jul 21, 2014 you can browse the whole deseret alphabet book of mormon, 1869 edition, on the internet archive.

This 1869 version of the book of mormon is printed in the deseret alphabet, and the title reads in part an account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. In 1860 holiness to the lord was inscribed in the deseret alphabet on deseret gold pieces. The series was ed in 1990, but was not completed until 1993. Deseret alphabet book of mormon selections english 1869 reprint the small plates of nephi. Description offered is a very rare book of mormon book of first nephi published in 1869 in the deseret alphabet in a rare cover color. Another testament of jesus christ joseph smith jun on. Published for the deseret university by russell bros, 1869. The deseret second book by the regents of the deseret university this is the second book printed by the regents of the deseret university. The following year, the book of mormon was published in the deseret alphabet. A printed page showing the deseret alphabet, around 1850. It is a mormon story that needs to be seen and studied. It contains 1st nephi through the words of mormon from the book of mormon. The deseret alphabet as an aid in pronouncing book of.

Selections from the book of mormon in the deseret alphabet abaa. See the largest lds book of mormon scripture reference selection with titles from lds authors ed j. The hours spent developing the alphabet, transliterating the scriptures, writing the primers, and promoting and teaching the new system cannot be determined. Pdf this website is not an official publication of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Most of these are found in a light blue colored cover for comparison see pair of books in scan blue one on right hand side a very few are known to have been produced in a salmon like color the one on the. Jun 21, 2017 the deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed by mormons copy link facebook twitter reddit flipboard pocket the opening pages of an 1869 copy of the book of mormon, printed in deseret.

The book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and the perl of great price triple combination in the deseret alphabet is available here triple. At least four books were published in the new alphabet, all transcribed by orson pratt and all using the russells house font. Deseret alphabet the deseret alphabet was devised as an alternative to the latin alphabet for writing the english language. The first deseret alphabet reader 1868, the second deseret alphabet reader 1868, the book of mormon 1869, and a book of mormon excerpt called first nephiomni 1869. According to the book of mormon, deseret meant honeybee in the language of the jaredites, a group believed by. The book of mormon 2015 deseret alphabet edition book. The internet archive also has very nice scans of these books, plus some other interesting documents. Selections from the book of mormon in the deseret alphabet. A history of the deseret alphabet byu scholarsarchive. The primers were used in some schools in utah, but the alphabet was never widely adopted. The provisional state existed for slightly over two years and was never recognized by the united states government. Those learning english could find few reading materials in the deseret alphabet compared to the massive amount of reading material already available in the latin alphabet. Deseret alphabet simple english wikipedia, the free.

Scan of the 1869 deseret alphabet edition the book of mormon. The first deseret alphabet reader 1868, the second deseret alphabet reader 1868, the book of mormon 1869, and a book of mormon excerpt called first nephiomni 1869 6970. Only the first part of the three part edition, designated the third reader, was published. I will never forget the first time i held the 1869 deseret alphabet book of mormon. You can browse the whole deseret alphabet book of mormon, 1869 edition, on the internet archive.

Brigham young wanted all letters to match sounds, to make reading and writing easier for immigrants. The book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and the perl of great. The deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed by mormons copy link facebook twitter reddit flipboard pocket the opening pages of an 1869 copy of the book of mormon, printed in deseret. It is not a reproduction of the 1869 deseret alphabet edition of the book of mormon but a completely new transliteration. The book was made of fine materials and truly beautiful. First edition of the book of mormon written entirely in the deseret alphabet. The book of mormon printed in the deseret alphabet by. Also auctioned was an 1869 book of mormon written in the deseret alphabet, the lds churchs phonetic language of symbols that looks something like a greekrussian hybrid to the untrained eye. Published for the deseret university by russell bros. Between 1854 and 1869, the deseret alphabet could be seen in mormon newspapers, street signs, and books, including an englishhopi dictionary. The deseret alphabet is a phonetic alphabet developed in the mid19th century by the board of regents of the university of deseret later the university of utah under the direction of brigham young, second president of the church of jesus christ of latterday. The purpose of this book this book provides all the information a student will need in order to read the classic 1869 version of the deseret alphabet properly and to write with it today. The deseret alphabet experiment lasted roughly from 1853 to 1877.

Deseret university regents published ten thousand copies of each of two textbooks, deseret first book and deseret second book. The deseret alphabet is a phonetic alphabet developed in the mid19th century by the board of regents of the university of deseret later the university of utah under the direction of brigham young, second president of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. In the deseret alphabet we have a record of the pronunciation in vogue in 1869. This is part 1 of the book of mormon in the deseret alphabet. Oct 14, 2014 this 1869 version of the book of mormon is printed in the deseret alphabet, and the title reads in part an account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. These readers were designed to help the saints transition into this new alphabet with simple sentence structures and plots. The church history library and the internet archive recently made available a complete scanned copy of the 1869 deseret alphabet edition of the book of mormon here. The project cost the early saints over twenty thousand dollars, a large sum in those days. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed. A group of leaders called the board of regents created it. It was developed during the 1850s at the university of deseret, now the university of utah, and was promoted by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, also known as the mormon or lds church, under church president brigham young.

Even an antimormon book, mormonism exposed, by john c. The deseret alphabet was introduced in 1854 and was created by parley p. This is a very comprehensive study of the history of the deseret alphabet. The hours spent developing the alphabet, transliterating the scriptures, writing the primers, and promoting and. The book of mormon in deseret alphabet library of congress. In 1869 the book of mormon was printed in the new deseret alphabet in two different editions. The book of mormon part 1 deseret alphabet catalog.

The inclusion of the deseret alphabet spellings in this onomasticon is provided as an aid to the pronunciation of these words at the time the book of mormon was printed using the deseret alphabet. Nephi i nephi ii book of jacob book of enos book of jarom book of omni words of mormon. The name derives from the word for honeybee in the book of mormon. The alphabet looks somewhat like the cyrillic alphabet. Deseret was the book of mormon word for a beehive, and it lent both its name and visual symbol to the mormon western territory that encompassed what is now utah, nevada, and the surrounding areas. Reader 1868, the book of mormon 1869, and a book of mormon excerpt called first nephiomni 1869. It is plausible that pronunciation of the names did not change much between 1830, when the scripture first appeared in english, and the publication of the deseret alphabet book of mormon in 1869.

The deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed by. As it turned out, there were very few books actually printed in the new alphabet, an edition of the book of mormon being one. For at least a year brigham youngs account books were kept in the deseret alphabet, and a new york firm printed five hundred copies of the entire book of mormon in it. The book of mormon printed in the deseret alphabet. At a meeting of the board of regents, held in march 1854, some of it was presented to the members. Deseret alphabet portal home files reading material reading material. According to the book of mormon, deseret meant honeybee in the language of the jaredites, a group believed by mormons to have been led to the americas following the.