10. Whitmer's statement, _Kansas City Journal_, June 5, 1881. Also report of visit to David Whitmer, by Orson Pratt and Joseph F. Smith, _Millennial Star_, vol. 40, pp. 769-774. 11. Statement of David Whitmer, _Pratt and Smith Report, Millennial Star_, vol. 40, pp. 769-774. Let it be observed that this reported conversation was published during the life time of David Whitmer. It took place on the 7th of Sept., 1878; and Whitmer did not die until 25th Jan., 1888. 12. Cannon's _Life of Joseph Smith_, pp. 67, 68. 13. Statement of David Whitmer, _Pratt and Smith Report, Millennial Star_, vol. 40, pp. 769-774. Another instance that in like manner illustrates the seership of the prophet Joseph is related in the church history, and which occurred while making a journey from Independence, Missouri, to Ohio, in company with Bishop Newel K. Whitney. Near New Albany their horses took fright and while they were running at full speed Bishop Whitney attempted to jump out of the conveyance, but caught his foot in the wheel and had his leg and foot broken in several places. This occasioned delay of several weeks among a not very friendly people; for besides their manifest coldness an attempt was made to poison the Prophet. And now the Prophet's statement: "Brother Whitney had not had his foot moved from the bed for nearly four weeks, when I went into his room, after a walk in the grove, and told him if he would agree to start for home in the morning, we would take a wagon to the river, about four miles, and there would be a ferry boat in waiting which would take us quickly across, where we would find a hack which would take us directly to the landing, where we should find a boat, in waiting, and we would be going up the river before 10 o'clock, and have a prosperous journey home. He took courage and told me he would go. We started next morning, and found everything as I had told him, for we were passing rapidly up the river before 10 o'clock, and landing at Wellsville, took stage coach to Chardon, from thence in a wagon to Kirtland, where we arrived some time in June." (_History of the Church_, vol. I, p. 272.) 14. Whitmer's statement, _Pratt and Smith Report, Millennial Star_, vol. 40, pp. 769-774. 15. _Pratt and Smith Report, Millennial Star_, vol. 40, p. 772. CHAPTER VII. THE MANNER OF TRANSLATING THE BOOK OF MORMON. Relative to the manner of translating the Book of Mormon the Prophet himself has said but little. "Through the medium of the Urim and Thummim I translated the record by the gift and power of God," [1] is the most extended published statement made by him upon the subject. Of the Urim and Thummim he says: "With the record was found a curious instrument which the ancients called a Urim and Thummim, which consisted of two transparent stones set in a rim of a bow fastened to a breastplate." [2]