Originally Posted by
trutik
In 1835 Smith said he used his Urim and Thummim to translate Egyptian scrolls that he was given (at which time no one could read hieroglyphics). After he transalted them, Smith announced that they contained the Book of Abraham. He quickly translated all the scrolls and it was accepted as scripture by the church. The scrolls disappeared. Then in 1966 the original scrolls were found in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The scrolls were actually standard Egyptian text that was usually buried with their dead. "During the ensuing turmoil, Smith was imprisoned in Carthage, Illinois, and killed when a mob stormed the jailhouse."<<<They could not do this to the prophet Muhammed with ARMIEs.