“I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion”

—  Joseph Smith, Jr., book History of the Church

History of the Church, 4:461 (28 November 1841)
1840s
Context: I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.

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