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Smith's diary entries document ongoing 'translation' work on Egyptian alphabet and grammar in late 1835

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Documentary evidence from Smith's own journals

Mike reads multiple diary entries from Joseph Smith in late 1835: one from October 1st where Smith says he 'labored on the Egyptian alphabet'; another where he says he was 'continually engaged in translating an alphabet to the Book of Abraham and arranging a grammar of the ancients.' Another entry says 'we spent the day in translating the papyrus.' Mike emphasizes these are from Smith's own hand and are printed and available in LDS history — making them a highly testable, documented historical record.

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