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$35 million Book of Mormon manuscript sale to LDS Church called the ‘biggest game-changer in Mormon history’

Salt Lake Tribune | September 21, 2017

Related Topics: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Book of Mormon, Community of Christ

The Community of Christ purchased the manuscript as part of a collection that cost $2,500. According to Hajicek, the LDS Church had the opportunity to purchase the manuscript then also and turned it down.

“I thought the value of the manuscript exceeded $100 million, and the LDS Church got a good value,” Hajicek said.

(Courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | The printer's manuscript was sold to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for $35 million.

The manuscript “became the guide by which the type was set for the first edition (1830) of the Book of Mormon,” according to the Community of Christ.

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