1. The first copy of the Book of Mormon was a handwritten manuscript transcribed by various individuals as Joseph Smith dictated the translation of the golden plates. The Church History Library is now working to digitize that original manuscript, both to preserve it and to make it more widely available.
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    The original manuscript was handwritten with a quill pen by Oliver Cowdery and other scribes as Joseph Smith dictated the text in 1829. After the original manuscript was completed, Joseph Smith instructed Cowdery to prepare a second copy that became known as the printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon.
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