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    26 March 2013 - Auckland, New Zealand
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    The Book of Mormon

    The Book of Mormon was first made available for purchase at E.B. Grandin’s bookstore in Palmyra, New York on 26 March 1830.

    Since it was first published in English in 1830, The Book of Mormon has been fully translated into 82 languages, and printed copies have totaled more than 150 million.

    It has been described as the “keystone” of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From the beginning, Church members have accepted it as scripture.

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