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{{epigraph|we were deprived of the bennifit of an education suffice it to say I was mearly instructid in reading <del>and</del> writing and the ground <ins>rules</ins> of Arithmatic which constuted my whole literary acquirements.<br><br>—Joseph Smith, written by his own hand in 1832 two years ''after'' the publication of the Book of Mormon. (original spelling retained) | {{epigraph|we were deprived of the bennifit of an education suffice it to say I was mearly instructid in reading <del>and</del> writing and the ground <ins>rules</ins> of Arithmatic which constuted my whole literary acquirements.<br><br>—Joseph Smith, written by his own hand in 1832 two years ''after'' the publication of the Book of Mormon. (original spelling retained) | ||
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we were deprived of the bennifit of an education suffice it to say I was mearly instructid in readingandwriting and the ground rules of Arithmatic which constuted my whole literary acquirements.
—Joseph Smith, written by his own hand in 1832 two years after the publication of the Book of Mormon. (original spelling retained)
Source:Joseph Smith:1832 History:Education
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