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Sample of Pure Language, between circa 4 and circa 20 March 1832, as Recorded in Pratt, Notebook

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“A Sample of Pure Language,” [
Hiram Township

Area settled by immigrants from Pennsylvania and New England, ca. 1802. Located in northeastern Ohio about twenty-five miles southeast of Kirtland. Population in 1830 about 500. Population in 1840 about 1,100. JS lived in township at home of John and Alice...

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, Portge Co., OH, between ca. 4 and ca. 20 Mar. 1832]. Version copied [between ca. 1835 and ca. 1836] in Pratt, Notebook, 1835–1836, p. [100]; handwriting of
Orson Pratt

19 Sept. 1811–3 Oct. 1881. Farmer, writer, teacher, merchant, surveyor, editor, publisher. Born at Hartford, Washington Co., New York. Son of Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson. Moved to New Lebanon, Columbia Co., New York, 1814; to Canaan, Columbia Co., fall...

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What is the name of God in the pure language?
Ans[wer] Awman.
What is the meaning of the pure word Awman?
Ans, It is the being who made all things in all his parts.
What is the name of the Son of God?
Ans. Son-awman.
What does the Son-awman mean?
Ans. It means the greatest of all the parts of Awman which is the God-head, the first-born.
Man. This word signifies Sons-awman, the human family, the children of men the greatest parts of Awman, Save the Son-awman.
What are Angels called?
Ans. Awmans. Anglo-men.
What are the meaning of these words?
Ans. Awmans ministering Servants sanctified who are sent from heaven to minister for of to Sons awman the greatest parts of Awman Save Sons-Awman Son-Awman Awman [p. [100]]
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Sample of Pure Language, between circa 4 and circa 20 March 1832, as Recorded in Pratt, Notebook
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