November 28, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois
At a meeting with the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Joseph Smith told the brethren "that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."
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History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 4:461
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