However, i will not be the one to write such a book, as my skills are in. The series was ed in 1990, but was not completed until 1993. Bookprinted material the book of mormon in deseret alphabet. Alphabet has enjoyed a bit of a resurgence as of late, and those who have rediscovered this nearly forgotten chapter in mormon history are eager to see its use become more widely spread.
Published throughout the 1860s, the deseret alphabet contained thirtyeight. This is the result of ocr done on scans from an original copy. Read or download the book of mormon 2015 deseret alphabet. Typesetting the deseret alphabet with latexandmetafont 69 fig. It is the fourth book printed by the deseret university. An 1860 englishhopi vocabulary written in the deseret. Brigham youngs deseret alphabet utah lighthouse ministry.
Deseret alphabet and adamic tongue unbeknownst to many readers of the lds tract, the testimony of the prophet joseph smith, there is an interesting historic artifact nestled in the middle of a number of copies of the book of mormon in different languages. Find thousands of lds books, movies, music and more. The book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and the perl of great price triple combination in the deseret alphabet is available here triple. The first deseret alphabet reader 1868, the second deseret alphabet reader 1868, the book of mormon 1869, and a book of mormon excerpt called first nephiomni 1869 6970. The deseret alphabet is a phonemic englishlanguage spelling reform developed between 1847 and 1854 by the board of regents of the university of deseret under the leadership of brigham young, the second president of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. See the largest lds book of mormon scripture reference selection with titles from lds authors ed j. The deseret alphabet represents a bold but failed attempt by 19th century lds church leaders to revolutionize english language orthography. The deseret block was derived from an earlier private use encoding in the conscript unicode registry, like the shavian and phaistos disc. The deseret alphabet is a beautiful part of our heritage, and remains a shining example of mormon innovation and ingenuity. We carry a variety of book of mormon books, from 1830 heritage editions to journals and study guides. The deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed by mormons copy link facebook twitter reddit flipboard pocket the opening pages of an 1869 copy of the book of mormon, printed in deseret. A committee from the university of deseret now the university of utah organized the effort. Jun 21, 2017 the deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed by mormons copy link facebook twitter reddit flipboard pocket the opening pages of an 1869 copy of the book of mormon, printed in deseret. Four books were published in the deseret language, including two readers for learning the language, a selection of the book of mormon, and the entirety of the book of mormon.
Read or download the book of mormon 2015 deseret alphabet edition. A complete guide to reading and writing the deseret alphabet. The huneybee font, a freeware true type deseret alphabet font used by this site and many others, is available at huneybee. These readers were designed to help the saints transition into this new alphabet with simple sentence structures and plots. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. The deseret alphabet was an orthographical reform for en glish, promoted by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the mormons between about 1854 and,1875. Mormon alphabet a script created in the 1830s for english by joseph. The book of mormon was transcribed into the deseret alphabet by orson pratt. One was the entire book for family use and reading. Another testament of jesus christ joseph smith jun on. The primers were used in some schools in utah, but the alphabet was never widely adopted. Typesetting the deseret alphabet with latexandmetafont. In 1877, orson pratt was sent to england to have the book of mormon and the.
The deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed by. The phonetic deseret alphabet was developed to assist in this cause. The deseret alphabet was an experiment used to teach mormon converts a new phonetic spelling system. The book of mormon in deseret alphabet library of congress. In 1869 the book of mormon was printed in the new deseret alphabet in two different editions. Deseret alphabet simple english wikipedia, the free. Beesley has already written about that in the deseret alphabet in unicode. The deseret alphabet experiment religious studies center. Deseret alphabet sample page deseret alphabet sample pages book of mormon title page book of mormon witnesses brigham youngs deseret alphabet one of the curious items of early utah history was brigham youngs effort to introduce a new alphabet, known as the deseret alphabet, into mormon use. Another testament of jesus christ smith jun, joseph on.
This is the full book of mormon in the deseret alphabet. In public statements, young claimed the alphabet was intended to replace the traditional lati. Pdf typesetting the deseret alphabet with latex and metafont. This is part 1 of the book of mormon in the deseret alphabet. It is the third book printed by the deseret university. The book of mormon part 1 deseret alphabet catalog. The deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed. Another testament of jesus christ book by joseph smith jun. On 24 march 1854 the newly adopted deseret alphabet was. John robertsons work on the deseret alphabet book of mormon.
The provisional state existed for slightly over two years and was never recognized by the united states government. Proposal to modify the encoding of deseret alphabet in unicode by kenneth r. Evidently, brigham young still had an interest in orthographic reform, but the deseret alphabet experiment had come to an end. The volume is of value to persons interested in early mormon missions, the deseret alphabet, the hopi people, or to linguists interested in the hopi language or uto. A comparison of deseret alphabet characters and other alphabets suggests that, although there may be some similarities, the deseret alphabet is for the most part original. Published throughout the 1860s, the deseret alphabet. In 1869, deseret university published tenthousand copies of each of two textbooks, deseret first book and deseret second book. As 21st century members of the lds church, we can benefit from this less than successful experiment by studying the 1869 deseret alphabet book of mormon and lea. Deseret university regents published ten thousand copies of each of two textbooks, deseret first book and deseret second book. In the deseret alphabet, capital letters majuscule or upper case look the same as the lower case minuscule letters, except the capital letters are larger. Media in category deseret alphabet the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Only the first part of the three part edition, designated the third reader, was published. In the chart below, the glyph is the letter shape, and next to it is the letters name, which is how it soun. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel.
Beesley and dirk elzinga did commendable work and a valuable service in producing the book an 1860 englishhopi vocabulary written in the deseret alphabet. The deseret alphabet as an aid in pronouncing book of mormon. Pdf the deseret alphabet was an orthographical reform for en glish. The deseret alphabet is a phonemic englishlanguage spelling reform developed between. Watt is reported to have been the most actively involved in the development of the script, as well as being its first serious user. This bundle is a wordforword narration of the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants and pearl of great price by ksl broadcaster rex campbell. Jul 05, 2016 but after the death of young, its use more or less fizzled out, especially when they had difficulty obtaining fonts to print the new alphabet with. The deseret alphabet consists of 38 letters to account for alternate pronunciations of english vowels and some consonants. A history of the deseret alphabet byu scholarsarchive. Only a speller, 2 primer books and the book of mormon were published at the time. In 1877, orson pratt was sent to england to have the book of mormon and the doctrine and covenants printed, not in the deseret alphabet, but in the pitman phonotype system. For at least a year brigham youngs account books were kept in the deseret alphabet, and a new york firm printed five hundred copies of the entire book of mormon in it.
The inclusion of the deseret alphabet spellings in this onomasticon is provided as an aid to the pronunciation of these words at the time the book of mormon was printed using the deseret alphabet. Typesetting the deseret alphabet with latex and metafont. At least four books were published in the new alphabet, all transcribed by orson pratt and all using the russells house font. In the deseret alphabet we have a record of the pronunciation in vogue in 1869. Later leaders just werent that interested in it and it is now a historical curiosity.
It is plausible that pronunciation of the names did not change much between 1830, when the scripture first appeared in english, and the publication of the deseret alphabet book of mormon in 1869. It contains 1st nephi through the words of mormon from the book of mormon. Corporation of the presiding bishop, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. During the alphabets heyday between 1854 and 1869, books, newspapers, street. The following year, the book of mormon was published in the deseret alphabet.
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