However, i will not be the one to write such a book, as my skills are in. It is the fourth book printed by the deseret university. The primers were used in some schools in utah, but the alphabet was never widely adopted. 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. The deseret alphabet is a beautiful part of our heritage, and remains a shining example of mormon innovation and ingenuity. Evidently, brigham young still had an interest in orthographic reform, but the deseret alphabet experiment had come to an end. 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.
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. 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. It is the third book printed by the deseret university. In 1877, orson pratt was sent to england to have the book of mormon and the. The book of mormon was transcribed into the deseret alphabet by orson pratt.
Read or download the book of mormon 2015 deseret alphabet edition. Pdf typesetting the deseret alphabet with latex and metafont. Deseret university regents published ten thousand copies of each of two textbooks, deseret first book and deseret second book. The book of mormon 2015 deseret alphabet edition book. A committee from the university of deseret now the university of utah organized the effort. Read or download the book of mormon 2015 deseret alphabet. Another testament of jesus christ joseph smith jun on. Only a speller, 2 primer books and the book of mormon were published at the time. In the deseret alphabet we have a record of the pronunciation in vogue in 1869. 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.
One was the entire book for family use and reading. 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. An 1860 englishhopi vocabulary written in the deseret. The provisional state existed for slightly over two years and was never recognized by the united states government. 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. Pdf the deseret alphabet was an orthographical reform for en glish. The book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and the perl of great price triple combination in the deseret alphabet is available here triple. Typesetting the deseret alphabet with latex and metafont. John robertsons work on the deseret alphabet book of mormon. Only the first part of the three part edition, designated the third reader, was published. The deseret alphabet as an aid in pronouncing book of mormon.
This bundle is a wordforword narration of the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants and pearl of great price by ksl broadcaster rex campbell. Mormon alphabet a script created in the 1830s for english by joseph. At least four books were published in the new alphabet, all transcribed by orson pratt and all using the russells house font. 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. A history of the deseret alphabet byu scholarsarchive. The deseret alphabet is a phonemic englishlanguage spelling reform developed between. During the alphabets heyday between 1854 and 1869, books, newspapers, street. Published throughout the 1860s, the deseret alphabet contained thirtyeight. The deseret alphabet represents a bold but failed attempt by 19th century lds church leaders to revolutionize english language orthography. We carry a variety of book of mormon books, from 1830 heritage editions to journals and study guides. These readers were designed to help the saints transition into this new alphabet with simple sentence structures and plots. 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 huneybee font, a freeware true type deseret alphabet font used by this site and many others, is available at huneybee. The note reproduced 1990 appears along the inside margin. Media in category deseret alphabet the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Corporation of the presiding bishop, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The book of mormon part 1 deseret alphabet catalog. In the chart below, the glyph is the letter shape, and next to it is the letters name, which is how it soun. This is part 1 of the book of mormon in the deseret alphabet. 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.
The deseret alphabet was an experiment used to teach mormon converts a new phonetic spelling system. The deseret alphabet consists of 38 letters to account for alternate pronunciations of english vowels and some consonants. The following year, the book of mormon was published in the deseret alphabet. It contains 1st nephi through the words of mormon from the book of mormon. In 1869 the book of mormon was printed in the new deseret alphabet in two different editions. Watt is reported to have been the most actively involved in the development of the script, as well as being its first serious user. 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. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation.
Proposal to modify the encoding of deseret alphabet in unicode by kenneth r. The phonetic deseret alphabet was developed to assist in this cause. 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. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. In public statements, young claimed the alphabet was intended to replace the traditional lati. 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. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in english using the deseret alphabet. See the largest lds book of mormon scripture reference selection with titles from lds authors ed j. 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. 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. Typesetting the deseret alphabet with latexandmetafont. Beesley has already written about that in the deseret alphabet in unicode. The series was ed in 1990, but was not completed until 1993.
Typesetting the deseret alphabet with latexandmetafont 69 fig. A complete guide to reading and writing the deseret alphabet. Mormon alphabet 1850s nthe deseret alphabet developed in salt lake city utah in the 1850s by parley parker pratt and george d watt to be used in mormon. Beesley and dirk elzinga did commendable work and a valuable service in producing the book an 1860 englishhopi vocabulary written in the deseret alphabet. Bookprinted material the book of mormon in deseret alphabet. The deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed. 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. On 24 march 1854 the newly adopted deseret alphabet was. The book of mormon in deseret alphabet library of congress. The deseret alphabet, a 38letter writing system developed by. 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. This is the full book of mormon in the deseret alphabet. Find thousands of lds books, movies, music and more. Deseret alphabet simple english wikipedia, the free.
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