Deseret Alphabet Workbook

3.1 About this Chapter

This chapter is not explanatory like the previous two; rather, it is based on a workbook which was used in a student-initiated linguistics class at the University of California at Berkeley in the spring of 2004.1 A number of students, none of whom were LDS, learned to read and write the Deseret Alphabet in less than two months with the workbook as their principal guide.2 This version of the workbook incorporates more material into each page and is truer to the 1869 spellings.

3.1.1 Using this Workbook

Every page of this internal workbook introduces a small number of Deseret consonants and vowels, gives examples and provides a number of words spelled out in the Deseret letters which the student must rewrite into traditional English orthography. The Deseret letters have their names written out in IPA next to them. Each page builds upon the preceding page. Thus, once a student reaches the third page it is assumed that that student has mastered the material of the previous two pages. Work carefully through each page and do not proceed to the next until all the material is fully mastered.

Once this chapter is completed, it should be quite easy to read the Deseret Alphabet Book of Mormon and other publications. However, this workbook does not teach one to write competently in the Deseret Alphabet (that is reserved for another chapter).

3.2 Deseret Alphabet Exercises

If skipping chapter 2, focus on the example words given for each set of letters. Remember, unless otherwise noted, each Deseret letter represents only one sound.

3.2.1 𐐿, 𐐻, 𐐹, 𐐮 and 𐐱

𐐿 /kei/ as in kick𐐻 /ti/ as in tot𐐹 /pi/ as in pipe

𐐮 /ɪ/ as in it𐐱 /ɑ/ as in hot (British /ɒ/)

Examples

𐐿𐐮𐐻𐐿𐐮𐐿𐐻𐐮𐐹𐐻𐐱𐐹𐐹𐐱𐐻𐐿𐐱𐐹

kitkicktiptoppotcot

Figure out the following words and write them in the blanks.

𐐹𐐱𐐻______𐐹𐐱𐐹______𐐻𐐱𐐻______𐐿𐐱𐐻______

𐐿𐐱𐐹______𐐿𐐱𐐿______𐐹𐐱𐐿______𐐹𐐱𐐹______

𐐱𐐹𐐻______𐐻𐐮𐐿______𐐿𐐮𐐻______𐐹𐐮𐐻______

𐐿𐐮𐐿______𐐮𐐻______𐐹𐐮𐐿______𐐹𐐮𐐿𐐻______

Notes

The letters 𐐻 and 𐐹 look very similar. A useful mnemonic aid to distinguishing them is “𐐹 is pointed and 𐐻 is turned”. The vowel 𐐱, as was mentioned in the previous chapter, is not a sound of American English.

3.2.2 𐑀, 𐐼, 𐐺, 𐐨 and 𐐫

𐑀 /ɡei/ as in go𐐼 /di/ as in do𐐺 /bi/ as in bee

𐐨 /i/ as in see 𐐫 /ɔ/ as in saw

Examples

𐐼𐐨𐐼𐐺𐐨𐐼𐐺𐐨𐐻𐐿𐐫𐐻𐐻𐐫𐐿𐐻𐐫𐐻

deedbeadbeetcaughttalktaught

Figure out the following words and write them in the blanks

𐐺𐐨𐐼______𐐺𐐮𐐼______𐐼𐐨𐐼______𐐼𐐮𐐼______

𐐫𐐻______𐐼𐐨𐐹______𐐹𐐨𐐿______𐐺𐐫𐐻______

𐐿𐐫𐐻______𐐻𐐫𐐿______𐐹𐐱𐐼______𐐼𐐱𐐻______

𐐻𐐫𐐻______𐐹𐐫______𐐱𐐼______𐐿𐐱𐐼______

𐐼𐐱𐐿______𐐼𐐮𐑀______𐐺𐐮𐑀______𐑀𐐱𐐼______

Notes

The letters 𐑀, 𐐼, 𐐺 are the voiced counterparts of 𐐿, 𐐻, 𐐹. Say bagger and packer aloud. The b and gg in bagger are produced in the same part of the mouth as the p and ck of packer. The only difference between them is that the vocal folds are drawn together and vibrating for b and g. The letters 𐐿 and 𐑀 look the same except for a little hook in 𐑀 (the voiced one). Words like cot and caught, which would be written 𐐿𐐱𐐻 and 𐐿𐐫𐐻, are distinguished in the South and Northeast but not the West.

3.2.3 𐑍 , 𐑌, 𐑋, 𐐯 and 𐐭

𐑍 /ɛŋ/ as in sing𐑌 /ɛn/ as in nine𐑋 /ɛm/ as in my

𐐯 /ɛ/ as in red𐐭 /u/ as in food

Examples

𐐿𐐮𐑍𐐿𐐮𐑌𐐼𐐮𐑋𐐼𐐯𐑌𐐿𐐭𐐻𐑋𐐭𐑌

kingkindimdencootmoon

Figure out the following words and write them in the blanks.

𐐿𐐯𐑀______𐐼𐐯𐐿______𐐺𐐯𐐼______𐐺𐐯𐐻______

𐐼𐐯𐐻______𐐺𐐭𐐻______𐐼𐐮𐑍______𐐿𐐮𐑍______

𐐼𐐭𐑋______𐑋𐐭𐐼______𐑋𐐯𐑌______𐑋𐐨𐑌______

𐑌𐐮𐐿______𐐹𐐫𐑌______𐑋𐐱𐐹______𐑀𐐫𐑍______

Notes

The letter 𐑍 represents a single sound which is written in traditional orthography with the digraph ng. These two letters do not represent two sounds as some pedantic speakers often think. This sound, found in words like sing or wrong, is a voiced velar nasal and bears the same relationship to k and g as n does to t and d. The sounds k, g and ng are made with the body of the tongue pressed against the palate and only differ in that k is voiceless, g is voiced and ng is voiced with the air escaping through the nose. The same is true of t, d and n but with the tip of the tongue touching behind the teeth.

3.2.4 𐐽, 𐑅, 𐑃, 𐑁, 𐐩 and 𐐳

𐐽 /ʧi/ as in church𐑅 /ɛs/ as in sit𐑃 /ɛθ/ as in thigh𐑁 /ɛf/ as in five

𐐩 /ei/ as in faith𐐳 /ʊ/ as in put

Examples

𐑃𐐮𐐿𐑁𐐮𐑁𐑃𐐹𐐳𐐻𐑅𐐫𐑅𐐽𐐨𐐹𐐽𐐩𐑅

thickfifthputsaucecheapchase

Figure out the following words and write them in the blanks

𐑁𐐳𐐻______𐐻𐐳𐐿______𐐺𐐭𐑃______𐑃𐐮𐑌______

𐑃𐐮𐑍______𐐿𐐮𐑅______𐐽𐐯𐑅𐐻______𐑁𐐩𐑅______

𐑁𐐩𐑃______𐑁𐐯𐐽______𐑋𐐮𐑃______𐑃𐐨𐑁______

𐑁𐐭𐐼______𐑅𐐩𐑋______𐑅𐐯𐑃______𐐿𐐳𐐿______

Notes

The letter 𐐽 stands for a single sound, not a combination of sounds. The letter 𐑃 also represents a single sound, called a voiceless interdental fricative, which is found in words like think and breath and is different from the th sound in words like thy or breathe.

3.2.5 𐐾, 𐑆, 𐑄, 𐑂, 𐐰 and 𐐬

𐐾 /ʤi/ as in judge𐑆 /zi/ as in zoos𐑄 /ði/ as in breathe𐑂 /vi/ as in very

𐐰 /æ/ as in ax𐐬 /o/ as in oat

Examples

𐑄𐐬𐑆𐑆𐐭𐐾𐐩𐐼𐑂𐐰𐐻𐑄𐐰𐐻𐑂𐐬𐐻

thosezoojadevatthatvote

Figure out the following words and write them in the blanks.

𐐾𐐱𐐺______𐐺𐐮𐑌𐐾______𐐾𐐬𐐿______𐑆𐐭______

𐑆𐐰𐐹______𐐺𐐭𐑄𐑆______𐑂𐐰𐐻______𐑀𐐩𐑂______

𐑄𐐰𐐻______𐐹𐐩𐐾______𐑂𐐩𐑅______𐑅𐐨𐑄______

𐑄𐐨𐑆______𐑀𐐬______𐑄𐐬______𐐺𐐬𐑃______

𐐿𐐬𐑂______𐐺𐐰𐐾______𐐾𐐰𐑆______𐑃𐐰𐐽______

Notes

The letters 𐐾, 𐑆, 𐑄 and 𐑂 are the voiced counterparts of 𐐽, 𐑅, 𐑃 and 𐑁. It is important to understand the difference between 𐑄 and 𐑃. The letter 𐑄 only stands for the voiced interdental fricative found in words like thy, the, that, brother, either, breathe and seethe. The letter 𐑃 only stands for the voiceless interdental fricative found in words like thigh, thought, author, ether, breath and sloth. The easiest way to learn to distinguish these sounds is to say thy thigh (𐑄𐐴 𐑃𐐴 in Deseret) a few times.

3.2.6 𐑊, 𐑇, 𐐸, 𐐲 and 𐐴

𐑊 /ɛl/ as in lull𐑇 /ɛʃ/ as in ship𐐸 /h/ as in help

𐐲 /ʌ/ as in up𐐴 /ai/ as in ice

Examples

𐑇𐐮𐐹𐑁𐑊𐐲𐑇𐐸𐐲𐑊𐑊𐐴𐐸𐐰𐑇𐑊𐐲𐑇

shipflushhullliehashlush

Figure out the following words and write them in the blanks.

𐐸𐐰𐐼______𐑁𐐮𐑇______𐑇𐐱𐐿______𐑇𐐬𐑌______

𐐸𐐱𐑀______𐑊𐐮𐐹𐑅______𐑊𐐯𐑍𐑃______𐑁𐑊𐐬𐐻______

𐐸𐐳𐐼______𐐹𐐳𐑇______𐐹𐐳𐑊______𐑁𐐴𐐻______

𐑊𐐴𐐻______𐑇𐐰𐑊______𐑅𐐲𐑌______𐐻𐐲𐑌______

𐑁𐑊𐐴______𐐻𐐴𐑄______𐐺𐑊𐐴𐑄______𐑊𐐴𐑄______

𐑊𐐬𐑄______𐑊𐐲𐑂______𐑃𐐲𐑀______𐑇𐐨𐑃______

Notes

The letter 𐑇 stands for a single sound not a combination of two sounds. The letter 𐐸 might have had the name /heiʧ/. In the original readers, 𐐸 was glossed simply as h. Some Britons pronounce h as /heiʧ/ and the creators of the Deseret Alphabet were careful to give each letter a name that included the sound it represented. It is unlikely that 𐐸 would be named /eiʧ/ and more likely it was named /heiʧ/ or another unknown name.

3.2.7 𐐷, 𐑈, 𐑉, 𐐶, 𐐪 and 𐐵

𐐷 /ji/ as in you𐑈 /ʒi/ as in vision𐑉 /ɹ/ as in run𐐶 /wu/ as in we

𐐪 /ɑ/ as in father𐐵 /aʊ/ as in out

Examples

𐑁𐐪𐑉𐐺𐐩𐑈𐐷𐐭𐑃𐑄𐐵𐐷𐐪𐑉𐐼𐐶𐐩𐐾

farbeigeyouththouyardwage

Figure out the following words and write them in the blanks.

𐑉𐐨𐑃______𐐸𐐪𐑉𐑃______𐑉𐐭𐑈______𐐿𐐵______

𐑁𐐫𐑉______𐐶𐐮𐐽______𐐼𐑉𐐵𐐻______𐐿𐑉𐐬______

𐐵𐑉______𐐹𐐵𐑉______𐐸𐐪𐑉𐐻______𐐪𐑉𐐻______

𐐶𐐫𐑉______𐐶𐐵𐑌𐐼______𐐶𐐭𐑌𐐼______𐐶𐐫𐐿______

Notes

The letter 𐐪 will cause the Western American student quite a bit of trouble in reading nineteenth century publications. Because the dialect represented in those publications is a New England/Southern England compromise, the letter 𐐪 is only used before 𐑉 and in positions where American English would use 𐐰 like in 𐐹𐐪𐑅𐐻 and 𐑊𐐪𐑅𐐻 for past and last. In fact, the word father is the only word with 𐐪 not before 𐑉 which is actually pronounced as 𐐪 by Americans.

3.2.8 Digraphs 𐐸𐐶, 𐐲𐑉, 𐐯𐑉, 𐐱𐐮 and 𐐮𐐭

𐐸𐐶 /hw/ as in white𐐲𐑉 /ɜɹ/ as in burner𐐯𐑉 /əɹ/ as in burner

𐐱𐐮 /ɔi/ as in boy𐐮𐐭 /ju/ as in few

Examples

𐐸𐐶𐐴𐐻𐑊𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐯𐑉𐐻𐐱𐐮𐐿𐐮𐐭𐐻𐐶𐐲𐑉𐑄𐐮𐐺𐐮𐑀𐐯𐑉

whitelearnertoycuteworthybigger

Figure out the following words and write them in the blanks.

𐑊 𐐯𐐻 𐐯𐑉______𐐸𐐶𐐴𐑊______𐐸𐐶𐐮𐐽______𐐸𐐶𐐨𐑊______

𐐿𐐱𐐮𐑊______𐐻𐐲𐑉𐑌 𐐯𐑉______𐐶𐐲𐑉𐑃______𐐶𐐲𐑉𐑄𐐮______

𐐺𐐱𐐮______𐐻𐐮𐐭𐑌______𐑁𐐮𐐭______𐐼𐐮𐐭𐑌______

𐑌𐐮𐐭______𐐾𐐮𐐭______𐐺𐐲𐑉𐑃______𐐸𐐶𐐩𐑉______

Notes

The digraph 𐐯𐑉 only represents /ə/ in unstressed syllables otherwise it represents /ɛ/ as in very /vɛɪ/. The digraph 𐐲𐑉 represents both /ɜɹ/ and /ʌɹ/ as in furry and hurry (as pronounced by the British and some Americans). The digraph 𐐮𐐭 only represents /ju/ after a consonant. Thus you is 𐐷𐐭 but hew is 𐐸𐐮𐐭. (The spelling 𐐷𐐮𐐭𐑌𐐮𐑂 𐐯𐑉𐑅𐐮𐐻𐐮 is, however, seen for university.)

3.3 Book of Mormon Reading Exercise

What follows is an excerpt from the 1869 Deseret Book of Mormon, Ether 1:6. Though this is only one verse, the student should find it quite challenging and rewarding. Actually, Ether 1:6 in the 1869 Deseret Book of Mormon corresponds to Ether 2:18-25! The original versification, wording and spelling of the 1869 edition are preserved in this excerpt. Modern verse correspondences are provided in brackets, as are corrections. Remember, many words will not be spelled the way an American (particularly from the West) of today would pronounce them.3

𐐨𐑃𐐯𐑉 1:6

[2:18] 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐮𐐻 𐐿𐐩𐑋 𐐻𐐭 𐐹𐐪𐑅 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐑄 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑄𐐯𐑉 𐐱𐑂 𐐾𐐩𐑉𐐯𐐼 𐐿𐑉𐐴𐐼 𐐲𐑌𐐻𐐭 𐑄 𐑊𐐫𐑉𐐼, 𐑅𐐩𐐮𐑍, 𐐬 𐑊𐐫𐑉𐐼 𐐴 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐹𐐯𐑉𐑁𐐫𐑉𐑋𐐼 𐑄 𐐶𐐲𐑉𐐿 𐐸𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐑄𐐵 𐐸𐐰𐑅𐐻 𐐿𐐲𐑋𐐰𐑌𐐼𐐯𐐼 𐑋𐐨, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐴 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑋𐐩𐐼 𐑄 𐐺𐐪𐑉𐐾 𐐯𐑆 𐐰𐐿𐐫𐑉𐐼𐐮𐑍 𐐰𐑆 𐑄𐐵 𐐸𐐰𐑅𐐻 𐐼𐐮𐑉 𐐯𐐿𐐻 𐐯𐐼 𐑋𐐨. [19] 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐺𐐨𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼, 𐐬 𐑊𐐫𐑉𐐼, 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐐯𐑋 𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐐮𐑆 𐑌𐐬 𐑊𐐴𐐻, 𐐸𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐯𐑉 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐐶𐐨 𐑅𐐻𐐨𐑉? 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐫𐑊𐑅𐐬 𐐶𐐨 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐐹 𐐯𐑉𐐮𐑇, 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐐯𐑋 𐐶𐐨 𐐿𐐰𐑌𐐱𐐻 𐐺𐑉𐐨𐑄, 𐑅𐐩𐑂 𐐮𐐻 𐐮𐑆 𐑄 𐐩𐑉 𐐸𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐐮𐑆 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐐯𐑋; 𐑄𐐩𐑉𐑁𐐬𐑉 𐐶𐐨 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐐹 𐐯𐑉𐐮𐑇. [20] 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄 𐑊𐐫𐑉𐐼 𐑅 𐐯𐐼 𐐲𐑌𐐻𐐭 𐑄 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑄 𐐯𐑉 𐐱𐑂 𐐾𐐩𐑉 𐐯𐐼, 𐐺𐐨𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼, 𐑄𐐵 𐑇𐐰𐑊𐐻 𐑋𐐩𐐿 𐐪 𐐸𐐬𐑊 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐐻𐐱𐐹 𐑄𐐩𐑉𐐱𐑂, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐫𐑊𐑅𐐬 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐐺𐐱𐐻𐐲𐑋 𐑄𐐩𐑉𐐱𐑂 [modern editions do not have thereof]; 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐸𐐶 𐐯𐑌 𐑄𐐵 𐑇𐐰𐑊𐐻 𐑅𐐲𐑁 𐐯𐑉 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐐩𐑉, 𐑄𐐵 𐑇𐐰𐑊𐐻 𐐲𐑌𐑅𐐻𐐱𐐹 𐑄 𐐸𐐬𐑊 𐑄𐐩𐑉𐐱𐑂 [modern editions do not have thereof], 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑉𐐨𐑅𐐨𐑂 𐐩𐑉. 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐮𐑁 𐐮𐐻 𐑅𐐬 𐐺 [modern editions have And if it be so] 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐑄 𐐶𐐫𐐻 𐐯𐑉 𐐿𐐲𐑋 𐐮𐑌 𐐲𐐹𐐱𐑌 𐑄, 𐐺𐐨𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼 𐐷 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐑅𐐻𐐱𐐹 𐑄 𐐸𐐬𐑊 𐑄𐐩𐑉𐐱𐑂 [modern editions do not have thereof], 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐷 𐑋𐐩 𐑌𐐱𐐻 𐐹 𐐯𐑉𐐮𐑇 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐑁𐑊𐐲𐐼. [21] 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐮𐐻 𐐿𐐩𐑋 𐐻𐐭 𐐹𐐪𐑅 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐑄 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑄 𐐯𐑉 𐐱𐑂 𐐾𐐩𐑉 𐐯𐐼 𐐼𐐮𐐼 𐑅𐐬, 𐐰𐐿𐐫𐑉𐐼𐐮𐑍 𐐰𐑆 𐑄 𐑊𐐫𐑉𐐼 𐐸𐐰𐐼 𐐿𐐲𐑋𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐯𐐼. [22] 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐸𐐨 𐐿𐑉𐐴𐐼 𐐰𐑀 𐐯𐑌 𐐲𐑌𐐻𐐭 𐑄 𐑊𐐫𐑉𐐼, 𐑅𐐩𐐮𐑍, 𐐬 𐑊𐐫𐑉𐐼, 𐐺𐐨𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼 𐐴 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐼𐐲𐑌 𐐨𐑂𐑌 𐐰𐑆 𐑄𐐵 𐐸𐐰𐑅𐐻 𐐿𐐲𐑋𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐯𐐼 𐑋𐐨; 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐴 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐹𐑉𐐨𐐹𐐩𐑉𐐼 𐑄 𐑂 𐐯𐑅 𐐯𐑊𐑆 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐑋𐐴 𐐹𐐨𐐹𐑊, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐺𐐨𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼 𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐐮𐑆 𐑌𐐬 𐑊𐐴𐐻 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐐯𐑋. 𐐺𐐨𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼, 𐐬 𐑊𐐫𐑉𐐼, 𐐶𐐮𐑊𐐻 𐑄𐐵 𐑅𐐲𐑁 𐐯𐑉 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐨 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐐿𐑉𐐱𐑅 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐑀𐑉𐐩𐐻 𐐶𐐫𐐻 𐐯𐑉 𐐮𐑌 𐐼𐐪𐑉𐐿𐑌 𐐯𐑅? [23] 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄 𐑊𐐫𐑉𐐼 𐑅 𐐯𐐼 𐐲𐑌𐐻𐐭 𐑄 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑄 𐐯𐑉 𐐱𐑂 𐐾𐐩𐑉 𐐯𐐼, 𐐸𐐶𐐱𐐻 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐷 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐴 𐑇𐐳𐐼 𐐼𐐭 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐷 𐑋𐐩 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑊𐐴𐐻 𐐮𐑌 𐐷𐐭𐑉 𐑂 𐐯𐑅 𐐯𐑊𐑆? 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐐺𐐨𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼, 𐐷 𐐿𐐰𐑌𐐱𐐻 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐶𐐮𐑌𐐼𐐬𐑆, 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐑄𐐩 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐺 𐐼𐐩𐑇𐐻 [spelling error, should be spelled 𐐼𐐰𐑇𐐻] 𐐮𐑌 𐐹𐐨𐑅 𐐯𐑆; 𐑌𐐨𐑄 𐐯𐑉 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐐷 𐐻𐐩𐐿 𐑁𐐴𐑉 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐷𐐭, 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐐷 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐑌𐐱𐐻 𐑀𐐬 𐐺𐐴 𐑄 𐑊𐐴𐐻 𐐱𐑂 𐑁𐐴𐑉; [24] 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐐺𐐨𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼, 𐐷 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐐺 𐐰𐑆 𐐪 𐐸𐐶𐐩𐑊 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐑋𐐮𐐼𐑅𐐻 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐑅𐐨; 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐑄 𐑋𐐵𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑌 𐐶𐐩𐑂𐑆 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐐼𐐰𐑇 𐐲𐐹𐐱𐑌 𐐷𐐭. 𐑌 𐐯𐑂 𐐯𐑉𐑄𐐨𐑊 𐐯𐑅, 𐐴 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐺𐑉𐐮𐑍 𐐷𐐭 𐐲𐐹 𐐰𐑀 𐐯𐑌 𐐵𐐻 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐐼 𐐯𐐹𐑃𐑅 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐑅𐐨; 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐑄 𐐶𐐮𐑌𐐼𐑆 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑀𐐫𐑌 𐑁𐐬𐑉𐑃 𐐵𐐻 𐐱𐑂 𐑋𐐴 𐑋𐐵𐑃, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐫𐑊𐑅𐐬 𐑄 𐑉𐐩𐑌𐑆 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄 𐑁𐑊𐐲𐐼𐑆 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐴 𐑅 𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐑁𐐬𐑉𐑃. [25] 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐨𐐸𐐬𐑊𐐼, 𐐴 𐐹𐑉𐐨𐐹𐐩𐑉 𐐷𐐭 𐐰𐑀 𐐯𐑌𐑅𐐻 𐑄𐐨𐑆 𐑃𐐮𐑍 𐑆; 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐐸𐐴𐐺𐐨𐐻 [probably meant to be 𐐸𐐵𐐺𐐨𐐮𐐻 howbeit, not found in modern editions of the Book of Mormon], 𐐷 𐐿𐐰𐑌𐐱𐐻 𐐿𐑉𐐱𐑅 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐑀𐑉𐐩𐐻 𐐼𐐨𐐹, 𐑅𐐩𐑂 𐐴 𐐹𐑉𐐨𐐹𐐩𐑉 𐐷𐐭 𐐰𐑀 𐐯𐑌𐑅𐐻 𐑄 𐐶𐐩𐑂𐑆 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐑅𐐨, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄 𐐶𐐮𐑌𐐼𐑆 𐐸𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑀𐐫𐑌 𐑁𐐬𐑉𐑃, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄 𐑁𐑊𐐲𐐼𐑆 𐐸𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐐿𐐲𐑋. 𐑄𐐩𐑉𐑁𐐬𐑉 𐐸𐐶𐐱𐐻 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐷 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐴 𐑇𐐳𐐼 𐐹𐑉𐐨𐐹𐐩𐑉 𐑁𐐫𐑉 𐐷𐐭 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐷 𐑋𐐩 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑊𐐴𐐻 𐐸𐐶𐐯𐑌 𐐷 𐐪𐑉 𐑅𐐶𐐱𐑊𐐬𐐼 𐐲𐐹 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐐼𐐯𐐹𐑃𐑅 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐑅𐐨?