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Y.001    Yarn, David H. Jr.  "The Coming of Moroni, the Mission of Moroni, Bible Prophecies and the Book of Mormon, Witnesses to the Book of Mormon."  In Yarn's Faith in a Day of Unbelief, 5-38.  Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1960.  Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith to reveal a record engraved on gold plates.  Joseph was instructed by the angel over a period of four years before receiving the plates and translating them.  Many witnesses provide their testimonies of the Book of Mormon, three of whom are discussed briefly.  [J.W.M.]

Y.002    Yarrington, Roger.  "Who was Professor Anthon?"  SH 113 (1 July 1966): 442-43.  Explains the background of Martin Harris's visit to Charles Anthon, and gives a brief biography of Professor Anthon.  Discusses two accounts of the visit and concludes that Harris's simple testimony is the true version.  [A.C.W.]

Y.003    Yates, James E.  "Book of Mormon Prophecy Concerning the Indians."  SH 60 (6 August 1913): 773-75.  Comments upon several prophecies concerning the Lamanites, e.g., 1 Nephi 7:15 prophesies of their scattering by the gentiles and 1 Nephi 7:17, 18 prophesies that the Lamanites will be nourished by the Gentiles.  [A.T.]

Y.004    Yates, Thomas J.  "Succession of Book of Mormon Authors."  IE 37 (March 1934): 162.  A listing of Book of Mormon authors, the number of years each composed his writings, and their order of succession.  Includes scriptural references.  [J.W.M.]

Y.005    Yorgason, Blaine, and Brenton G. Yorgason.  The Loftier Way: Tales from the Ancient American Frontier.  Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1985.  Contains fictional stories of Nephi, Alma, Moroni, and six other prominent Book of Mormon figures and includes a gospel principle that may be discovered from each story.  [A.T.]

Y.006    Yorgason, Blaine, and Brenton G. Yorgason.  To Mothers from the Book of Mormon: A Letter to Missionaries and Other Students of the Gospel.  Orem, UT: Keepsake Book Cards, 1989.  Discusses the positive impact of Sariah, Mary the mother of Jesus, and the mothers of the "sons of Helaman."  This work is reviewed in J.117.  [D.M.]

Y.007    Yorgason, Brenton G.  Little Known Evidences of the Book of Mormon.  Salt Lake City: Covenant, 1989.  Gives a religious history of Joseph Smith's acquisition and translation of the gold plates by divine assistance, including the use of the Urim and Thummim and the seer stone; discusses word print studies that confirm the authenticity of the Book of Mormon; relates a linguistic analysis explained by a scholar of Arabic; summarizes the contents of the Book of Mormon.  This work is reviewed in H.353 and in T.337.  [B.D.]

Y.008    Yorgason, Laurence M.  Review of Mormon Papers: Are the Mormon Scriptures Reliable?, by Harry L. Ropp.  Sunstone 6 (March/April 1981): 9.  Book review.  

Y.009    "You Fulfill the Scriptures."  CN 42 (2 September 1972): 10-11.  President Romney told the saints at the Mexico Area Conference that they fulfill the scriptures by using the Book of Mormon and teaching it to their seed.  [M.D.P.]

Y.010    Young, Biloine.  Exploring the Book of Mormon.  4 parts.  Independence, MO: Herald House, 1960.  A work designed for youth that discusses the history of the acquisition and translation of the plates, the history of the Jaredites, and Lehi's voyage into the desert.  [B.D.]

Y.011    Young, Brigham.  "Faithfulness and Apostasy."  JD  2:257-58.  Refers to the testimonies of Martin Harris and Oliver Cowdery in relation to the Book of Mormon.  Notes that Cowdery bore an aggressive testimony while practicing law in Michigan.  [D.M.]

Y.012    Young, Brigham.  Untitled talk.  CR (October 1901): 66-67.  It is the responsibility of the twelve to take the gospel to every nation of the earth, while those of us who stay home must read the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon.  It is a "pure translation from the original."  [J.W.M.]

Y.013    Young, Clifford E.  Untitled talk.  CR (April 1946): 85-89.  The motives and intentions of many of history's greatest men were called into question—Abraham Lincoln, Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer.  Cowdery and Whitmer were witnesses of the Book of Mormon who were true to their testimonies.  In an interview with James H. Moyle, David Whitmer testified after fifty-two years that the Book of Mormon was a divine book.  [J.W.M.]

Y.014    Young, Fred L.  "Question Time: Prophecy says that the Book of Mormon is to go to the Jews.  Hasn't it been taken to them already?"  SH 117 (February 1970): 47.  Parley P. Pratt and other missionaries have taken the Book of Mormon to the Holy Land, but all Jews should have an opportunity to hear the gospel.  [A.C.W.]

Y.015    Young, Levi Edgar.  "Ancient America."  Young Woman's Journal 28 (August 1917): 482-87.  Concentrating on archaeological finds in Mexico, Yucatan, Central America, and Peru, this article presents the civilizations of ancient America as evidence of the grandeur of pre-Columbian America.  [J.W.M.]

Y.016    Young, Levi Edgar.  "Christopher Columbus: Was His Work Designed by God?"  MS 64 (November 1902): 705-8.  A testimony that Columbus was inspired by God, to support 1 Nephi 13:10-12.  Includes a brief summary of Columbus's life, highlighting points that show he was inspired, and quotes Columbus's words that God made him the messenger of the new heaven and the new earth, which is spoken of in the book of Revelation, and showed him the spot where to find it.  [B.D.]

Y.017    Young, Levi Edgar.  "Goldsmiths of Ancient Times."  IE 52 (April 1949): 206-8.  Spanish libraries contain historical accounts that describe a chamber in which gold plates were found.  Ancient American goldsmiths made plates of gold that were thin like paper and on which ancient hieroglyphs were engraved.  [J.W.M.]

Y.018    Young, Levi Edgar.  "Records of the Lamanites."  MS 91 (18 April 1979): 241-43.  Summarizes the Book of Mormon story concerning the Hebrew origin of the American Indians.  [R.H.B.]

Y.019    Young, Levi Edgar.  Untitled talk.  CR (April 1924): 50-53.  Joseph Smith's reestablishment of the gospel was a high point in history.  Tells about Indians from beyond the Rocky Mountains who appeared in St. Louis looking for the book from heaven.  [B.D.]

Y.020    Young, Levi Edgar.  Untitled talk.  CR (October 1928): 102-6.  Archaeologist Max Uhle believes the ancient Americans descended from the Asians, via immigration across the Bering Strait.  However, other groups may have sailed to America.  The Book of Mormon teaches Hebrew doctrine influenced by Christian beliefs and proves that Christianity is a continuation of Judaism.  [B.D.]

Y.021    Young, Levi Edgar.  Untitled talk.  CR (October 1935): 77-79.  The Book of Mormon, like the Bible, was written over a period of time by inspired men of God and later translated at great expense to the translators.  The two books present a divine message that Jesus is the Christ.  Only through prayer and revelation as Moroni promises can the knowledge of God come.  [J.W.M.]

Y.022    "Young Men Can See Further."  IE 64 (October 1961): 758-59, 767.  A message to young men comparing the Book of Mormon to binoculars, which allow you to see ahead in order to avoid pitfalls and traps.  Uses the story of Nephi and his brothers returning to obtain the brass plates to show that young men should fulfill all of their assignments even if they think they cannot.  [M.D.P.]

Y.023    Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.  Manual for 1899-1900, Part I (1805-1839).  Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1899.  Prophecies in the Old and New Testaments and Book of Mormon tell of the apostasy.  The dispensation of the fullness of times was established through the work of Joseph Smith and the revelation of the Nephite records.  [J.W.M.] 

Y.024    Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.  Manual for 1903-1904, Vol. 2 part 1.  Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1903.  Teaches the importance of the Book of Mormon as a witness for God and the Bible.  Explores the Bible in the nineteenth century, the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, the contents of the book, and how it supports the Bible.  [J.W.M.]

Y.025    Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.  Manual 1904-1905, Vol. 2 part 2.  Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1904.  Deals with external evidences of the Book of Mormon: testimonies of the witnesses, American Indian traditions, and Mesoamerican ruins.  [J.W.M.]

Y.026    Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.  Manual for 1905-1906, Vol. 2 part 3.  Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1905?.  Deals with external and internal evidences of the Book of Mormon.  [J.W.M.] 

Y.027    Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.  Manual for Junior Classes 1903-1904.  N.p.: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1903.  Among the biographical sketches of ancient prophets are Nephi and Moriancumer, the brother of Jared.  [J.W.M.] 

Y.028    Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.  Manual for Junior Classes 1904-1905.  Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1904.  Biographical sketches of ancient prophets, a continuation of the 1903-1904 manual (see above).  Includes King Benjamin, Abinadi, Alma the Younger, Ammon, Mormon, and Moroni.  [J.W.M.] 

Y.029    Young, R. W., Jr., and Martin W. Roylance.  "Concerning American Antiquities."  MS 72 (2 June 1910): 337-41.  This article contains two works, both based on an article by Alice le Plongeon who argues that there is a connection between ancient Americans and ancient Egyptians, the latter originating from ancient America: "New Light Upon the Prophets Divinity" by R. W. Young, which proposes that America is the "old world" where Adam and Eve resided; and "Evidence In Support of The Book of Mormon" by Martin W. Roylance, which adds that the connection between these ancient peoples is explained by the Book of Mormon.  He identifies Valparaiso, Chili, as the landing place for the Jaredites.  [J.W.M.] 

Y.030    Young, S. Dilworth.  "The Book of Mormon: Its Own Silent Witness."  IE 68 (June 1965): 508-9.  Claims that the Book of Mormon and restoration of the gospel fulfill the prophecies in Isaiah 29:13-14 and Daniel 2:35.  The Book of Mormon is its own best witness.  The Lord only asks the reader to honestly and prayerfully desire to know its truthfulness.  [A.T.] 

Y.031    Young, S. Dilworth.  "How Could Joseph Know?"  Ensign 2 (February 1972): 8-9.  A poem about Samuel Smith who used the Book of Mormon to introduce the gospel to the family of Brigham Young.  Since that time this work has filled the earth.  How could Joseph have known?  [J.W.M.]

Y.032    Young, S. Dilworth.  "The Seed of Faith."  In BYUSY (10 December 1968).  Provo, UT: BYU Press.  Uses Alma 32 to discuss planting the "seed of faith" concerning the witnesses of the Book of Mormon plates.  Includes the testimonies of the Three Witnesses.  [J.W.M.]

Y.033    Young, Seymour B.  "The Book of Mormon and the Spaulding Manuscript."  IE 1 (July 1898): 648-53.  Presents a concise historical overview of Solomon Spaulding's Manuscript Found and its purported connection to the Book of Mormon, and concludes that the two writings are so different that they bear no relationship.  [D.M.]

Y.034    Young, Seymour B.  "The Book of Mormon and the Spaulding Manuscript."  MS 60 (21 July 1898): 460-64.  Presents a brief historical summary of the events surrounding the origin of the Book of Mormon and the Spaulding manuscript and argues that the Book of Mormon was not taken from the Spaulding manuscript.  [A.C.W.]

Y.035    Young, Seymour B.  Untitled talk.  CR (April 1914): 97-100.  Gives a list of the languages in which the Book of Mormon has been translated and published and the year it was done.  The most recent translation was Japanese.  The success of the first translation of this work into English by Joseph Smith is undeniable.  [J.W.M.]

Y.036    Young, Seymour B.  Untitled talk.  CR (October 1914): 105-7.  Samuel the Lamanite's prophecy of the signs of the Jesus' birth touched the lives of those Nephites who accepted the gospel.  When a babe was born across the ocean in the Old World many in the New World were inspired by the sign of "a day and a night and a day without darkness."  [J.W.M.]

Y.037    Young, T. W.  Mormonism: Its Origin, Doctrines and Dangers.  Ann Arbor, Michigan: George Wahr, 1900.  A polemical work against Mormonism.  The author advances a variation of the Spaulding theory and he notes the presence in the Book of Mormon of modern phrases.  [M.R.]

Y.038    Young, W. Ernest.  A Curriculum of Readings in the Field of Religious Education from Spanish American Sources Designed for Seminary Students.  M.A. thesis, Brigham Young University, 1935.  States that many archaeological, historical, and traditional evidences of ancient inhabitants of Mexico and Central America are linked with the Book of Mormon.  Many items mentioned in the book have been found such as fine linen, elephants, horses, and temples.  [J.W.M.]

Y.039    Youngreen, Buddy.  "And Yet Another Copy of the Anthon Manuscript."  BYU Studies 20 (Summer 1980): 346-47.  Discusses the differences found in the Warnky's art studio print of the Anthon Manuscript and the prints Danel W. Bachman used in his article: "Sealed in a Book: Preliminary Observations on the Newly Found 'Anthon Transcript.' "  [L.D.]

Y.040    Youngreen, Buddy.  "The Sacred Record."  In Youngreen's Reflections of Emma, Joseph Smith's Wife, 7-9.  Orem, UT: Grandin Book, 1982.  Cites Emma Smith, wife of Joseph, as a witness to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.  Emma was a scribe for a time, her devotion to the work put her in peril many times, and she risked her life to warn the Prophet of any danger to the plates.  [J.W.M.]

Y.041    "Youth of Church Receive Message in Poster Series."  CN 32 (27 January 1962): 4.  An encouragement for LDS youth to read the Book of Mormon and pray about its contents so that they will know the truth.  [A.C.W.]

Y.042    "Youth 'On Mission' with Book of Mormon."  CN 59 (13 May 1989): 12.  A handicapped boy in Bountiful, Utah, cannot go on a mission so he donates money to the Book of Mormon fund.  [M.R.]

Y.043    "Youths Will 'Lead Out Tomorrow.' "  CN 58 (31 December 1988): 7.  To promote Book of Mormon reading, young men and young women who read the entire work are given a Book of Mormon patch.  [M.D.P.]