related to Cowdery all that had transpired with his son concerning the visions and the plates, and Cowdery immediately took an interest in the affair. The schoolmaster took a trip to Smith’s home, bent on satiating his curiosity. Within two days of his arrival, Cowdery was writing into English what Smith was translating from the plates. The resulting document was the »Book of Mormon. On May 15, 1829, Smith and Cowdery allegedly went out into the woods to pray. While doing so, suddenly they were surrounded