Thread: Who In Here Is A Faithful Jehovah's Witness

Yup. They're called the Urim and Thummim, and basically, according to Mormon mythology, are magic glasses that translate text, among other things.

Originally Posted by Tsen

Yup. They're called the Urim and Thummim, and basically, according to Mormon mythology, are magic glasses that translate text, among other things.
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Hmmm. Wait a sec. I seem to remember Urim and Thummim are mentioned in the standard Catholic bible as well...

AH! Gotcha:

1 Samuel 14:41

"O Lord God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant today? If this guilt is in me or my son Jonathan, O Lord God of Israel, give Urim; but if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim."

This appears to make reference to some sort of method of truth-telling or divination. It seems inconsistant with the idea that Urim and Thummim are an actual physical object, such as a pair of glasses. Ah:

Wikipedia on Urim and Thummim, in case anybody is interested.