![]() These beliefs came from the Bible and from European cultural traditions brought to early America by immigrants. In Joseph Smith’s day, some individuals claimed that they had a gift to “see,” or receive divine or supernatural messages, through seer stones. Another verse speaks of sacred stones that “shall magnify to the eyes of men these things which ye shall write” ( Ether 3:24). After the Lord’s finger touched the stones, they provided light for the Jaredites as they journeyed across the ocean. ![]() In one passage, the brother of Jared asked the Lord to touch 16 small stones, which were “white and clear, even as transparent glass” ( Ether 3:1). The Book of Mormon describes a sacred purpose for specially designated stones. Jesus later healed a blind man by applying spittle to the man’s eyes. The Bible affirms that God worked through objects such as the rod of Aaron, a brass serpent, and the ark of the covenant. ![]() For millennia, many people throughout the world have accepted the idea that physical objects can be used for sacred purposes. ![]()
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