A Wheat and Tares post explores whether the roots of the Book of Mormon's narrative trace back to Hyrum Smith's education at Dartmouth's Moor's Indian Charity School, where he studied alongside Haudenosaunee students. The article asks whether Native American traditions about seer stones influenced Joseph Smith's later use of them.

Moor's Charity School was founded specifically to educate Native American students alongside colonial settlers. The post examines possible cultural exchanges and whether Hyrum brought knowledge of Native American religious practices back to his family, potentially influencing Joseph's translation narrative and the Book of Mormon's content.