180 years ago (March 27th 1830) the first copies of "The Book of Mormon" went on sale in the book store of printer E.B. Grandin. Ten days later on April 6th, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-saints was organized as a recognized religion.Since that day the Book of Mormon has flooded the earth with God's truth. the Prophet Joseph Smith called it "the most perfect book ever written".
The very printing of this book was a miracle. the small country printing office of Grandin was not a book printer. Grandin printing shop printed small weekly newspaper and various advertising posters, he had never undertaken such a large job and had little knowledge about printing books. the type for each page had to be hand set, one letter at a time. and pages printed and folded by hand.
the work of printing the first copies began in August of 1829 and was completed at the end of March 1830. Grandin and his family worked 11 hours a day six days a week to meet the schedule agreed upon.
President Gordon B.Hinkley said "...those who set the type, those who worked the press, and those who had to do with that work never in their wildest imaginations dreamed that this marvelous testament would go forth across the earth in the fashion in which it has gone forth. It carries with it an inspiration, a power that is wonderful to behold. It is more that just an ordinary book; it is something which touches the hearts of those who read it prayerfully and carefully."
