Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	03/17/2025
Collection Name	1830 Palmyra
Ownership Type	Public Display
Owner	Frankfurt Germany Temple
Location	Frankfurt Germany
Description	1830 Book of Mormon, Frankfurt Temple
Provenance	Donated to the temple in 2017 by Robert P Burton. Robert Preece Burton. inherited the Book from his mother, Minnie Susan Preece Burton when she died on June 9, 2002. Minnie Susan Preece Burton inherited this copy of the book from her husband, Theodore Moyle Burton when he died on December 22, 1989. Theodore Moyle Burton inherited this copy of the Book from his father, Theodore Taylor Burton who died on September 8, 1937. The inscription suggests that Theodore Taylor Burton received this copy of the Book from Lester Farnsworth Wire as a Christmas gift in 1927. Lester Farnsworth Wire was credited with the invention of the electric traffic light in 1912 in Salt Lake City. Wire worked as a detective for the Salt Lake City police force. Theodore Taylor Burton was the police commissioner in Salt Lake City.
Unique Features	Spine: Unknown condition Spine Lettering and Label: Unknown condition Cover: Unknown condition Binding: Unknown condition Title Page: Present and on display. Triangular cockling on all four corners with crease mark in the first paragraph. Text: Full text block, unknown details Inscription: listing as a Christmas present from Lester Wire to Theodore Burton in 1927 Notes: On display on property at the Temple Receiving Room Annex