约瑟夫·史密斯是一个如饥似渴的藏书家。

Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.

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几乎同时，约瑟夫·史密斯在美国成立一个全新的教派，不久后就与群情愤激的新教主要力量发生冲突。

At about the same time, Joseph Smith founded a new American religion-and soon met with the wrath of the mainstream Protestant majority.

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在纽约北部，约瑟夫·史密斯挖出了古老的金页天书——《摩门经》，从而创建了摩门教。书中所述种种出人意料，连同名音乐剧也不走寻常路。

Now, like the ancient gold plates that Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, unearthed in upstate New York, the musical's saviour has come in an unexpected package.

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