Dr. Isaacson's Translation of the Book of Mormon

Dr. Isaacson, a recent convert to the Church, is actively working at the historian's office in Salt Lake City on the translation of the Book of Mormon into the Hebrew-Jewish language. This specific language was selected because it is spoken by a large majority of Jewish people across various countries, ensuring the message can reach them in the future.

Fuller account of this event (as retold in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 50, No. 22 (28 May 1888)):

Dr. Isaacson, a recent convert to the Church, is actively working at the historian's office in Salt Lake City on the translation of the Book of Mormon into the Hebrew-Jewish language. This specific language was selected because it is spoken by a large majority of Jewish people across various countries, ensuring the message can reach them in the future. The Deseret News, of May 8th, says: — Dr. Issacs on has a room at the historian’s office and is there engaged in a work in which every Latter-day Saints will feel an interest—the translation of the Book of Mormon into the Hebrew-Jewish language. This tongue was decided upon in preference to the pure Hebrew, for a very important reason; it is understood and spoken by the great bulk of the Jews in all parts of the world, including those of Germany, Austria, Russia, Serviaand Roumania. This language is of modern origin, having developed during the last three hundred years, but it already has a literature. It will be observed that in this widely-spoken language, the book is capable of reaching many millions of Hebrews of all classes when the proper time shall come to carry the fulness of the Gospel to that race—when the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled.