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Show Wednesday, April 19, 2006 DAILY HERALD Early editions of Book of Mormon recovered Debbie Hummel! THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS , SALT LAKE CITY — Four early editions of the Book of Mormon stolen in two separate thefts have been recovered, police said Tuesday. Thirteen historical religious books,including two first edi- tions of the Book of Mormon, published in 1830, were taken last week from the Daughters of Utah Pioneers museum. Two others have been missing since last November whena small safe was reported stolen from the LDS Institute of Religion at _ the Universityof Utah. Early Tuesday, Utah HighwayPatroldispatchers heard from an anonymous caller who said police should checkin a mailbox near Granger High Schoolin West Valley City, said patrol Lt. Tony Garcia. Inside the box was an envelope with no postage and “attention President Hinckley” — Gor- don B. Hinckley is president of The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — written onthefront. Twocopies of the Bookof Mormonstolen from the museum wereinside the envelope, Garciasaid. All 13 rare religious books taken from the Daughters of Utah Pioneers’ Pioneer Memorial Museum last week have now beenrecovered.The value of the booksis thought to be between $800,000 and $1 million, Garciasaid. “Weshould havethem all back andthat's due to some very good officers,” said Edith Menna,the director of the muShesaid she’s gotten dozens ofcalls from throughoutthe country from people who have visited the museum while in Salt Lake City. Some wereoffering sympathy or expressing dismay; some were rare book Magna home, where they made an arrest and recovered nine morebooks. Robert M.Lindsay, 48, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of felony theft and possession of stolen property. He remains in jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. ~ received good newsTuesMormon stolen from the institute last fall were recovered at a Midvale home where a SWAT raid was conducted Monday night, said Sgt. Steve Shreeve of Midvale police. edition, were offering helpin updating the museum's security, she said. about $20,000,he said. “It was wonderful news.It's been exciting all day. The faculty is grateful and excited to the Beehive House, the down- of the LDS Institute of Religion, nersonsaid. president Brigham Young Book of Mormon taken from town home of former church Orem Lehi 113 South 1200 East 768-1191 & Murray » Ogden 5570 South 900 East 4020 Riverdale Road (next to the Gart Sports Castle) 334-8229 Oo U T eT «FLOOR MOD BLOWOU 270-8778 12 HOURS ALL EXTRA FIRM KING MATTRESS * WITH MEMORY FOAM * MICROFIBER SOFA & LOVESEAT Only... $496 FREE! 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