process of translation. Emma did not initially accompany Smith to Fayette, although she came later for a time. Completion and publication of the Book of Mormon Initial publication attempt At the Whitmer home in Fayette, New York, Smith proceeded to complete the translation of the golden plates, with Cowdery acting as scribe as he did in Harmony, but with the additional assistance of David Whitmer, David's brother John Whitmer, and another scribe whose handwriting has not been identified. Smith proceeded translating to what he said was the very last of the golden plates in the translated collection, where he said he found a title page. Smith's translation of this title page indicated that the book was called The Book of Mormon: An account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the Plates of Nephi. On June 11, 1829, to secure his copyright, Smith deposited a copy of the title page with the local federal district court. In the early part of June 1829, Smith also took a copy of the title page and a few pages of translation to Palmyra village and attempted during several interviews to make arrangements to have his translation published by E. B. Grandin, publisher of The Wayne Sentinel and friend of Martin Harris. Although Grandin provided an approximate estimate of the costs, he initially declined to publish the book. As for funding, Smith attempted unsuccessfully to secure the financial assistance from several family acquaintances. Twelve witnesses and the completion of translation During the remainder of June 1829, Smith continued the work of translation in Fayette by dictating a replacement section for the 116 pages previously lost by Harris. Some time before June 14, 1829, a revelation by Smith commanded Cowdery and Whitmer to seek out twelve "disciples", who desired to serve, and who would "go into all the world to preach my gospel unto every creature", and who would be ordained to baptize and to ordain priests and teachers. Soon thereafter in the second half of June 1829, a group of Three Witnesses and a separate group of Eight Witnesses were selected, in addition to Smith himself, to testify that Smith had the golden plates. The Three Witnesses were selected soon after a visit by Harris to the Whitmer home in Fayette, accompanied by Smith's parents, to inquire about the translation. When Harris he arrived, he joined with Oliver Cowdery and David