Packer, in his article cumorahs cave, printed in the journal of book of mormon studies v. A powerpoint slide shows a closeup view of book of mormon characters gordon andrus engraved onto metal for his replica of the golden plates. Paul hansen has spent much of the past 10plus years working to reconcile the faith and science surrounding the golden plates, the fabled ancient tome that, according to teachings of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, were translated into the book of mormon by church founder joseph smith in the mid19th century. What is the original language of the book of mormon. Smith claimed to be able to translate these engravings, and the result of his translation was the book of mormon. Why are we told about the different metal record plates comprising the book of mormon. Gold plates origins of the book of mormon scale model etsy. Katharine smith salisbury younger a witness of the book of mormon. Joseph smith claimed he translated the book of mormon from a set of golden plates that were given to him by an angel named moroni. That is, the spirit of the book of mormon could now go forth throughout the world, rapidly like a deer, being the spirit of the golden plates.
Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. During this visit moroni told joseph that the plates and the urim and thummim were buried nearby, and showed him their location. They wrote about jesus christ and about how to keep the commandments. Replica of the gold plates constructed by david baird. To replicate the sealed portion of the golden plates, andrus encased the edges of the sealed portion of his plates with a solution of beeswax and pitch. Although the plates were actually in whitmers house, the men went out into the woods to pray where they saw a vision of an angel showing them the plates. The remaining plates are of a paper composite material colored gold but with no inscriptions. Palmer first writes about the origins of the book of mormon and the golden plates.
Ill save you the math, but that would render out to less than half. Ancient metal documents were known among scholars33. Unlike most articles that seem to manifest so quickly, i intent to discuss evidence in support of this books claims. The book of mormon is a complex text with a complicated history. What happened to the golden plates after joseph smith. Thats because the plates of nephi were not in the original book of mormon. Today, however, there are numerous examples of ancient writing on metal plates. The people described in the book of mormon came from ancient israel and so likely spoke hebrew in the beginning. A true testimony of the book of mormon comes from reading it and, as counseled by moroni in a promise he left to us in moroni 10. When he was tenyearsold his family relocated to palmyra, new york.
On the west side of this hill, not far from the top, under a stone of considerable size, lay the plates, deposited in. Joseph smith was living on the family farm in manchester, new york, when he became famous for his story of finding gold plates. He apparently translated the golden plates reformedegyptian script into english as the book of mormon, and gave the first draft to martin harris. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints the. Putnam made that point in mathematical detail and concluded that the total weight of the plates in joseph smiths charge would have been near the 60pound figure reported by several witnesses. This beautiful volume is crafted in sturdy bonded leather cover with gold detailing and spine label that is recreated to exact specifications. Replica of gold plates this is a replica of the alleged. When tumbaga which is red is treated with any simple acid citric acid will do, the copper in the alloy is removed from its surface leaving a brilliant. Two top plates are made of brass and imprinted with reformed egyptian characters. When it first appeared, the book of mormon was attacked for the alleged absurdity of having been written on golden plates and its claim of the existence of an early sixth century b. Another activity showing how to make the golden plates with kids where you use a stylus to make the marks in foil can be found here.
I dont know where you get your size estimates but they are way off the witness descriptions that state the gps were between 56 inches wide, 8 inches long and 56 inches thick. Because we do not have the original plates to examine, its impossible to identify the language used to make the ancient record. A righteous man named ammaron hid the golden plates so they would be safe. Archaeologists discover golden plates believed to be. If mormons book of mormon plates were made of tumbaga, their weight would have been much less than had they been made of pure gold.
There are at least185 quotations and 2,500 unique vocabulary words from the new testame. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. Ancient artifacts of mystery with images lds crafts, lds seminary. After the translation was completed, however, joseph reported that he returned the plates to the angel.
The story of the gold plates is an absolutely essential part of the mormon narrative, for in the eyes of many latterday saints, the coming forth of this record, and its subsequent translation into the book of mormon, legitimizes their belief that smith was indeed a prophet sent by god to restore the true christian faith lost long ago due to a. Problems with the gold plates of the book of mormon. The book of mormon text contains logical impossibilities. The book of mormon was written by a series of prophets from 600 b. For several years i brought a replica set of gold plates to the mormon miracle. According to latter day saint belief, the golden plates also called the gold plates or in some 19thcentury literature, the golden bible are the source from which joseph smith said he translated the book of mormon, a sacred text of the faith. He told a boy named mormon where the plates were hidden. It shows to our best ability the 23 portion that was. She was 15yearsold when joseph received the golden plates. Is the book of mormon like other ancient metal documents.
They were never in heaven before translating, in fact, according to myth, a great deal of effort was put into physically acquiring the earlier brass plates, and then making and keeping the golden plates as a historical record of 1,000 years. This is a 3d printed scale replica of the gold plates translated by joseph smith into the book of mormon. The book of mormons old testament portion bmot quotes heavily from the new testament of the bible. The golden plates upon which the book of mormon was written have had quite a history, and it is rather well documented. Ataglance book of mormon deseret book a quick reference synopsis of the book of mormon.
This handy sheet fits in most scripture cases and makes a great resource for seminary, institute. So heres the rub, the book of mormon itself, not including chapter headings or. The caractors from the gold plates mormonite musings. This is a replica of the alleged gold plates which were given to young joseph smith, founder of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, by the angel moroni. The golden plates were discovered through the ministration of an angel of the lord.
Posts about the book of mormon written by bro simon says book of mormon, june. Every latterday saint mormon is aware of joseph smiths claim that he discovered golden plates from which the book of mormon was translated. Lds video encyclopedia what is mormonism the golden plates. When it comes to the plates, there was no miracle mormonism. The golden plates couldnt be made of pure gold the golden plates couldnt be made of pure gold, new era, july. This model was created using joseph smiths description as well as the description of others who handled or saw the gold plates as a guide. The plates are consistently described as gold and golden. Because of this they are unavailable for examination today. The plates, which had a depth of about six inches, were bound together by three dshaped rings, similar to a threering binder today. Gold plates replica and liahona replica scripture crafts. An online handbook to the lds church mormon the angel moroni allegedly visited joseph once a year for five years until 1827, when joseph was allowed to obtain the gold plates to translation them with the help of scribes he began translating the plates the language on the plates is called reformed egyptian.
Replica of book of mormon plates that silversmith gordon andrus made for display in the heavens are opened exhibit at the church history. Golden plates lds primary chorister ideas, lds primary singing. The testimony of these three witnesses is found at the beginning of every book of mormon to validate the existence of the golden plates. He claimed that an angel named moroni had directed him to a buried stone box, containing a set of gold plates, covered with strange symbols. I propose as a thought that the box that the golden plates were in was moved from its original location to new york by a miracle performed by moroni, perhaps even a movingthemount which would make the hill cumorah that moroni hid the plates in. The plates were written in a language called reformed egyptian. The former were more particularly devoted to the spiritual. Six issue collection book of mormon comic book, book of mormon. Smith claimed to have translated the book of mormon from the plates, which moroni later took back. The book of mormon online amazing book of mormon study guide website that. Martin harris was born on may 18, 1783, at what is now saratoga, new york. Some of these links go to amazon and i may receive compensation.
Artist recreates the golden plates for museum display. The prophet joseph smith translates them by the gift and power of god. How did the book of mormon golden plates get to new. Mormons are led to believe that smith moved the gold plates from their. The video is the third in book of mormon centrals evidence video series, the two previous videos being one on the archaeological evidence for the place called nahom, mentioned by nephi 1 nephi 16. Known as the book of mormon, he said i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book of earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. The book of mormon is a sacred record of peoples in ancient america, and was engraved upon sheets of metal. Feast of trumpets and joseph smith, golden plates, moroni, rosh hashana the book of mormon has been a hot topic for a long time. When harris lost the first draft, smith stated that he would have to translate from a different plate so the new translation would be slightly different from the original. Golden plates life cycle testifies of book of mormon.
Martin harris witnesses of the golden plates and book of. The golden plates, breastplate with the urim and thummim, were made by david a. Book of mormon stories mormon writes on the golden. Katharine smith sometimes spelled katherine was born july 28, 1812 in lebanon, new hampshire.
Sloan writes that it is a mistake to allow a limited historical perspective to control the interpretation of an inspired prophecy. Check out book of mormon centrals new video, detailing the historical evidence for the existence of the book of mormon golden plates. Testimony of the prophet joseph smith, front of 20 edition of the book of mormon. But many people forgot jesus christ and didnt follow him anymore. We first learn about them from the visit of the angel moroni to joseph smith on september 21, 1823. He told mormon to write on the plates when he was older. Four kinds of metal record plates are spoken of in the book itself. Table 2 summarizes the precise proposed dates on the gregorian calendar for each of the seven steps of the life cycle of the golden plates. Smith translated the text of the book of mormon over the next several. Find thousands of lds books, movies, music and more. What happened to the golden plates from which joseph smith. In the story of the coming forth of the book of mormon, all of these oddsounding components play a part. Based on these parameters, modern researchers have estimated plates of pure gold would weigh at least 45 kilograms 100 pounds and might be too soft for engraved characters. Green berets ultralight bug out bag with gear recommendations duration.
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