Book of mormon plates found

The sealed book of mormon is a translation from 19 plates that are part of 42 plates that are now unsealed. As seen by science, the book of mormon is stronger today than it was in 1830, 1844, 1950, or even 2000, so i expect it will continue to become stronger in the future. The book of mormon and the sealed book of mormon agree that the plates of mormon have three parts to come forth in three different eras until now it has been understood by believers in the book of mormon that the plates of mormon from which it was translated were divided into two parts. Why have no engraved metal plates or stone been found in the. Plates of gold book of mormon archaeological forum. Over the past several days there has been an article circulating by many members and non members a like of a team of archaeologists finding the gold plates while excavating a drumlin known as mormon hill or the cumorah. Among these remnants are teachings of four prophets not mentioned in the bible. The first edition of the book of mormon was typeset from that printers manuscript. The abridgments, quotations, and original writings of those book of mormon historians are displayed on. Book of mormon translation joseph smith claimed that the book of mormon is his translation of an ancient book written on gold plates. A sealed book is a common phrase used in lds lessons about joseph smith and the gold plates. Jul 24, 2018 the small plates help directly compensate for the lost 116 pages, and they provide the book of mormon with a muchneeded, spiritually focused introduction. Why have no engraved metal plates or stone been found in. Finally, the plates contained a more extensive account of old testament peoples and events than the bible see 1 nephi 5.

Book of mormon central teamed up with artist katie payne to create a beautiful and engaging video called the the story of the book of mormon. Joseph smith claimed to have translated three ancient records. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Below is some predictable silly putty propaganda from an lds outfitcalling itself the genesis group and marching under the heavenly banner of ancient america foundationregarding a gold plate book found in drum roll, please bulgariathe famous landing spot, of course, for lehi, nephi and the rest of the original mormon pioneer clan. And all the ancient plates, mormon deposited in cumorah, about three hundred and eightyfour years after christ. Considered the oldest book in the history of mankind, it dates to 500 bc and perhaps even earlier. The abridgments, quotations, and original writings of those book of mormon historians are. After the translation was completed, however, joseph reported. The book of mormon itself refers to a long tradition of writing historical records on plates, of which the golden plates are a culmination see list of plates latter day saint movement.

As for the 24 gold plates, they were not included in the book of mormon plates found and translated by joseph smith. Desperate mopologists claim ancient bulgarian goldplate. Evidence indicates that, contrary to most readers expectations, nephis small plates 1 nephi through omni were most likely translated after the abridgments and personal writings of mormon and moroni. Finally, the plates contained a more extensive account of old testament peoples and events than the bible see 1 ne. Through the book of mormon we are better able to grasp many of the veiled or deficient details of our present bible. There is a controversy, however, about the hill cumorahnot about the location where the book of mormon plates were found, but whether it is the hill under that name near which nephite events took place. Criticism is aimed at joseph smiths claims because of what appear to be historical contradictions. These include the large plates of nephi abridged by mormon, the 24 gold plates abridged by moroni, and the plates of brass quoted from in the book of mormon.

In mesoamerica and the book of mormon, he shows a simplified drawing of one of them and gives a translation of its carvings. Everything is too on the nose with these discovered plates, which is a red flag to me. The lost 116 pages is the missing portion of the manuscript of the book of mormon. When the book of mormon was being prepared for publication, it was rearranged in the order that we know it today, with the translation of the small plates at the beginning, followed by words of mormon and then mosiah. Copying that original manuscript, parts of which survive today, oliver cowdery prepared a printers manuscript owned by the rlds church. The translation of these plates allegedly makes up the presentday book of ether found near the end of the book of mormon. The tumbaga theory recognizing that plates of pure gold are not feasible, many mormon apologists have turned to an lds metallurgist named read putnam, who has proffered the theory that the plates were made of a lighter. The influence of the brass plates on the teachings of. Incredible video explains the story of the plates of mormon. Nov 03, 2017 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. 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. When the sacred records in hill cumorah in mexico are discovered, it will be obvious which among the many engraved plates are the 24 gold plates.

Gold plates found in panama in 2011 closely resemble. This is kind of a divinatory device that goes back into old testament times. Joseph smith claimed that the book of mormon is his translation of an ancient book written on gold plates. Its an elaborate hoax as the video commentator goes so far as to explain how the gold plates were a sealed book and was quite difficult to unseal. 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. Using only the text of the book of mormon as the narration, get a glimpse of the fatherson relationship between mormon and moroni, as they strive to pass the plates along to where we have it today as the book of mormon. Packer, in his article cumorahs cave, printed in the journal of book of mormon studies v. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. The term golden bible is also used with a negative connotation. One was that he used an instrument that was found with the plates that was called the urim and thummim.

Students of the book of mormon will note that this is precisely the time and place in which the book of mormon claims that there existed similar bronze plates which contained the ancient sacred laws of the hebrews, the close cultural cousins of the phoenicians. Book of mormon the idea of an ancient record on gold plates was one of the most mocked claims of joseph smith. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may. Nephi was instructed by the spirit to obtain the plates, and the spirit explained that, in so doing, nephi would help to preserve a people. However, plates mentioned in the book of mormon, such as labans plates of brass, ethers 24 gold plates, and the record that moroni eventually buried were all made by cultures that lived in or originally came from the middle east. The first part is now available for purchase from the sealed book of mormon is a translation from 19 plates that are part of 42 plates that are now unsealed. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. Brass plates mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates.

What happened to the plates joseph smith found that was. According to mormon lore, smith claimed to receive the few plates from moroni in 1827 and from them translated the book of mormon. Though i tend to agree with welch that plates of pure gold would be too fragile to be useful, the fact remains that mosiah 8. Mormon abridged this record in his plates, and joseph smith translated it, but since it was lost by martin harris, very little is now known about it except what can be inferred from references in other texts brown, pp.

Sep 17, 2019 and all the ancient plates, mormon deposited in cumorah, about three hundred and eightyfour years after christ. The tumbaga theory recognizing that plates of pure gold are not feasible, many mormon apologists have turned to an lds metallurgist named read putnam, who has proffered the theory that the plates were made of a lighter central american alloy called tumbaga. So in the spring and summer of 1820, eight joseph with martin harris and his wife emma working as described began the translation of the book of mormon, those involved with the translation of the book of mormon said that joseph initially used the stones found with the plates. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. Smith claimed the angel moroni, a prophet in the book of mormon, directed him in the 1820s to a hill near his home in palmyra, new york where the plates were buried. Joseph smith translating the book of mormon by looking at a seer stone in a hat. It is better that one man should perish than that a. Book of mormon plates and records the encyclopedia of mormonism.

Prophecies of samuel the lamanite and of the revelations of john. The translation continues from the rest of the plates of mormon, which were abridged from the large plates of nephi, and includes the books of mosiah, alma, helaman, 3 nephi, 4 nephi, and mormon the last two chapters of which were written by moroni. The gold plates were then translated by joseph smith from the original reformed egyptian texts, and then published into the scriptures we have today known as the book of mormon. Wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. However, the golden plates are just one of many known and reputed metal plates with significance in the latter day saint movement.

Book of mormon central, has an artifact that relates to the book of mormon been found. The influence of the brass plates on the teachings of nephi. Several of the prophets following joseph smith gave multiple accounts that joseph walked into a cave of records to return the plates. Ancient metal plates book of mormon archaeological forum.

Josephs preface and a testimonial written by a group of eight witnesses described the plates as having an appearance of gold. The plates from which joseph translated the book of mormon are called the gold plates and the golden plates interchangeably because it is unknown exactly what they were composed of. Smith translated the text of the book of mormon over the next several. Thus, the present book of mormon contains only the second account of early nephite history. Published on nov 3, 2017 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. Finally, the brass plates contained a more extensive account of old testament peoples and events than we have in the bible 1 nephi. The plates of brass are integral to the story and message of the book of mormon. Archaeologists discover golden plates believed to be linked. Some of these records were comparable to certain books now found in the old testament, but others did not find their way into the bible. There is, of course, another way by which the knowledge on the brass plates is to be disseminatedfar more extensive in its scopethan through the book of mormon. Joseph smith at the age of 16 maybe 14,15 or 17 was led to the site of the plates by the angel moroni, joseph was instructed not to remove the items until he was given permission.

Not long after the book of mormon was published, latterday saints began speculating about the location of this hill. Desperate mopologists claim ancient bulgarian goldplate find proves truth of 19thcentury book of mormon fairy tale well, here is the opportunity to put their own dna arguments onto their golden plates and serve it to them cold. Desperate mopologists claim ancient bulgarian goldplate find. The excerpt belownot a complete text, but included to provide a sense of the book of mormon textis featured because it contains the work of the three scribes whose handwriting is found in the extant portion of the manuscript and because the document is in relatively good condition. Since then, researchers have found several examples of ancient metal plates, gold plates, and plates with rings. In the crowded field of book of mormon fan fiction, this piece is relegated well to the back of the pack. Aug 04, 2015 a picture of a smooth, brown, eggsized rock is shown in the printers manuscript of the book of mormon.

Part of the reason is that archaeology in america has been important only since the turn of the century, and examples of writing on metal plates are only now beginning to emerge. Very likely, these eleven verses were also the last words translated by joseph smith. In this article they state that the archelogist believe that the plates that were found could. In this article they state that the archelogist believe that the plates that were found could be linked to joseph smith and were in fact the original gold plates from. There are specific quotes in the book of mormon that are found in the king james bible and other modern works that joseph smith had access to. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. Problems with the gold plates of the book of mormon. The unsealed plates have been divided into two parts for publication. He once had promised that archaeological evidence for the book of mormon would be found within 10 years of nwaf starting excavations. They were reportedly returned to the angel moroni or to a secret cave hidden inside of hill cumorah. The book was discovered around 1943 in a tomb in the valley of the struma river in bulgaria. Since less study has been applied, less is known about the languages. Manchester, ny a team of archaeologistsexcavating a drumlin known as mormon hill or the cumorah, in western new york, have discovered a set of gold plates which they believe could be linked to the founder of thechurch of jesus christof latterday saints, joseph smith jr.

Besides smith himself, there were at least 11 witnesses who said they saw the plates in 1829, and three also claiming to have been visited by an angel. Mar 23, 2017 wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. Some witnesses described the plates as weighing from 30 to 60 pounds, golden in color, and composed of thin metallic pages engraved with hieroglyphics on both sides and bound with three dshaped rings. Mormons believe joseph smith found gold plates engraved with writing in ancient egyptian in new york and god helped him translate the text using an. Other metals were used to make tablets, plates, and scrolls for recording special histories or ceremonial events. The plates he held referred to several other sets of plates and records, an understanding of which is necessary to understand the book of mormon.

Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may lds archaeology. But what of the stone box that contained these sacred items. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Given all the effort that went into producing the replica plates and swords, i expected more time and care would have gone into producing this fraud as well. Jun 17, 2014 mormon apologist john welch notes that pure gold would be too soft to make useful plates. According to latter day saint belief, the golden plates are the source from which joseph smith said he translated the book of mormon, a sacred text of the faith. A couple books that are part of the other 23 plates includes. Nov 29, 2018 the book of mormon describes the final battle place between the nephites and lamanites as the land and hill cumorah. But in 1966 he wrote, my number one goal of establishing that christ appeared in. While it has been commonly believed that the hill in new york where joseph smith received the gold plates is the same hill cumorah described in the book of. When moroni, about thirtysix years after, made the deposit of the book entrusted to him, he was, without doubt, inspired to select a department of the hill separate from the great depository of the numerous volumes hid up by his father. Reports of gold plates being found stem from a fake news.

Mormons son, moroni buried the gold plates in the soil of hill cumorah, where they were found by joseph smith, who learned of their location by revelation and as instructed by the angel moroni. Book of mormon plates and records book of mormon central. While acting as joseph smiths scribe, martin harris requested to take home the portion of the manuscript that had been translated in order to persuade his wife of the authenticity of the book of mormon. And what of the many other records that were supposedly hid up in the hill cumorah. For greater clarity about the various plates and records that comprised the book of mormon, refer to the chart below figure 4. Book of mormon manuscript excerpt, circa june 1829 1. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may youtube. Joseph dictated the original manuscript of the book of mormon from the plates of mormon. Many ancient documents such as king benjamins speech or the plates of brass were quoted or abridged by the ancient authors who compiled the books found on the small and large plates of nephi.

Book of mormon plates and records the encyclopedia of. The lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth his righteous purposes. The plates of brass contained a copy of the law five books of moses, a history of the jews, lehis genealogy, and the writings of many prophets. The mormon church is for the first time publishing photos of the stone it believes. In 1827 when joseph smith received the gold plates, he found that much of the record was an abridgment of many other records written by ancient kings and prophets living in the americas. When he was finished translating the plates he gave them back to the angel who he claimed has them in his charge joseph smith history 1. The book of mormon plates religious studies center.