One Response to “I’d like to know what happened to the gold plates that Josep…”
Daniel Rios
2008-03-16 21:43:29
Hi friend. It's difficult to deny the existence of the plates. Many people (more or less fifteen) saw the plates and gave detailed descriptions of them. The testimonies of many of these people can be found in the introductory pages of the Book of Mormon.
However, God wants us to develop faith. In fact, developing faith is one of the reasons God sent us to Earth. Because of the importance of faith, God commanded an angel named Moroni to take the plates from Joseph Smith after the Book of Mormon was translated. Today, the church does not have access to the plates.
Interesting fact: Based on the size and weight of the plates, we can deduce that they were probably not made of gold, but of a mixture of metals that had the appearance of gold.
However, God wants us to develop faith. In fact, developing faith is one of the reasons God sent us to Earth. Because of the importance of faith, God commanded an angel named Moroni to take the plates from Joseph Smith after the Book of Mormon was translated. Today, the church does not have access to the plates.
Interesting fact: Based on the size and weight of the plates, we can deduce that they were probably not made of gold, but of a mixture of metals that had the appearance of gold.