Joseph Smith, his seer stone and Book of Mormon translation come up in federal court hearing on tithing ... The Prophet of the Restoration," examines gold plates containing the Book of Mormon. ...

John G. Turner’s new book is a nimble account that showcases the frenzied core of Smith’s soul.

Joseph Smith (1805-1844) claimed he received golden plates from an angel named Moroniin 1827 containing information that was translated into the Book of Mormon.

Smith completed the work in a scant 18 months. In 1830, the text was published in a 584-page volume called the Book of Mormon. And the plates? In 1829, after Smith finished the translation, Moroni ...

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If you weren’t aware, Mormons claim that around 322 A.D., a prophet named Mormon compiled a history from the ancient records written by prophets into one set of golden plates, which God ...

In 1827, Joseph retrieved this record, inscribed on thin golden plates, and shortly afterward began translating its words by the "gift of God." 3 The resulting manuscript, the Book of Mormon , was ...

Joseph Smith, his seer stone and Book of Mormon translation come up in federal court hearing on tithing lawsuit At the 10th Circuit, LDS Church lawyers push back against fraud case, accuse ...

The story follows two mismatched Mormon missionaries sent to Uganda to convert villagers who are far more worried about warlords and disease than the golden plates of Joseph Smith.

Mormon apologists purport to believe that Smith really possessed golden plates bearing spiritual secrets. Turner judiciously notes that no one ever saw these plates, save Smith. “Joseph did not ...