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The Interpreters Taken-Why? (1828)

It is commonly believed that the heavenly messenger took the Urim and Thummim and the plates from Joseph following the loss of the 116 pages by Martin Harris. Actually the plates and interpreters, as they were called, were taken earlier and not as a result of the loss of the translated pages but as Joseph later said, "in consequence of my having wearied the Lord in asking for the privilege of letting Martin Harris take the writings."  Shortly... Read More

What Manner of Man:

A Weekly Program to Better Know the Savior

 

Week 8 -- Gratitude

By Linda and Richard Eyre

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How closely (perfectly?) gratitude equates with j... Read More

The Stone Box (1827)

Often ignored in LDS history is the fate of the stone box in which the golden plates were deposited on Hill Cumorah and to which Joseph was led in 1827. Once the plates were removed neither the prophet nor anyone else appeared interested in the fate of the stone box itself. Almost fifty years later David Whitmer was interviewed by a Chicago Times reporter who wrote that "three times has he[Whitmer] been at the hill Cumorah and seen the casket (box) that contained th... Read More

The Right Person (1827)

When the Prophet Joseph Made his final visit to Hill Cumorah in the early morning hours of September 22, 1827 to retrieve the plates, he was accompanied by his young wife Emma. Why did Joseph take her? The answer is found in his visit to Cumorah the year previously, before he was married. Moroni told him at that time, he later revealed, that he could have the plates the following year if "he Brot [sic] the right person." Upon being asked who that was, Moroni sai... Read More

What Manner of Man:

A Weekly Program to Better Know the Savior

 

Week 7 -- Optimism and Positive Attitude

By Linda and Richard Eyre

 

In the Savior's teachings, the w... Read More

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