How Joseph Smith Discovered & Translated the Book of Mormon (Restoration Revealed: Episode 3)

Donate to Scripture Central:https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/scripture-central/restoration-revealed_ytFor a transcript of this episode, and to learn more, check out the resources here:https://scripturecentral.org/shows/restoration-revealed/episodes/how-joseph-smith-discovered-and-translated-the-book-of-mormonWho wrote the Book of Mormon? How did Joseph Smith discover the golden plates? How was the Book of Mormon written or translated? What is it about? Join Casey Griffiths as he explores the historical sites connected to the discovery, translation, and printing of the Book of Mormon, and find answers to these questions!For an in-depth look at Joseph Smith Seer Stones, please visit: https://mormonismexplained.org/joseph-smith-seer-stones/For more information on additional topics relating to Mormonism including Joseph Smith Wives and Joseph Smith Polygamy, visit https://mormonismexplained.org/.0:00 Introduction1:16 Joseph Smith Family Farm2:32 An Angel Visits Joseph5:42 Joseph Finds the Plates at Hill Cumorah7:34 First Phase of Translation10:00 Second Phase of Translation13:26 Restoration of the Priesthood16:44 Witnesses See the Plates19:14 The Printing of the Book of Mormon20:11 First Editions of the Book of MormonQuote SourcesEmma Smith testimony of the plates: “Last Testimony of Sister Emma,” 290.Oliver Cowdery translating the plates: Oliver Cowdery, “Letter I,” in Latter-day Saints Messenger and Advocate 1, no. 1 (October 1834): 14.Oliver Cowdery quote about the translationOliver Cowdery, “Letter I,” in Latter-day Saints Messenger and Advocate 1, no. 1 (October 1834): 14.David Whitmer witness of the platesInterview with Joseph Smith III et al. (Richmond, Missouri, July 1884), originally published in The Saints' Herald (28 January 1936) and reprinted in Cook, ed., David Whitmer Interviews, 134—35, emphasis in the original.Martin Harris witness of the platesStatement of William M. Glenn to O. E. Fischbacher, May 30, 1943, Cardston, Alberta, Canada, cited in Deseret News, Oct. 2, 1943. Cited in Richard Lloyd Anderson, Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1981), 116. ISBN 0877478465.Oliver Cowdery witness of the platesOliver Cowdery and Martin Harris, in letter dated 29 November 1829, quoted in Corenlius C. Blatchly, "THE NEW BIBLE, written on plates of Gold or Brass," Gospel Luminary 2/49 (10 Dec. 1829): 194.Was the Book of Mormon made of tumbaga?https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-kind-of-ore-did-nephi-use-to-make-the-platesStylometric Evidenceshttps://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-can-stylometry-tell-us-about-book-of-mormon-authorshiphttps://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/is-it-possible-that-a-single-author-wrote-the-book-of-mormonMary Whitmer’s witness of the plateshttps://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-does-mary-whitmer-teach-us-about-enduring-trialsThe three Witnesseshttps://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/did-the-book-of-mormon-witnesses-really-see-what-they-claimedhttps://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-is-david-whitmers-witness-of-the-book-of-mormon-so-compellinghttps://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-did-martin-harris-help-bring-forth-the-book-of-mormonhttps://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-important-was-oliver-cowdery-in-bringing-forth-the-book-of-mormon