“Joseph Smith and the Gold Plates,” Friend, January 2021
Scripture Stories
Joseph Smith and the Gold Plates
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Joseph Smith teaching
Joseph Smith was a prophet. He helped Jesus bring His Church back to the world.
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Heavenly Father and Jesus appearing to Joseph
Joseph prayed to find out which church he should go to. Jesus said not to go to any of the churches. None of them were His Church.
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Joseph holding the gold plates
The angel Moroni visited Joseph. Moroni told him about a special book written on gold plates. It was buried in a hill nearby.
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Joseph translating gold plates
With Heavenly Father’s help, Joseph translated the writing on the plates. These writings became the Book of Mormon!
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children at church together
Now we can read the Book of Mormon. And we can go to Jesus Christ’s Church!
Illustrations by Apryl Stott