“Mormon and the Gold Plates,” Friend, November 2024, 26–27.
Scripture Stories
Mormon and the Gold Plates
Illustrations by Andrew Bosley
Mormon was a prophet. When he was 10 years old, a leader named Ammaron told him to remember what happened to his people so he could write it on the gold plates later. The plates were what the Nephite prophets wrote on.
Ammaron hid the plates because many people were being wicked. He told Mormon where to find them. When Mormon was older, he got the gold plates. He kept them safe and wrote about his people.
The people were still wicked, but Mormon tried to teach them. He also wrote about the Savior on the plates. Because of Mormon, we can read the words of prophets in the Book of Mormon today.
Even though Mormon was young, the Lord trusted him. You can follow the Lord while you are young too!