golden plates
Shiny yellow dishes
Golden plates refers to the metal record that Joseph Smith claimed to have received from the angel Moroni in 1827, containing the text he translated as the Book of Mormon.
The plates were reportedly inscribed with reformed Egyptian characters and returned to the angel after translation.
The term appears primarily in discussions of Mormon history and theology: Critics question whether the golden plates ever existed.
- scripturesSacred religious writings
- sacred textHoly religious writing
- Joseph SmithLDS church originator
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- metal platesFlat sheets of alloy
Urim and Thummim · Book of Mormon · deciphering · inscriptions · revelation · prophet · relics · buried treasure · chronicles · Mormonism · engraving · interpretation · hermeneutics · inscribed · alloy · gilded · transliteration · divinity
golden platesclay tablets
Inscribed earthen slabs
ceramic plates · silver plates · stone tablets · earthenware · iron plates