Stacy Lee

So Joseph goes into the woods and then later on he comes out and the story goes that an angel appears to him and tells him that there are these ancient golden plates buried in the hill and leads him to these gold plates. Now, Joseph Smith never imagined the Internet. He never imagined science. He never imagined what would come later on.

So Joseph goes into the woods and then later on he comes out and the story goes that an angel appears to him and tells him that there are these ancient golden plates buried in the hill and leads him to these gold plates. Now, Joseph Smith never imagined the Internet. He never imagined science. He never imagined what would come later on.

If the golden plates were to actually have existed, they would have weighed, I think, almost 1,000 pounds. It would have been for there to be enough gold there to write out what was written. There's a story of him picking the plates up, wrapping them in a dishcloth, and then running from people that were trying to take them from him. It would not have been possible.

If the golden plates were to actually have existed, they would have weighed, I think, almost 1,000 pounds. It would have been for there to be enough gold there to write out what was written. There's a story of him picking the plates up, wrapping them in a dishcloth, and then running from people that were trying to take them from him. It would not have been possible.

If the golden plates were to actually have existed, they would have weighed, I think, almost 1,000 pounds. It would have been for there to be enough gold there to write out what was written. There's a story of him picking the plates up, wrapping them in a dishcloth, and then running from people that were trying to take them from him. It would not have been possible.

So even if they were real, which I do not believe they were, he would not have been able to run with these plates. Now, as a child growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was taught that Joseph Smith used a tool called the Urim and Thummim. And it's basically a pair of spectacles and like a breastplate. And he would put these spectacles on and read the golden plates.

So even if they were real, which I do not believe they were, he would not have been able to run with these plates. Now, as a child growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was taught that Joseph Smith used a tool called the Urim and Thummim. And it's basically a pair of spectacles and like a breastplate. And he would put these spectacles on and read the golden plates.

So even if they were real, which I do not believe they were, he would not have been able to run with these plates. Now, as a child growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was taught that Joseph Smith used a tool called the Urim and Thummim. And it's basically a pair of spectacles and like a breastplate. And he would put these spectacles on and read the golden plates.

And these spectacles would translate from the ancient language into English. That is actually not what Joseph Smith told people. That is a whitewashed version of the church because the church doesn't like what Joseph Smith said.

And these spectacles would translate from the ancient language into English. That is actually not what Joseph Smith told people. That is a whitewashed version of the church because the church doesn't like what Joseph Smith said.

And these spectacles would translate from the ancient language into English. That is actually not what Joseph Smith told people. That is a whitewashed version of the church because the church doesn't like what Joseph Smith said.

Joseph Smith told people, and there are actual versions of this and documentation of this, that he had a magic rock and he would put the golden plates on the table in front of him. with a screen so the person transcribing could not see the golden plates because only he was allowed to see them.

Joseph Smith told people, and there are actual versions of this and documentation of this, that he had a magic rock and he would put the golden plates on the table in front of him. with a screen so the person transcribing could not see the golden plates because only he was allowed to see them.

Joseph Smith told people, and there are actual versions of this and documentation of this, that he had a magic rock and he would put the golden plates on the table in front of him. with a screen so the person transcribing could not see the golden plates because only he was allowed to see them.

He would take this magic rock and put it in the bottom of a top hat and you can find paintings of this online and then put his face into the top hat and the rock would glow and would show him in English what the translation was. So as the church grew, the church decided that story was just a little too crazy. And so they came up with the Urim and Thummim.

He would take this magic rock and put it in the bottom of a top hat and you can find paintings of this online and then put his face into the top hat and the rock would glow and would show him in English what the translation was. So as the church grew, the church decided that story was just a little too crazy. And so they came up with the Urim and Thummim.

He would take this magic rock and put it in the bottom of a top hat and you can find paintings of this online and then put his face into the top hat and the rock would glow and would show him in English what the translation was. So as the church grew, the church decided that story was just a little too crazy. And so they came up with the Urim and Thummim.

And that was the story that was then spread. Joseph Smith was a folk magic believer. And if you know anything about that time, it's not unusual. But it is unusual to believe in those things now. He also was arrested dozens of times for telling people he was a water witch, that he had this special power by God where he would hold the, I can't remember what they call it.

And that was the story that was then spread. Joseph Smith was a folk magic believer. And if you know anything about that time, it's not unusual. But it is unusual to believe in those things now. He also was arrested dozens of times for telling people he was a water witch, that he had this special power by God where he would hold the, I can't remember what they call it.

And that was the story that was then spread. Joseph Smith was a folk magic believer. And if you know anything about that time, it's not unusual. But it is unusual to believe in those things now. He also was arrested dozens of times for telling people he was a water witch, that he had this special power by God where he would hold the, I can't remember what they call it.