Golden plates

Followers of the Latter Day Saint Movement believe that Joseph Smith was visited by an angel who gave him the Golden Plates from which he translated the Book of Mormon, one of the faith's sacred texts. They were found on September 22, 1823 on Cumorah hill in Manchester, New York.

Golden Plates Media

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  An 1841 engraving of "Mormon Hill" (looking south), where Smith said he found the golden plates on the west side, near the peak.

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  A 21st-century artistic representation of the Golden plates, Urim and Thummim, Sword of Laban, and Liahona

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  Full-scale model of the golden plates based on Joseph Smith's description

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  Reformed Egyptian characters in John Whitmer's handwriting.