In April of 1843, a set of brass plates was found in an Indian mound near Kinderhook, Illinois. Smith declared them authentic ancient records.
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Long story short, one of the actual plates, "#5", was subsequently located and tested by Mormon scholar Stanley P. Kimball. The Chicago Historical Society, where the plate was maintained, gave permission for "recommended destructive tests", because previous non-destructive tests were not accepted by those who believed they were real.
For nearly 140 years, the Mormon Church had defended Smith's partial translation of the plates, but later tried to distance themselves from this. No wonder, because the Mormon professor stated....
The "prophet" Joseph Smith was kinderhooked.
While Mormon "apologists" claim Smith was NOT fooled, the Nauvoo Neighbor, a Mormon newspaper, in June reported that Smith was busy translating them, and that the new work would be a sequel to the Mook of Mormon. It claimed that "the contents of the Plates, together with a fac-simile of the same, will be published in the Times and Seasons, as soon as the translation is completed."
kinderhook.gif
Long story short, one of the actual plates, "#5", was subsequently located and tested by Mormon scholar Stanley P. Kimball. The Chicago Historical Society, where the plate was maintained, gave permission for "recommended destructive tests", because previous non-destructive tests were not accepted by those who believed they were real.
For nearly 140 years, the Mormon Church had defended Smith's partial translation of the plates, but later tried to distance themselves from this. No wonder, because the Mormon professor stated....
The "prophet" Joseph Smith was kinderhooked.
While Mormon "apologists" claim Smith was NOT fooled, the Nauvoo Neighbor, a Mormon newspaper, in June reported that Smith was busy translating them, and that the new work would be a sequel to the Mook of Mormon. It claimed that "the contents of the Plates, together with a fac-simile of the same, will be published in the Times and Seasons, as soon as the translation is completed."
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