on september 22 1827 joseph was met once again by the heavenly messenger on a hill near palmyra there at last he received the plates with a charge that he be responsible for them for the next two and a half years joseph and emma lived in a farmhouse at harmony there joseph began translation of the plates with emma as his scribe then in april 1829 a school teacher named oliver cowdery came to the smith house making inquiries about the plates two days later oliver took over as joseph s scribe these were days never to be forgotten to sit under the sound of a voice dictated by the inspiration of heaven awakened the utmost gratitude of this bosom day after day i continued uninterrupted to write from his mouth as he translated the history or record called the book of mormon
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