What is Golden plates?
Followers of the [[Mormonism|Latter Day Saint]] Movement believe that [[Joseph Smith]] was visited by an [[angel]] who gave him the '''Golden Plates''' (also called the '''gold plates''') from which he [[Translation|translated]] the [[Book of Mormon]], one of the faith's sacred texts.<ref>{{cite web|title=History & Culture – Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/mopi/learn/historyculture/index.htm|website=www.nps.gov}}</ref> They were found on September 22, 1823 on [[Cumorah hill]] in [[Manchester, New York]] and some people said that it’s 30 to 60 pounds (14 to 27 kg). == Reference == {{Reflist}}{{religion-stub}} [[Category:Mormonism]] [[Category:Religious texts]]