All My Endeavors to Preserve Them: Protecting the Plates in Palmyra, 22 September-December 1827

Authors

Andrew H. Hedges

Keywords

Joseph Smith, Coming forth of the Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon

Abstract

After Joseph Smith received the gold plates from the angel Moroni, he had to take great measures to protect them from people who wanted to steal them for their monetary value. Although Joseph did not leave much documentation of such experiences, the people who were closely associated with him at the time did. Using what records still exist, Hedges pieces together some of the stories of Joseph’s challenges in obtaining and protecting the gold plates.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Hedges, Andrew H. (1999) "All My Endeavors to Preserve Them: Protecting the Plates in Palmyra, 22 September-December 1827," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 8: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol8/iss2/4