Eric Poulin

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1 Nephi 2:4

“And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents, and departed into the wilderness.”

Its interesting that Nephi took the time to document that Lehi left all his precious things. He didn’t mention taking his children out of schooling, leaving a career, friends or social groups. Read the rest of this entry »

Testimony of Prophet Joseph Smith

“The box in which they lay was formed by laying stones together in some kind of cement. In the bottom of the box were laid two stones crossways of the box, and on these stones lay the plates and the other things with them.”

The plates, Urim and Thummim and breastplate were protected from the elements by being covered from wind, rain, snow and erosion. They were also raised from the ground to avoid water damage. They were sealed to be protected from animal interference, and hidden such that they could be identified by those who need to know, but hidden from the rest of the world. Read the rest of this entry »