In A Brief Explanation of The Book of Mormon, it says that the Book of Mormon was compiled from four plates: the Small Plates of Nephi, the Plates of Mormon, the Plates of Ether, and the Plates of Brass. What parts of the Book of Mormon had which plates? The…
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Moroni’s Teachings
The angel Moroni talked to Joseph Smith three times that night, and once again the next day. Why? I think it was because Joseph Smith needed to remember EVERYTHING Moroni told him, and if Moroni told Joseph only once, he wouldn’t have remembered it all. Moroni also had Joseph come…
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In Joseph Smith–History, he said that Moroni quoted some scriptures differently from “what it says in our Bibles.” Why? Because the King James version of the Bible is not translated correctly. The eighth article of faith says, “We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as…
Continue readingWhat was in the stone box with the Gold Plates?
The prophet Joseph Smith, in his testimony, said that the Plates, Urim, and Thummim were in the hill with ‘other things’, including a breastplate. I can probably find out what those ‘other things’ were in the end of Moroni, when he buries the Plates. At the end of Moroni, however,…
Continue readingThe Testimony of Eight Witnesses
As their testimony says, the Eight Witnesses gave their ‘names unto the world’. That means that they are telling the world that they saw and felt the plates. They are bearing record to us that Joseph Smith did have the plates and translated them. I think that it is very…
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In The Testimony of Three Witnesses, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris tell us that they saw the plates, “through the grace of God the Father.” That teaches us that God is graceful. Later on, they mention the “judgment-seat of Christ,” so now I know that Jesus will judge…
Continue readingAbout the Introduction to the Book of Mormon
The Introduction to The Book of Mormon teaches us many things, such as that Jesus is the Messiah and will come again. Joseph Smith also tells us that we can get more like and closer to God by following what it says ‘than by any other book.’ It says gives…
Continue readingAbout The Title Page for The Book of Mormon
When I read the Title Page of The Book of Mormon, I want to learn more about the stories it mentions, such as how ‘the people of Jared … were scattered [when] the Lord [mixed-up] the language of the people’ and about the prophecies and revelations that are in the…
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I have two sisters. I don’t know if it is easier to be younger or older: I’ve never tried! I have a good relationship with my sisters, but we do sometimes quarrel.
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“[We] should commit … [ourselves] to achieving the goal before this decade is out,” U.S. President John F. Kennedy proposed to Congress on May 25, 1961, “of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” Over 35 years before, the U.S. and the Union of…
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200 Dead Buffalo Food for the Indians One morning a long time ago, there was an Indian camp which contained women, children, and hunters. A hill overlooked a pond. One small tree stood lonely among the dust. Then, the buffalo came. The people wanted to kill the buffalo, so they…
Continue readingMy Fourth of July with Cousins
I made a tall Marble works set (taller than me) ! I went swimming with my cousins and I went on a slip-n-slide. i held on to a sparkler on the Fourth of July and I threw something on the ground and it made a small fire.(it went out suddenly.)…
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1. I went down a slide that was on top of a dragon 2. I went down another slide where I sat on a bag. I went down really fast! 4. The carousel was a really long ride and I like it. 5. I went on a Safari express and…
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We went to Palmyra. We went to church in Palmyra! We saw the temple in Kirtland. We saw the Sacred Grove. Joseph Smith prayed there. Joseph Smith lived a long time ago. We saw where The Book of Mormon was printed. I got pages of The Book of Mormon. I love…
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Silly Poem Hen is feeling a coat under her bed. Elephants The little elephant wears a wig and a pair of boots. Friends The friend jumped to me and can go home. To Count Chicken counts to ten. THE END. (Poems written on the words magnet board.)
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Once upon a time, there was a baby cow. The cow was named Poodie. Poodie the cow was trying to find a cow house. But the first thing he saw was a barn. And he saw a house. First he went on the sidewalk of the house and opened up…
Continue reading“The Rat and the Turtle” (A Story)
Once upon a time, there was a rat. The Rat wanted to have a race with someone. But The Rat didn’t see anyone. Then he saw a turtle. The Rat said, “Turtle, can you have a race with me?” And The Turtle said, “Yes!” The Dog said, “Ready, Set, Go!”…
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Once upon a time, there was a boy named Paul. And Paul’s parents were named Rebecca and Ryan. And the next day, Paul woke up and his parents Mommy and Daddy woke up. And then all the people took showers. And then Mommy and Daddy got dressed. Paul’s parents packed…
Continue readingWinnie-the-Pooh and the Mice (by Goldbug Reid)
by Goldbug Reid Once upon a time, there were some mice. And the mice tried to find their friend Pooh. The mice looked up and down, here and there, front and back, left and right. But they couldn’t find him. And they started looking for Winnie-the-Pooh. They went to a…
Continue readingThe Christmas Mouse in the House
Once upon a time, there was a mouse. And then the mouse goes to a house. When he goes to the house, he went inside the doghole. And then he went to the family room. The family room is beautiful! He climbed up the ladder. At the top of the…
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Once upon a time, there was a mouse. The mouse went to a house. And the mouse went in the dog hole.
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