Day one
Preface (Title Page), Introduction, Testimony of Three Witnesses, Testimony of Eight Witnesses, Testimony of Joseph Smith

Three witnesses
 Heard the voice of God – declared truthfulness unto them
 Saw the plates and engravings - shown by power of God
 An angle of God came down from heaven and brought then and laid them before them
 Commanded by the Lord to bear record if it
Eight Witnesses
 Joseph Smith showed them the book and engravings
 They held the book.
 Saw the engravings - appearance of ancient work
 Bear record that Joseph Smith has these records

Joseph Smith
 First Visit
o Angle appeared – told Joseph of the book and where it is
 Second Visit
o The exact same thing happened second time
o Was told great judgments coming – great desolations by famine, sword, and pestilence – come in this generation.
 Third Visit
o Same as second
o Satan would try to tempt me to get plates for riches
o Told plates were to glorify God for building His kingdom

Visits took all night – exhausted unable to work – on way home fell to the ground
 Voice calling my name – same visitor again related all told from last visit – commanded me to go tell my father
 Told my father – he said it was of God and told him to do as he was instructed
 Went to the place where plates were deposited – found the spot – saw all that was in the box but told not to touch it.
 Joseph was instructed to return every yr on this day for instruction until day he would obtain them.
 Each year received instruction and intelligence from on high
 September 22 1827 was given the engravings to protect and translate.