Joseph says he was tempted by the monetary value of the plates.
- Type
- Manuscript
- Hearsay
- Scribed VerbatimDirect
- Reference
Joseph Smith, History, circa Summer 1832, 5, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed August 11, 2021
- Scribe/Publisher
- Frederick G. Williams
- Audience
- N/A
- Transcription
I had been tempted of the advisary and saught the Plates to obtain riches and kept not the commandme[n]t that I should have an eye single to the Glory of God therefore I was chastened and saught diligently to obtain the plates and obtained them not untill I was twenty one years of age . . .
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