The Mysterious Translation of the Golden Plates by Joseph Smith

How did Joseph Smith translate the gold plates?

What methods did he use during the translation process?

Answer:

Joseph Smith used an angel-guarded golden plates, and with the aid of seer stones, known as the Urim and Thummim, translated the inscriptions into The Book of Mormon

Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormonism, translated the golden plates into what is now known as The Book of Mormon. In 1823, Smith claimed he was visited by an angel named Moroni, who revealed the location of the golden plates. Over the late 1820s, Smith translated the inscriptions on these plates from reformed Egyptian into English.

Smith's work with the plates was kept very secretive and he used a number of methods to translate them. According to some sources, he looked at the plates through seer stones, known as the Urim and Thummim, that were supposedly provided by the angel Moroni. These stones are said to have allowed him to see the translation. He would then dictate the translation to a scribe, who wrote down what Smith said. This process culminated in the publication of The Book of Mormon in 1830. The book has been a central part of the Mormon faith ever since and continues to be studied by members of the Church.