From the book: Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith  by Michael R. Ash Before Joseph Smith showed the plates to the Book of Mormon witnesses, other family members were able to heft and feel the plates, although they were not able to see them. Witnesses estimated that they weighed about sixty pounds, and were fastened together by rings running through the back. They also said that they could feel and raise ...
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