Post by Blu on Dec 17, 2004 16:18:03 GMT -5
Now this is an article that "got" me. I had not heard of the Urim and Thummim before, untill the last few months when we were in a discussion about it in the ARE chat. I'm still not sure I understand what it is. But guess what? They found them, in America! At least that is what this article says. Those American Indians, what will they come up with next?
This is an interesting page with pictures of the stones. The link is below a part of the article posted here.
Joseph Smith (right) founder of the Mormon Church now known as Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Smith was sent to a mound near Cumorah in New York state by the angel Moroni where he recovered a set of gold plates inscribed by writing known as "Reformed Egyptian." The "seer stones" Urim and Thummim were in a box with the plates. Using the stones, Smith translated the plates into the Book of Mormon.
www.edgarcayce.org/am/josephsmith.html