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==Samuel Smith "knew his brother Joseph had the plates...and he had handled them and seen the engravings thereon"==
In the spring of 1832:

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Elder [Samuel] Smith read the 29th chapter of Isaiah at the first meeting and delineated the circumstances of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, of which he said he was a witness. He knew his brother Joseph had the plates, for the prophet had shown them to him, and he had handled them and seen the engravings theron. His speech was more like a narrative than a sermon.<ref>Daniel Tyler, "Incidents of Experience," ''Scraps of Biography, Faith Promoting Series'' (Salt Lake City, UT: 1883), 10:23; cited in {{Book:Anderson:Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses|pages=140}}</ref>
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Phineas Young (brother to Brigham Young) met Samuel on his first mission, and was given a Book of Mormon:

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"Ah," said I, "You are one of the witnesses."

"Yes," said he, "I know the book to be a revelation from God, translated by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost, and that my brother Joseph Smith, Jr., is a Prophet, Seer and Revelator."<ref>Autobiography of Phineas Young, also cit ''Deseret News'' (3 February 1858); reproduced in {{Book:Anderson:Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses|pages=139}}</ref>
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[[es:Pregunta: ¿Alguna vez Samuel Smith, uno de los Ocho Testigos del Libro de Mormón, negó haber visto las planchas?]]
[[de:Frage: Haben Samuel Smith tatsächlich die Platten gesehen?]]




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