Re: Kinderhook Plates and Don Bradley
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 6:15 pm
William Clayton and Brigham Young (member of the Quorum of the Twelve) traced the outline of a Kinderhook plate into their personal journals because they felt it was important enough to do so. They were moved to just that. Therein was motivation and purpose. Now, consider William Clayton’s actions in tracing the plate and affixing the statement therein which was supposedly a statement made by Joseph Smith in which the personal secretary and confidant took the time to record it faithfully and accurately as though Joseph Smith was in his very presence which he surely must have been. Yes, Joseph Smith was there with brother Brigham and his trusted scribe, William.
It all makes perfect sense to me. Joseph Smith gave yet another revelation which he was accustomed to do and made a general statement about the origins of the plates in which he believed were AUTHENTIC. This declaration was giving in a simple manner, generally, as if it represented a book or a chapter heading for a lost story the prophet would one day reveal to the world just as he did with the Book of Mormon, Book of Moses, and Book of Abraham. Joseph Smith was on the cusp of coming up with another invention but sadly the responsibilities of the construction of the Nauvoo House and Nauvoo Temple kept him from taking the matter up further. Smith had no time to take the Kinderhook plates up. He literally was consumed with his mayoral responsibilities and construction projects. The Kinderhook plates and the Book of Joseph from the papyrus would have to wait. Smith simply did not have the time or the will.
Everything I know about the Kinderhook plates leads me to believe that Smith thought they were authentic and the declaration he gave of their origin was given by revelation. So, we now have the case of the Catalyst Kinderhook Plate theory. Par for the course! Go Joseph!! Yeah baby!
It all makes perfect sense to me. Joseph Smith gave yet another revelation which he was accustomed to do and made a general statement about the origins of the plates in which he believed were AUTHENTIC. This declaration was giving in a simple manner, generally, as if it represented a book or a chapter heading for a lost story the prophet would one day reveal to the world just as he did with the Book of Mormon, Book of Moses, and Book of Abraham. Joseph Smith was on the cusp of coming up with another invention but sadly the responsibilities of the construction of the Nauvoo House and Nauvoo Temple kept him from taking the matter up further. Smith had no time to take the Kinderhook plates up. He literally was consumed with his mayoral responsibilities and construction projects. The Kinderhook plates and the Book of Joseph from the papyrus would have to wait. Smith simply did not have the time or the will.
Everything I know about the Kinderhook plates leads me to believe that Smith thought they were authentic and the declaration he gave of their origin was given by revelation. So, we now have the case of the Catalyst Kinderhook Plate theory. Par for the course! Go Joseph!! Yeah baby!