Metal Plates
Plates, Metal: engraved metal records preserving scripture, including the gold plates of the Book of Mormon.
Also known as: Padilla Gold Plates
76 documents · 6 libraries · 1977–2025
Emphasis over time
Peak: 17 documents in 2019
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- Scripture Central63 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies5 documents
- Interpreter3 documents
- BYU Studies2 documents
- General Conference2 documents
- Religious Educator1 document
Latest
Scripture Central
Metal Plates and Robbers (opens in a new tab)
May 2025
Interpreter
Matthew Roper · 2025
Scripture Central
Why Did Moroni Seal the Plates in a Stone Box? (opens in a new tab)
Dec 2024
Scripture Central
What Materials and Formats Were Used by Nephite Record Keepers? (opens in a new tab)
Jun 2024
Interpreter
Jeff Lindsay · 2022
Interpreter
Record-Keeping Technology among God’s People in Ancient and Modern Times (opens in a new tab)
Richard E. Turley Jr., Stephen O. Smoot · 2021
Religious Educator
Evidence of Ancient Writing on Metal: An Interview with H. Curtis Wright (opens in a new tab)
H. Curtis Wright and Elisabeth R. Sutton · 2008
BYU Studies
A Metallurgical Provenance Study of the Marcus Herennius Military Diploma (opens in a new tab)
Michael J. Dorais and Garrett L. Hart · 2006
BYU Studies
Two Ancient Roman Plates (opens in a new tab)
John W. Welch and Kelsey D. Lambert · 2006
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Out of the Dust: Ancient Steel Sword Unearthed (opens in a new tab)
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies · 2005
Earliest
General Conference
It Was a Miracle! (opens in a new tab)
Mark E. Petersen · Oct 1977
Most frequent voices
- Mark E. Petersen2 documents
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