198 years ago today, Joseph Smith first laid his eyes on the gold plates. After 4 years of heavenly instruction, Moroni finally turned over the sacred record on September 22nd, 1827. That was a very special day, more so in fact than many may realize...
You see, September 22nd of that year was Rosh Hashanah...or as the ancient Jews called it, The Feast of Trumpets. Jewish scholars have claimed the Feast of Trumpets signifies four things: The beginning of Israel’s final harvest, The day God had set to remember His ancient promises to re-gather Israel, a time for new revelation that would lead to a new covenant with Israel, and a time to prepare for the Millennium.
On 22 September 1827, Israel’s trumpets sounded throughout the world; it was the day the Prophet Joseph Smith received the golden plates, which would help fulfill God’s promise to remember Israel in the latter days. It is no wonder a statue of Moroni with his trumpet symbolically and beautifully stands upon the top of most temples.
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