He was told not to join any of the churches. In 1823, Joseph Smith said he was visited by an angel named Moroni, who told him of an ancient record containing God's dealings with the former ...

visited Joseph Smith in a vision and told him where to find gold plates that yielded the faith’s signature text. Angel Moroni, as he was known, became the symbol of the “restoration” of ...

Joseph Smith reported that Moroni appeared to him several times as an angel to instruct him and eventually to provide the records to him and retrieve them after they were translated. Church ...

Illustration of the angel Moroni and prophet Joseph Smith. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of America's fastest growing religions. Rising from humble beginnings in the ...

By July 21, he had provided drawings of the statue. The angel would wear a robe belted at the waist, as Joseph Smith described Moroni. The First Presidency accepted the designs in August ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The angel Moroni was placed back onto his spot ... was a prophet who played a significant role in the life of Joseph Smith, the first prophet and president of the Church ...