When Joseph Smith was 14 years old, many churches were claiming to be true, and he did not know which one to join.
One day Joseph read James 1:5 in the Bible: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.” Joseph needed to know which church was right, so he decided to ask God.
On a spring morning Joseph went into the woods near his home to pray.
As he knelt down and started to pray, Satan tried to stop him. Joseph prayed harder, asking Heavenly Father for help.
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ came to Joseph in a pillar of light. Heavenly Father pointed to Jesus and said: “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!”
Joseph asked which church he should join. Jesus told him not to join any of them because they were all wrong.
When Joseph told some people what he had seen and heard, they laughed at him. The leaders of many local churches persecuted him.
Three years went by. One night Joseph was praying to be forgiven of his sins and to know what he should do.
An angel named Moroni appeared and told Joseph about a book that was written on gold plates. Joseph was to translate these plates into English.
After Moroni left, Joseph thought about what Moroni had told him. Moroni came back two more times that night.
The next day Joseph went to the top of the Hill Cumorah, which he had seen in a vision. There he found a big rock. He pried the rock up with a stick.
Beneath the rock was a stone box. As Joseph looked into the box, he saw the gold plates.
Moroni appeared and told Joseph not to take the plates but to come back on the same day each year for four years. Each time Joseph went, Moroni taught him.
After four years Joseph was finally allowed to take the gold plates. He used the Urim and Thummim to translate some of them.
Scribes helped Joseph by writing the words as he translated them from the gold plates.
Joseph took the translated words to a printer and had them made into a book.
The book is called the Book of Mormon. It tells about people who lived in America many years ago. It also tells about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
When Joseph Smith was 14 years old, many churches were claiming to be true, and he did not know which one to join.
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約瑟•斯密14歲的時候，有很多當時的教會都說他們是真實的教會，所以他不知道應該加入哪一個教會才好。
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One day Joseph read James 1:5 in the Bible: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.”
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有一天，約瑟在聖經雅各書第一章第五節讀到：「你們中間若有缺少智慧的，應當求……神。」
Joseph needed to know which church was right, so he decided to ask God.
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約瑟想知道哪個教會是真實的，所以決定自己求問神。
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On a spring morning Joseph went into the woods near his home to pray.
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於是，在一個春天的早晨，約瑟走到他家附近的樹林裡祈禱。
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As he knelt down and started to pray, Satan tried to stop him.
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當他跪下來祈禱時，撒但想阻止他。
Joseph prayed harder, asking Heavenly Father for help.
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約瑟於是更努力地祈禱，祈求天父能幫助他。
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Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ came to Joseph in a pillar of light.
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約瑟看見天父和耶穌基督出現在一道光柱裡。
Heavenly Father pointed to Jesus and said: “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!”
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天父指著耶穌基督說：「這是我的愛子。聽祂說！」
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Joseph asked which church he should join.
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約瑟問耶穌應該加入哪個教會。
Jesus told him not to join any of them because they were all wrong.
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耶穌叫他不要加入任何教會，因為他們都是錯的。
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When Joseph told some people what he had seen and heard, they laughed at him.
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約瑟告訴別人他在樹林裡看到和聽到的事情，別人都嘲笑他。
The leaders of many local churches persecuted him.
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許多當地教會的領袖也迫害他。
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Three years went by.
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三年過去了。
One night Joseph was praying to be forgiven of his sins and to know what he should do.
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有一天晚上，約瑟祈禱請求神寬恕他的罪，並想知道他該做什麼。
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An angel named Moroni appeared and told Joseph about a book that was written on gold plates.
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這時，一位名叫摩羅乃的天使出現了，他告訴約瑟一本寫在金頁片上的書。
Joseph was to translate these plates into English.
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要約瑟把金頁片翻譯成英文。
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After Moroni left, Joseph thought about what Moroni had told him.
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摩羅乃離開後，約瑟便思考摩羅乃所說的事。
Moroni came back two more times that night.
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同一天晚上摩羅乃又出現了兩次。
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The next day Joseph went to the top of the Hill Cumorah, which he had seen in a vision.
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第二天，約瑟•斯密爬上了克謨拉山，也就是他在異象中看到的地方。
There he found a big rock. He pried the rock up with a stick.
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他在那裡發現了一塊大石頭，便用棍子把石頭橇開。
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Beneath the rock was a stone box. As Joseph looked into the box, he saw the gold plates.
石頭下面有個石箱子，約瑟往箱子裡看，看到了金頁片。
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Moroni appeared and told Joseph not to take the plates but to come back on the same day each year for four years. Each time Joseph went, Moroni taught him.
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