0 Why did Nephi make his plates?

I, the Lord, have made my church in these last days like unto a judge sitting on a hill, or in a high place, to judge the nations. Doctrine & Covenants 64:37

Trivia: Who will reimburse Joseph Smith if he has to pay back the money that Ezra Thayre gave to the church?

Why did Nephi make his plates?


For a wise but unknown purpose.

The Lord hath commanded me to make these plates for a wise purpose in him, which purpose I know not. 1 Nephi 9:5

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