Last week Book of Mormon apologists declared victory when it was revealed on an evangelical Christian podcast that ancient gold plates were allegedly discovered in Saudi Arabia - in their minds, validating the Joseph Smith/Gold Plates/Book of Mormon/Nephites narrative. Today Bible scholar Dan McClellan returns to Mormon stories to show us the evidence as to why the Saudi Gold Plates are a forgery. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:36 Plates were found in Saudi Arabia 00:04:19 A Lie can make it around the world before the truth gets out of bed 00:07:35 Dan explains how items come from the black market 00:10:20 What is the possible payout for those who pass this off? 00:15:00 The story of Dr. Miles Jones 00:17:19 Miles Jones 00:19:30 Clip from A Rood Awakening 00:23:30 The signet from the plates 00:26:40 These plates were made by the same group of people who produced the Jordan lead codices 00:27:34 First two plates of the little gold booklet 00:32:40 The same stamp is used for each page 00:37:25 Why the Jordan lead Codices are forgeries 00:40:41 Chariot of the copper codex matches the coin, which is also a fake 00:43:30 The produces of the Jordan lead codices are the same as the golden plates 00:47:45 Stick of Joseph clip 00:52:15 Let's just say these were authentic, what then? 00:55:20 Comparing the size of the Book of Mormon plates 00:58:00 Stick of Joseph, Ward Radio all believe these plates are authentic 01:00:00 Dan talked to those at The Stick of Joseph channel 01:01:50 Dan is not trying to weaken faith 01:04:20 Dan’s goal and channels 01:06:45 Dan’s upcoming book Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4530951114981376 ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds