“ Smith showed this to us because we saw and lifted them up, and we know for sure that Mr. Smith has the plates mentioned above. We give our names to the world as a witness of what we saw. We are not lying, and God witnesses that. ”

“ If there are mistakes, they are the mistakes of men. So don't condemn the things of God if you want to be judged clean at the judgment-seat of Christ.
Translated by Joseph Smith, Jun. First English edition published in 1830.
The Testimony of Three Witnesses Let all countries, and people of all families, languages, and cultures who receive this book know: That we, through God the Father's and our Lord Jesus Christ's grace, have seen the plates which contain this history, a history of the people of Nephi, the Lamanites, their kin, and the people of Jared, who came from the tower mentioned above. ”