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As for the plates themselves, I believe that they are in the possesion of the angel who first delivered them to Joseph Smith.

Lol....I can't resist. Was his name Nephi?

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"He called me by name, and said unto me that he was a messenger sent from the presence of God to me, and that his name was Nephi." Millennial Star, vol. 3, p. 53 (1842)

"Again, when we read the history of our beloved brother, Joseph Smith, and of the glorious ministry and message of the angel Nephi" Millennial Star, vol. 3, p. 71 (1842)

Joseph Smith - "When I first looked upon him I was afraid, but the fear soon left me. He called me by name, and said unto me, that he was a messenger sent from the presence of God to me, and that his name was Nephi." 1851 Pearl of Great Price, p. 41 (1851)

Joseph Smith - "He called me by name, and said unto me, that he was a messenger sent from the presence of God to me, and that his name was Nephi." Times and Seasons, vol. 3, p. 753 (1842)

[Logophile]

Lol....I can't resist. Was his name Nephi?

You are (or were) a seventh-generation "Mormon" and yet do not know this? The angel's name was Moroni. (See the "Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith" in the Introduction to the Book of Mormon.)

[ladyinred]

Moroni (not sure of the spelling)