Book of Mormon Witnesses

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Summary

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Discussion

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Testimonies

Testimony of Joseph Smith

  • The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith that appears at the beginning of the Book of Mormon is an excerpt taken from Joseph Smith History 1:27-54. This wiki page is not intended, however, to address Joseph Smith History. This page is intended only to address the placement of that testimony at the beginning of the Book of Mormon. Readers may want to consult the wiki page that addresses JSH 1:27-54 before reading the portion of this wiki page that addresses the Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith regarding the Book of Mormon. Contributors are likewise asked to respect this distinction. The idea is that discussion of a passage should be concentrated in a single place, and that the best place for a discussion of Joseph Smith History is on the wiki pages that directly address Joseph Smith History.

Testimony of the Three Witnesses

  • To see the text of the Testimony of Three Witnesses, click here.
  • When are other times that the Lord has required the use of witnesses? What is the Lord's law of witnesses?
  • Are these witnesses suggesting that the Lamanites kept a record that was incorporated into the plates they beheld, or rather that the history of the Lamanites was contained on the plates, alongside the histories of the Nephites and Jaredites?
  • See 2 Ne 27:12-13, a prophecy about the three witnesses. Also Ether 3.

Testimony of the Eight Witnesses

  • To see the text of the Testimony of Eight Witnesses, click here.


Unanswered questions

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Prompts for life application

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Prompts for further study

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  • Eight witnesses: Why did these witnesses talk about certain things that appeared to be true about the plates, rather than bearing witness of the certainties they knew for sure?


Resources

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  • One account of the three witnesses seeing the plates can be found here (Source: Independent Branches of Restoration RLDS)


Notes

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