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The Three Witnesses as depicted by Edward Hart, 1883: Oliver Cowdery (top), David Whitmer (left), and Martin Harris (right) The Three Witnesses is the collective name for three men connected with the early Latter Day Saint movement who stated that an angel had shown them the golden plates from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon; [1] they also stated that they had heard God's ...
The Three Witnesses were Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer, whose joint testimony, in conjunction with a separate statement by Eight Witnesses, has been printed with every edition of the Book of Mormon since its first publication in 1830. All three witnesses eventually broke with Smith and were excommunicated from the church. [1]
Oliver Cowdery was born October 3, 1806, in Wells, Vermont; his father, William, moved the family to the nearby town of Poultney when Cowdery was three years old. [4] His mother, Rebecca Fuller Cowdery, died on September 3, 1809. In his youth, Cowdery hunted for buried treasure using a divining rod, a common practice at the time. [5]
Martin Harris (May 18, 1783 – July 10, 1875) was an early convert to the Latter Day Saint movement who financially guaranteed the first printing of the Book of Mormon and also served as one of Three Witnesses who testified that they had seen the golden plates from which Joseph Smith said the Book of Mormon had been translated.
Oliver Cowdery: May 15, 1829 Samuel H. Smith: May 24, 1829 Hyrum Smith: June 1829 Joseph Smith Sr. April 6, 1830 Lucy Mack Smith: April 6, 1830 Martin Harris: April 6, 1830 David Whitmer: June 1829 & April 6, 1830 Peter Whitmer Jr. June 1829 Orrin Porter Rockwell: April 6, 1830 Sarah Witt Rockwell: April 6, 1830 Solomon Chamberlain "a few days ...
Oliver Cowdrey, one of the Three Witnesses, was a distant relative of Joseph Smith who also engaged in divination. [221] Cowdery reported that his first witness of the golden plates was in a vision before the he and Smith had ever met. [222] In 1838, Cowdrey broke with Smith, accusing him of a "dirty, nasty, filthy affair" with Fanny Alger. [223]
New evidence reopened the case of actress Natalie Wood’s 1981 drowning death, pointing to her husband, actor Robert Wagner, as a prime suspect. Two witnesses came forward, claiming Wood was ...
On December 5, 1834, Smith ordained Oliver Cowdery to be his "assistant-president". The minutes of this meeting state that Smith said the following words after laying his hands on Cowdery's head: "In the name of Jesus Christ, who was crucified for the sins of the world, I lay my hands upon thee and ordain thee an assistant-president to the High and Holy Priesthood, in the Church of the Latter ...