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  2. Oliver Cowdery - Wikipedia

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    Oliver H. P. Cowdery [2] (October 3, 1806 – March 3, 1850) was an American religious leader who, with Joseph Smith, was an important participant in the formative period of the Latter Day Saint movement between 1829 and 1836.

  3. Three Witnesses - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints) - Wikipedia

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    In addition, he was with Smith at all the important events of the early church. Like Hyrum later, Joseph had ordained Cowdery as the Assistant President of the Church and had given him authority "to assist in presiding over the whole Church and to officiate in the absence of the President". [22] However, Cowdery was excommunicated on April 12 ...

  5. Chronology of the First Presidency (LDS Church) - Wikipedia

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    Oliver Cowdery called as Assistant President of the Church: 3 September 1837 – ... Death of Lorenzo Snow; dissolution of First Presidency 17 October 1901 –

  6. Book of Mormon witnesses - Wikipedia

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    [2] Oliver Cowdery temporarily became a member of the Methodist Church, while Martin Harris adopted some Shaker beliefs. After the death of Joseph Smith, Harris and Cowdery sought rebaptism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [3] [4] and Whitmer founded the Church of Christ (Whitmerite). [5]

  7. Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)

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    Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Martin Harris: Initial organization of Quorum (David W. Patten, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, John F. Boynton). Members chosen by Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris: 21 February 1835 – 25 April 1835

  8. Urim and Thummim (Latter Day Saints) - Wikipedia

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    Oliver Cowdery: Report in a magazine on 1830 trial: Yes: Source is antagonistic, but the only detailed description Cowdery gave [36] "Oliver Cowdry, one of the three witnesses to the book, testified under oath, that said Smith found with the plates, from which he translated his book, two transparent stones, resembling glass, set in silver bows.

  9. History of the Latter Day Saint movement - Wikipedia

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    On April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and a group of approximately 50 believers met to formally organize the Church of Christ into a legal institution. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] By later accounts, this meeting was a charismatic event, in which members of the congregation had visions, prophesied, spoke in tongues , ecstatically shouted praises to ...