How Credible Were the Book of Mormon's 8 Witnesses? | LDS Discussions 53 | Ep. 1895
Were the 8 witnesses to Joseph Smith's golden plates actually credible? Or just gullible relatives caught up in his delusion? Shockingly candid statements from witnesses like Hiram Page and John Whitmer seem to contradict and undermine official LDS teachings about their testimonies. What are the implications of the past witnesses on today’s modern church? @NEMOTHEMORMON and @analyzingmormonism join John Dehlin to discuss!
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00:06:30 Book of Mormon Prophecy of Eight Witnesses?
00:10:45 “Summary” of the Eight Witnesses
00:14:30 BH Roberts on the Eight Witnesses
00:18:10 The Testimony of the Eight Witnesses
00:20:45 About the Statements
00:26:35 Almost all were Related
00:28:35 Mark Twain
00:29:30 No Original Signatures
00:29:30 Oliver Cowdery was Willing to Deny His Testimony
00:37:45 The Church NEVER taught that anyone denied
00:38:20 What else do we have from the Eight Witnesses?
00:45:15 Messenger and Advocate Mar 1836
00:47:15 Letter from Stephen Burnett to Br. Johnson
00:52:00 Theodore Turley’s Memorandums, Apr 1839
00:53:40 Times and Seasons, Dec 1839
00:54:30 Lucy Mack Smith History
00:58:25 The Ensign of Liberty, Mar 1847
01:01:00 Marvin S. Hill on Hiram Page
01:03:20 Taking Another Look at the Testimonies
01:08:30 Thomas Ford, 1854
01:17:20 Millennial Star, June 1863
01:20:05 Historical Magazine, May 1870
01:23:54 How Did the Plates Look?
01:34:40 Deseret News Aug 1878
01:42:33 Interview with Myron H. Bond, Saints Herald Aug 1878
01:43:10 Samuel’s Testimony to Daniel Tyler, 1832
01:43:47 Jacob’s Testimony according to his son, John, Sep 1888
01:45:02 Closing Thoughts and Summary
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