N3 witnesses of the book of mormon video

This video uses testimonies of several different apostles of jesus christ to discuss the importance of the book of mormon in gods plan to establish his doctrine and kingdom. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. He removed with his parents to new york state when a boy, and married elizabeth schott, september 29, 1825. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. And if they leave this church they must do so by crawling over, or under, or around the book of mormon to make their exit. In studying the history of joseph smith and the the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, referred to as the mormons, we emphasize joseph smiths own testimony of the book of mormon, that book of additional scripture that is another testament of jesus christ. The book of mormon is a witness to the truth of the bible. Book of mormon the testimony of three witnesses youtube. This video explores the history behind the witnesses to the book of mormon and explains why their combined testimony strongly indicates that joseph smith did in fact possess plates which he translated by the gift and power of god. From the fourtime emmy awardwinning creators of south park comes this hilarious broadway musical about a pair of mismatched mormon the book of mormon on vimeo join.

Three witnesses mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Evaluating the book of mormon witnesses book of mormon. Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come. The testimony of the eight witnesses gospel doctrine. Have you received your own testimony and witness of the book of mormon lately. The witnesses of the book of mormon lds scripture teachings. Three witnesses oliver cowdery, david whitmer, and martin harris declared an angel of god appeared to them and showed them the book of mormon plates and they heard the voice of the lord pronounce that joseph smiths translation had been accomplished.

The official youtube channel of the book of mormon musical. Investigating the book of mormon witnesses richard l. Smith lorenzo snow lucy mack smith mary whitmer oscar mcconkie william smith richard lloyd anderson analyzes the witnesses to. The eight witnesses of the book of mormon lds blogs. Using only the text of the book of mormon as the narration, get a glimpse of the fatherson relationship between mormon and moroni, as they strive to pass the plates along to where. Some people seem to deal with them by simply waving them aside. Investigating the book of mormon witnesses deseret book. Through prayer and fervent study i know with surety that we can each receive our own personal testimony and witness of this powerful book. The three men chosen as witnesses of the book of mormon were oliver cowdery, david whitmer, and martin harris.

The book of mormon witnesses are a group of contemporaries of joseph smith who claimed to have seen the golden plates from which smith translated the. It helps me feel closer to jesus christ and his teachings. Mormon apostle misled members with his book of mormon prop. One of the eight witnesses to the book of mormon, was the second son of peter whitmer, sen. Readers of the book of mormon are undoubtedly familiar with the three witnesses. Formal witneses the three witnesses the eleven witnesses informal witnesses david b. The first edition of the book of mormon featured two testimonials. The witnesses of the book of mormon nibley, preston on. The three and eight witnesses to the book of mormon.

We talk at length about our assumptions that the three witnesses has a spiritual event, that the eight witnesses had a physical event, whether their experience was consistent, and how the. The testimony of the eight witnesses was first published at the end of the 1830 edition of the book of mormon and has been printed in nearly every edition since, although most subsequent editions moved the statement to the front of the book and included minor grammatical corrections. A faith promoting presentation of many correlations between the book of mormon and mesoamerican history. Some of the most important evidence for the reality and divine nature of the book of mormon comes from detailed scholarship about the witnesses to the book of mormon. By june 1829 martin harris, oliver cowdery, and david whitmer had verbalized a desire to be the special three witnesses alluded to in the book of mormon. The names of oliver cowdery, david whitmer, and martin harris are familiar to most of us, notably because of their role as witnesses to the reality of the book of. Together, the testimony of both the three and the eight witnesses are difficult to explain away. The witnesses to the book of mormon the witnesses to the book of mormon have always been extremely impressive to me. These people were delivered, just as the lord had covenanted with them. The three witnesses monument photo courtesy steve mortensen. 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, jr. We also talk about the testimony of the three witnesses.

The world was not left with joseph smiths testimony alone. It is very interesting how the lord decided to have those special witnesses of his work of the last days. The three witnesses of the book of mormon were oliver cowdery, david whitmer, and martin harris. The bible prescribe at least two or three witnesses for everything. In this video, i discuss how relying on the published testimony of eight witnesses has led many to incorrectly assume the experience of the eight men was completely natural and physical. Facts on the book of mormon witnesses part 1 mormons. Mary musselman whitmer, who is one of the witnesses to the plates, the 12th or th witness, shes been called. Former the book of mormon costars cody jamison strand and jacob ben widmar stop by to chat about broadways high school throwback concert at. The three are part of twelve book of mormon witnesses. Each of the four gospels concludes with an account of jesus resurrection. That we, through the grace of god the father, and our lord jesus christ, have seen the plates which contain this record, which is a record of the people of nephi, and also of the lamanites, their brethren, and also of the people of jared, who came from the tower of which hath been spoken. The case against the 3 witnesses of the book of mormon. The three witnesses, unlike the eight witnesses, were shown the plates by a heavenly messenger, not joseph smith.

Since its publication in 1830, the book of mormon has been accompanied by the testimony of three witnesses claiming to have seen the an angel with the plates and the testimony of eight witnesses. Their written testimony of three witnesses has been included in all of the almost 100 million copies of the book of mormon the church has published since 1830. President nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. Bofm witnesses presentation provides a spiritual and temporal witness of the realities of the book of mormon. Witnesses of the book of mormon it seems to me that any member of this church would never be satisfied until he or she had read. From changing their stories to denying their faith to getting excommunicated and much more, join me in this video as we talk through. Each book stands as evidence that god lives and speaks to his children by revelation to his prophets. This concept was explained long ago when a prophet wrote that the book of mormon was written for the intent that ye may believe the bible. Chart 1018 lists eighteen recorded appearances of the resurrected christ. The witnesses to the book of mormon are blatantly not credible.

That we, through the grace of god the father, and our lord jesus christ, have seen the plates which contain this record, which is a record of the people of nephi, and also of the lamanites, their brethren, and also of. Heres your first look at the new book of mormon videos. Holland testify of the book of mormon in a short video at go43e. Like the three witnesses, the book of mormon prophecies that there will be others which will testify of this work, and there is none other which shall view it, save it be a few according to the will of god, to bear testimony of his word unto the children of men. Investigating the book of mormon witnesses and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. To their dying days, these witnesses defended their testimonies even in the face of cruel mobs, the ridicule of society, and betrayal by. Three witnesses the three witnesses are david whitmer, oliver cowdery, and martin harris, who mortgaged his farm to finance the first printing of the book of mormon. As christians, we always want to use the bible and its timeless truths as our primary tool in. Unless otherwise indicated, individuals may post material from the gospel media portion of this site to another website or on a computer network. Witnesses film an interpreter foundation production. Some of the major events in the coming forth of the book of mormon are dramatized, including the loss of the 116 pages of the original manuscript. Book of mormon spiritual and temporal witnesses presentation.

The second video is now available oct 2014 that focuses on the eight witnesses. As a preface to this answer, please see our article on mormonism and what mormons believe. Three witnesses of the book of mormon department of. Answers to questions about the witnesses to the book of mormon. Richard lloyd anderson, personal writings of the book of mormon witnesses, in book of mormon authorship revisited. The book of mormon contains two sets of joint statements written by joseph smith for those who claimed to have seen the gold plates. The witnesses of the book of mormon the millennial star. We can compare the witnesses for the book of mormon to the witnesses of manuscript found. Book of mormon central teamed up with artist katie payne to create a beautiful and engaging video called the the story of the book of mormon.

We are working on a featurelength documentary on the miracle of the book of mormon that will be available soon at deseret book and. Part of the vhs collection called a voice from the dust, this production of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints is from 1982. The book of mormon provided multiple official and unofficial witnesses who corroborated aspects of josephs account. The following is their testimony that can be found in the first pages of the book of mormon. However, within the pages of the book of mormon itself are the combined testimony of three ancient witnesses. Today chris and clay join me again for a roundtable discussion about the eleven witnesses to the book of mormon. That we, through the grace of god the father, and our lord jesus christ, have seen the plates which contain this. Haight emma smith harrison burgess john henry smith joseph f. We have at least two chains of accounts telling about her experience of having seen the plates, which she didnt.

Here are some critics thoughts on that thanks to gary porter and craig criddle for these. Published in every edition of the book of mormon are the testimonies of eight witnesses who saw the metal plates from which the prophet joseph smith translated the ancient scriptural account and of three witnesses who not only saw the plates but who were shown them by an angel. The witnesses of the book of mormon by preston nibley. He gave joseph like first witness, but one according to the scriptures is not enough so god provided three new witnesses. The testimony of these three prophets interlink in order to establish the veracity and power of each others witness of christ.

Additional information on the individual witnesses and their statements are available in the maxwell institutes digital collection. Oliver cowdery, martin harris, and david whitmer were appointed to be three special witnesses of the book of mormon in june 1829. For nearly 200 years, skeptics and critics have been trying to explain away what many book of mormon witnesses statedthat they had seen angels and hefted golden metal plates containing ancient inscriptions. Taken together with the additional witnesses, mentioned especially by paul and in the book of mormon, numerous people bear testimony of the reality of the resurrection of the lord jesus christ.