Several miraculous events occurred as part of the coming forth of the book of mormon that provide evidence that it was translated by the power of god see saints. Whats going on in the book of mormon isaiah chapters. Modern origin of the book of mormon institute for religious. Defending the book of mormon witnesses latterday saints.
And the book of mormon witnesses have got their testimonies out there. The three witnesses, martin harris, oliver cowdery, and david. What is the book of mormon printers manuscript and why is it entirely in the handwriting of oliver cowdery. Mar 30, 2020 a video supplement for come, follow me book of mormon lesson.
Mar 25, 2020 in this episode, dave takes a closer look at the original manuscript of the book of mormon and shows that theres a surprising amount of insight we can gain from it. Mar 02, 2018 but, what never seems to go away for book of mormon critics are those pesky witnesses. Royal skousen and stanford carmack present the nature of the original language of the book of mormon in the hinckley center at byu. The combined testimonies of the three and eight witnesses of the book of mormon provide powerful evidence of the restoration. The book of mormon has a persuasive enough history on its own, but you cant prove its truth with facts alone. Check out these video resources for the 2020 youth curriculum. The official youtube channel of the book of mormon musical.
Book of mormon the testimony of eight witnesses youtube. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. Jan 21, 2020 this video defends the book of mormon witnesses and shows how the lord set up multiple crosschecks and backup evidences to make it very challenging for critics to dismiss the weight of their evidence. Get the best deals on 1830 book of mormon when you shop the largest online selection at. None of the eleven book of mormon witnesses ever signed their testimonies. This segment depicts the coming forth of the book of mormon and the testimony to its veracity by the three witnesses. The book of mormon hasa diga eebowai by admonster11. Did the book of mormon witnesses really see what they. Lds videos largest collection of official mormon videos online. The witnesses to the coming forth of the book of mormon. The witnesses of the book of mormon preston nibley on. The church video compelling witness depicts a mock trial that witnesses of the truthfulness of the book of mormon. The book of mormon provided multiple official and unofficial witnesses who corroborated aspects of josephs account.
Talk about a riveting start to the latest book of mormon video. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. In this carefully researched, thoughtprovoking book, dr. Today chris and clay join me again for a roundtable discussion about the eleven witnesses to the book of mormon. The three witnesses, unlike the eight witnesses, were shown the plates by a heavenly messenger, not joseph smith. The book of mormon video materials consist of a dvd or two videocassettes and this guide. I understand emma, martin harris, oliver cowdery all say the prophet did not. Lds book of mormon 1830 1st ed signed prophet and witnesses exact repro sale. The coming forth of the book of mormon church of jesus. How did joseph smith bring forth the book of mormon through the power of god. 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.
All three men upheld their testimony of the book of mormon at their deaths. Watch the most recent episode of the book of mormon videos. This page collects statements from the witnesses to the book of mormon plates in one convenient location. The story of the book of mormon printers manuscript, robin jensen. Cult shock is an easytofollow resource of christian apologetics that teaches you how to defend your christian faith against the claims of jehovahs witness and mormon missionaries. Two christian bible scholars outline arguments anyone can use to counterand evangelize tojehovahs witnesses and mormons when they come knocking. The world was not left with joseph smiths testimony alone.
The first edition of the book of mormon featured two testimonials. Part 2 contains the text of the book of mormon from alma 36 through moroni, statements of book of mormon witnesses, and reference material, including a chronology, a biographical register, and a table documenting how the printers manuscript was used in printing the 1830 and 1837 editions of the book of mormon. Statements clearly traced to the witnesses verify the testimonies printed in the book of mormon. A video supplement for come, follow me book of mormon lesson. Edited together from four different videos sources the 2012 tony awards, 60 minutes, and two audience cams and synced to the original broadway cast recording. The solemn testimony of the three witnesses has appeared in every edition of the book of mormon since 1830. Aug 18, 2009 this segment depicts the coming forth of the book of mormon and the testimony to its veracity by the three witnesses. We know from the first few pages into the book of mormon that there were at least 11 witnesses to the golden plates, besides joseph smith.
Bofm witnesses presentation provides a spiritual and temporal witness of the realities of the book of mormon. The book of mormon has a number of original and distinctive doctrinal discussions on subjects such as the fall of adam and eve, the nature of the christian atonement, eschatology, redemption from physical and spiritual death, and the organization of the latterday church. The book of mormon prophesies that god would call special witnesses to testify to its truth. I tried to stabilize the very shaky audience cam footage and match the color of the darkest version to keep it. The book of mormon original broadway cast recording by dudescolded. The words of mormon in the context of the loss of the 116. With a single draft completed in 65 days, joseph smith, an unschooled man of 23, produced a book of over 500 pages with hundreds. They have been prepared by the church educational system for use in the book of mormon seminary course. Some mormons will agree that all three witnesses denied the book of mormon but came back to deny their denial. 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. The famous 1967 bigfoot video referred to as the patterson video was. What does the original book of mormon manuscript reveal.
Roberts concluded that this book, originally published in poultney, vermont in 1823 7 years prior to the book of mormon was available to joseph smith and contained enough parallel material to the book of mormon so as to furnish a virtual groundplan for it. Howlers in the book of mormon matthew roper book of mormon conference 2017. Apr 08, 2020 a video supplement for come, follow me book of mormon lesson 15. The woman who gave elvis presley and the queen a book of. The question of the book of mormon witnesses is extremely significant.
With a single draft completed in 65 days, joseph smith, an unschooled man of 23, produced a book of over 500 pages with hundreds of unique names and complex story lines. Latterday saint nurse shares experience treating covid19 in new york city morgan jones ive thought a lot about those on the frontlines battling covid19. This video also depicts how the three men remained true to. 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. The testimonies of the three and eight witnesses were published in the first edition of the book of mormon and every edition since. A modernday apostle describes the unwavering faith the churchs founders showed, even in the face of death, to remain true to their testimonies of the book of. Investigating the book of mormon witnesses richard l. Modern mormon spin doctors write all kinds of articles claiming that the witnesses may have denied the mormon church but they never the book of mormon. Richard lloyd anderson presents evidence from original sources on each of the eleven witnesses and concludes.
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. Did the book of mormon witnesses really see what they claimed. 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 book of mormon. Lds videos largest collection of official mormon videos. 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. 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. At the beginning of the book of mormon, we have the testimony of joseph smith, the testimony of three witnesses, and the testimony of eight witnesses. Sep 10, 2010 the witnesses of the book of mormon nibley, preston on. These divinely appointed witnesses help the book of mormon fulfill one of its primary purposesto convince the world that jesus is the christ, the eternal god. The witnesses of the book of mormon nibley, preston on. Evidences and witnesses of the book of mormon daniel c. 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. Based on the body of available evidence we dont really know if the eleven book of mormon witnesses ever signed. He works in me to do his will enoswords of mormon transcript in words of mormon, which is currently positioned between the records translated from the small plates of nephi and the large plates of nephi, mormon expla.
Book of mormon witnesses all later denied its truthfulness. Former the book of mormon costars cody jamison strand and jacob ben widmar stop by to chat about broadways high school throwback concert at green room 42 and more with paul wontorek. 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. Explaining away the book of mormon witnesses fairmormon. An ongoing series of articles on some common and recurring weak arguments that christians make against mormonism. What does the original book of mormon manuscript reveal about.
To watch originals from the channel theldslife, lds life originals, click the link below. Watch alma transform from wicked priest to prophet in the. In this episode, dave takes a closer look at the original manuscript of the book of mormon and shows that theres a surprising amount of insight we can gain from it. Each of these specific menoliver cowdery, martin harris, and david whitmersacrificed much to help with the translation and publication of the book of mormon, and its likely this is a significant part of why they were chosen as witnesses. As the director of the church history library, where we hold the churchs official archival. All three witnesses testimony of three witnesses 1829. Investigating the book of mormon witnesses deseret book. Hello book of mormon original broadway cast edit on vimeo.
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 book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics. Roberts concluded that this book, originally published in poultney, vermont in 1823 7 years prior to the book of mormon was available to joseph smith and contained enough parallel material to the book of mormon so as to furnish a. Here it was that those 8 witnesses recorded in the book of mormon looked upon the plates and handled them of which they bear witness in the title page of the book of mormon. A video supplement for come, follow me book of mormon lesson 15. After the witnesses returned to the house the angel again made his appearance to joseph and received the plates from his hands. Book of mormon spiritual and temporal witnesses presentation.
So on this video were going to talk about the book of mormon witnesses and what critics say about them. This video explores the history behind the witnesses to the book of mormon and explains why their combined testimony strongly indicates that. Jun 24, 2019 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 mormon. Book of mormonwitnessessignatures on their testimonies. 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 mormon. Aside from the lost 116 pages, was the book of mormon translated with the urim and thummim or strictly from peering into a hat and the words appearing from a seer stone. Filled with love towards god and all men mosiah transcript in mosiah 2, king benjamin discusses his reign as king and i think teaches some lessons on service and leadership that are worth thinking about more gen. Cohosted by byu studies and the interpreter foundation with generous support from book of mormon central. The printers manuscript was copied from the original manuscript by oliver cowdery, including. The most significant witnesses are the three witnesses and the eight witnesses, all of whom allowed their names to be used on two separate statements included with 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 institutional church may have. Much like those who enlist in the military during times of peace, ive wondered if these nurses and doctors ever considered that they might be called upon to battle a pandemic. The dvd or two videocassettes contain presentations designed to help you teach the book of mormon.
The witnesses of the book of mormon by preston nibley. Trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez, creators of the new musical, the book of mormon, are our guests. Unlike the whitehaired abinadi of arnold fribergs paintings, abinadi in the new book of mormon video is a lot younger, and the video definitely gave me a few new perspectives on the story. Book of mormon central has released a new video in their series evidences. All three witnesses eventually broke with smith and were excommunicated from the church. Book of mormon witnesses facts, controversies, and contradictions. Modern origin of the book of mormon mormons in transition. Jan 27, 2017 the solemn testimony of these three additional witnesses has appeared in every edition of the book of mormon from the beginning.
You try spraying, scrubbing, and still were left with so many persons whose testimonies of the physicality of the golden plates, angels, and other artifactsnever wavered. Jan 15, 2020 the church video compelling witness depicts a mock trial that witnesses of the truthfulness of the book of mormon. The book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics by azmad202. The same statements are often quoted elsewhere in the wiki under specific articles.
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