Book of Mormon -- Evidences, authority, etc.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
The last testimony of Martin Harris
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232498862]
Identifier: MSS 236
Scope and Contents
Typewritten statement with handwritten corrections. The item was notarized. Homer affirms that he met Martin Harris (1783-1875) in 1869 when returning from a mission for the Mormon Church. He recounts the conversation, much of it word for word, between him and Harris at that time. He also told the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young (1801-1877), about this incident. Homer also tells, again verbatim, what Harris said on his death bed in 1875. Homer states that on each...
Dates:
1928
Testimony of eight witnesses
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324979]
Identifier: MSS SC 2560
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a handwritten statement which is published at the beginning of the Book of Mormon. The item was signed by the "Eight Witnesses" who confirmed that they saw the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was taken. The manuscript states that Joseph Smith was the "author" of the book. This word appeared in the first edition of the Book of Mormon. In later editions, the term was changed to "translator."
Dates:
1830