Witnesses Roundup & Finale | LDS Discussions 55 | Ep. 1905

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Julia joins the team again to examine the fates of the alleged witnesses to the golden plates of the Book of Mormon, revealing a trail of broken testimonies, apostasies and bizarre offshoots. Nearly all the witnesses later followed eccentric claimants like James Strang, raising serious credibility issues. By scrutinizing discrepancies in accounts, shifting narratives around Joseph Smith’s “translating power,” and the rich local history of buried plate legends, Julia builds a powerful case challenging the orthodox story behind Mormonism’s foundational scripture.

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Witnesses Series:

• 1886: Are the 3 Witnesses to the Book of Mormon Credible? w/ LDS Discussions Ep. 52
• 1895: Are the 8 Witnesses to the Book of Mormon Credible? w/ LDS Discussions Ep. 53
• 1898: Additional “Witnesses” of the Book of Mormon Gold Plates | LDS Discussions Ep. 54

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Show Notes:

• An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins by Grant Palmer
• Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints) – Wikipedia
• The Joseph Smith Papers: A comprehensive digital collection of the papers of Joseph Smith
  • Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845, Page [1], bk. 9 (josephsmithpapers.org)
  • Letterbook 2, Page 64 (josephsmithpapers.org)
  • Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon, circa August 1829–circa January 1830, Page 464 (josephsmithpapers.org)
  • History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834], Page 6 (josephsmithpapers.org)
  • Revelation, March 1829 [D&C 5], Page 1 (josephsmithpapers.org)
• History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry), 1857-1933
• Roughing It : Mark Twain
• See the Original Book of Mormon Manuscript (churchofjesuschrist.org)
• The true origin of the Book of Mormon : Shook, Charles Augustus, 1876-
• Hiram Page and his Seer Stone – LostMormonism.com
• Latter Day Saints’ messenger and advocate, Vol. II – Nineteenth Century Mormon Publications – Digital Collections (byu.edu)
• Times and Seasons Vol 1 – Nineteenth Century Mormon Publications – Digital Collections (byu.edu)
• The city of the Mormons, or, Three days at Nauvoo, in 1842 by Henry Caswall
• Other Witnesses (fullerconsideration.com)
• Letter from Martha Campbell, 19 December 1843, Page 1 (josephsmithpapers.org)
• Scraps of biography : designed for the instruction and encouragement of young Latter-day Saints
• Early Mormon Documents: Volume 5 : Dan Vogel : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
• The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star Vol. 25; – Millennial Star – Digital Collections (byu.edu)
• Deseret News 1878-08-14 – Deseret News 3 – Digital Collections (byu.edu)
• Fayette Lapham – The Mormons (fullerconsideration.com)
• A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 : Thomas Ford, James Shields
• Ensign of Liberty 1847-1849 : William E. McLellin
• ‘Take Heed Continually’: Protecting the Gold Plates (churchofjesuschrist.org)
• An introduction to the study of bibliography, to which is prefixed a memoir on the public libraries of the antients : Horne, Thomas Hartwell, 1780-1862
• The star in the east : a sermon preached in the Parish Church of St. James, Bristol, on Sunday February 26, 1809, for the benefit of the Society for Missions to Africa and the East : Buchanan, Claudius, 1766-1815
• Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon : Dan Vogel
• The golden bible; or, The Book of Mormon : is it from God? : Lamb, M. T. (Martin Thomas), 1838-1912
• An address to the sons and daughters of Zion, scattered abroad, through all the earth [Francis Gladden Bishop] : Bishop, Francis Gladden 1809-1864
• Vol. 02 Journal of Discourses – Journal of Discourses – Digital Collections (byu.edu)
• David Whitmer and His Changing Recollections (xmission.com)

Mormon Stories Related:

• Book of Mormon Overview: The Gold Plates of the Book of Mormon (ldsdiscussions.com)
• 1734: Problematic Patterns in Joseph Smith’s Revelations | LDS Discussions Ep. 36
• 1651: Priesthood Restoration w/ LDS Discussions – 18
• 1388: Recreating the Book of Mormon Plates with Trent Told
• 1728: Joseph Smith and Dartmouth College – Randy Bell
• 1901: Heaven’s Gate: Dissecting Cult Mentality w/ Randy Bell

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