Tag: witnesses
Witnesses, the Dramatic Movie About Some of the Book of Mormon Witnesses, Premiers on June 2
The powerful drama about the Three Witnesses of the gold plates of the Book of Mormon has now been captured in a movie, Witnesses, that is coming to some theaters…
A Surprising Non-LDS Witness of the Plates: Lucy Harris
We commonly think of Lucy Harris as a hostile critic who opposed the Church and the Book of Mormon and may have been the cause for the disappearance of the…
A Hypotized Neighhor or Another Non-LDS Witness of the Gold Plates?
Recently I mentioned two unintentional non-LDS witnesses of the Book of Mormon, Michael B. Morse, the non-LDS man who saw Joseph’s translation process underway a number of times, and Josiah…
“A Strange Piece of Work” Poorly Explained by a Non-LDS Witness of the Book of Mormon Translation
Critics of the Book of Mormon like to dismiss the detailed accounts of Book of Mormon witnesses by saying it’s simply impossible to know today what really went on back…
Mary at the Tomb: How We Can Easily Misjudge Evidence of a Miracle
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the FAIRMormon Conference in Provo, where I spoke about the ancient biblical theme of “dust” that is so artfully woven into…
New Document Discovered from a Book of Mormon Witness
From the Juvenile Instructor blog, we have an important new finding regarding a Book of Momron witness. See “1829 Mormon Discovery Brought to you by…Guest Erin Jennings” which shares news…
Two Witnesses, Witnessed by Sally Parker
The vast body of scholarship on the witnesses to the Book of Mormon paints a consistent story of real people who really saw something and, in spite of whatever problems…
The FairMormon 2017 Conference, Day One
Today was my first time attending the FairMormon Conference. The 2017 event is being held Aug. 3 and 4 at the Utah Valley Convention Center at 220 West Center Street…
No, the Strangite Witnesses Are Not Strong Parallels to the Book of Mormon Witnesses
In my last post, Lawyers, Inc. vs. Faith, some folks suggested that the import of the Book of Mormon witnesses is lessened by the imitative adventure of James Strang and…
Lawyers, Inc. vs. Faith
My sophomore English class at Brighton High School was a disaster. The school was using a failed but trendy new system where hundreds of kids were in a big open…