A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

liver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris. You will notice in that paragraph that these men bear a most solemn witness that the book is tr

ll you something about these men. You have learned a little about them alre

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copied from the plates, with their translation, to the city of New York, and showed them to a learned man named Professor Anthon. The professor seemed pleased with what was shown him, and gave Martin a certificate that the writings were true chara

ll remind you of this incident you may find it in

. Hearing of Joseph in Pennsylvania and the work he was there doing, Oliver prayed to the Lord for light regarding the m

hile he was in Pennsylvania, Oliver wrote to David telling him to come down and see them. David c

27:12.) On learning this Oliver, David, and Martin asked Joseph to enquire of the Lord if they might be these witnesses. Joseph did so, and their request was gran

take a prominent part in the affairs of th

became a lawyer, and went to Michigan. For ten years he remained away from the Church; but during all that time he never onc

th of the Book of Mormon and the work of God. Shortly after he asked to be baptized into the Church again. He did no

nd, Missouri, to visit his friends, the Whitmers.

and kissing his wife and daughter, he said, 'Now I lay me down for the last tim

the labors of Elder Edward Stevenson, Martin Harris came to Utah and was again baptized into the Church of Christ. For five years he continued to tell of the truth of the work of God in the meetings of the Saints in

county, and lived there to the day of his death, January 25, 1888. He never rejoined the Church; but he al

ormon) are true, so that you can say that you heard me bear my testimony on my dea

he Lord, yet never did they deny what the angel had shown them. On the same page that the testimony of the three witnesses is recor

esses. 2. Martin Harris. 3. Oliver Cowdery

ther testimony is found in the Book of Mormon? 4. How did the three get their testimony? 5. Tell of Martin Harris. 6. Of