Julia @analyzingmormonism, Nemo @NEMOTHEMORMON, and Mike are back to discuss the varying accounts of the three men who supposedly saw Joseph's "gold plates" that eventually became the Book of Mormon. What did they say about what they REALLY saw? Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/3-witnesses LDS Discussions Full Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOB7J1n6pMmdUSezxcLfsced Chapters 00:00:00 Panelist updates & Background 00:06:45 Book of Mormon Prophecy of Witnesses 00:11:30 Book of Mormon Timeline 00:13:30 Revelations concerning the Witnesses 00:16:30 Joseph Smith History 00:19:10 Summary of the Three Witnesses 00:27:50 Revelation June 1829; D&C 17 00:35:15 The Testimony of Three 00:39:06 About the Statements 00:39:45 Almost All related 00:40:23 None of the Witnesses Signed 00:44:37 Fawn Brodie 00:46:25 Percentage of Witness Statements The Witnesses 00:54:35 Martin Harris 01:00:00 Oliver Cowdery 01:07:25 David Whitmer Martin Harris 01:14:00 Martin Harris’ “Witness” according to Isaac Hale 01:20:00 Letter from Stephen Burnett to Br. Johnson 01:29:00 Jesse Townsend to Phineas Stiles 01:36:00 John A. Clark 01:37:30 Anthony Metcalf 01:41:50 John H Gilbert 01:43:00 Pomeroy Tucker 01:46:27 Reuben P. Harmon 01:48:34 Palmyra Reflector David Whitmer 01:52:00 David Whitmer’s Interview with Orson Pratt 01:59:40 David Whitmer’s Interview with John Murphy 02:03:45 David Whitmer’s rebuttal 02:08:35 Dan Vogel commentary 02:09:20 David Whitmer’s interview with Joseph Smith III 02:13:10 Kelly & Braden 1884 02:17:40 David Whitmer Interview with Anthony Metcalf 02:24:50 Zenas H Gurley Interview w/ David Whitmer 02:20:55 An Address to Believers in Christ Oliver Cowdery 02:36:40 Oliver Cowdery Letter 1829 02:39:55 Oliver Cowdery Letter 1848 Summary of Inconsistencies 02:44:30 Who handled the plates? 02:45:20 When/Where did they see the plates? 02:46:50 What did they see? 02:49:25 Did they see PHYSICAL plates? What Became of the Witnesses? 02:56:15 What Became of Martin Harris? 03:01:35 What became of David Whitmer? 03:04:55 What became of Oliver Cowdery? 03:09:30 Summary of Issues 03:13:50 Mark Twain “Roughing It” 01:1:29:25 Final slide & Commentary LDS Discussions Full Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOB7J1n6pMmdUSezxcLfsced _________________________ LDS Discussions is made possible by generous donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories LDS Discussions Platforms: Website & Essays: https://www.ldsdiscussions.com Anchor: https://anchor.fm/lds-discussions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UkFsqYDl5SHiRX2dvA9MO YouTube Playlist on Mormon Stories Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOB7J1n6pMmdUSezxcLfsced LDS Discussions on Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/ldsdiscussions Facebook: facebook.com/ldsdiscussion Insta: instagram.com/ldsdiscussions Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 Mormon Stories on Social Media: 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF