The Bias of The Witnesses of the Gold Plates

I could not feel more satisfied and at rest if the entire Whitmer family had testified Mark TwainRoughing It, Chapter 16 Witnesses of the Gold Plates and their relationship to Joseph Smith Signatures (all in the handwriting of Oliver Cowdery) Oliver Cowdery Co-founder, Cousin David Whitmer Close Friend Martin Harris Financial Backer Christian Whitmer Close … Read more

Mark Twain

Image: Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecture. In Mark Twain’s book titled Roughing It (1872), he gives a review of the Book of Mormon: All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few … Read more

Sell the Copyright

In 1829 Joseph Smith received a revelation to sell the copyrights of the Book of Mormon in Canada.  Ultimately the effort was unsuccessful. Revelation given to Joseph Smith regarding the sell of the Book of Mormon copyright, Joseph Smith Papers – 1829:  “A Revelation given to Oliver [Cowdery] Hyram [Hiram Page] Josiah [Stowell] & Joseph … Read more