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General Articles

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Anderson, Richard Lloyd. Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1980.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Book of Mormon Witnesses.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992, https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Book_of_Mormon_Witnesses.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Book of Mormon Witnesses.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994, https://archive.interpreterfoundation.org/farms/pdf/preliminary_reports/Richard-L-Anderson-Book-of-Mormon-WItnesses-1994.pdf.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Explaining Away the Book of Mormon Witnesses.” Paper presented at the 2004 FairMormon Conference Conference. August, 2004, https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/2004-explaining-away-the-book-of-mormon-witnesses.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Five Who Handled the Plates.” Improvement Era 72, no. 7 (1969): 38-47, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/five-who-handled-plates.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Personal Writings of the Book of Mormon Witnesses.” In Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins, edited by Noel B. Reynolds, 39-60. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1997, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/personal-writings-book-mormon-witnesses.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Certainty of the Skeptical Witnesses.” Improvement Era 72, no. 3 (1969): 62-67, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/certainty-skeptical-witnesses.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Smiths Who Handled the Plates.” Improvement Era 72, no. 8 (1969): 28-32, https://scripturecentral.org/archive/periodicals/magazine-article/smiths-who-handled-plates-0.

Asay, Carlos E. “‘A Cloud of Witnesses’” Devotional, Brigham Young University, May 6, 1979, https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/carlos-e-asay/cloud-witnesses/.

Avant, Gerry. “The Lord Sends Accredited Witnesses.” Church News 59 (28 January 1989): 14.

BYU Religious Education. “Testimony of the Witnesses and General Church History.” Roundtable Scripture Discussion with Andrew Hedges, Kent Jackson, Keith Wilson, Steven Harper, 2008, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hsqwPzeHUo.

BYU Religious Education. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon D&C 5 and 17.” Roundtable Scripture Discussion with Brent Top, Guy Dorius, Mary Jane Woodger, Craig Ostler, 2004, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5WhVlqpsfE.

Backman, Milton V., Jr. Eyewitness Accounts of the Restoration. Orem, UT: Grandin Book, 1983.

Baugh, Alexander L. “The Testimonies of the Book of Mormon Witnesses.” In A Reason for Faith, ed. Laura H. Hales. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016, https://rsc.byu.edu/book/reason-faith.

Cannon, George Q. “Editorial Thoughts – The Book of Mormon Witnesses—Answers to Questions.” Juvenile Instructor 26, no. 17 (1891): 534, https://scripturecentral.org/archive/periodicals/magazine-article/editorial-thoughts-book-mormon-witnessesanswers-questions?searchId=cae6a6245a08895e0ae86ea4d2dcda9289f9512b524bedc9d4baa520a9efd5cc-en-v=332f032.

Carmack, John K. The Book of Mormon Witnesses. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Institute of Religion, 24 October 1986

Church News. “An Unusual Mission.” Church News 43 (8 December 1973): 16.

Easton-Flake, Amy, and Rachel Cope. “A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020, https://rsc.byu.edu/book/raising-standard-truth.

Easton-Flake, Amy, and Rachel Cope. “A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, eds. Dennis L. Largey, Andrew H. Hedges, John Hilton III, and Kerry Hull. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015, https://rsc.byu.edu/coming-forth-book-mormon/multiplicity-witnesses-women-translation-process.

Erekson, Keith A. “Witnessing the Book of Mormon: The Testimonies of Three, Eight, and Millions.” Paper presented at the 2017 FairMormon Conference. August, 2017, https://www.fairmormon.org/conference/august-2017/witnessing-book-mormon-testimonies-three-eight-millions.

Friend. “The Witnesses and the Gold Plates.” Friend 14 (August-September 1984): 28-29, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/friend/1984/08/the-witnesses-and-the-gold-plates?lang=eng.

Halverson, Taylor. “‘Remember the New Covenant, Even the Book of Mormon’ D&C 16-23.” The Interpreter Foundation website, November 29, 2013, https://interpreterfoundation.org/res-remember-the-new-covenant-even-the-book-of-mormon-dc-16-23/.

Harper, Steven C. “Evaluating the Book of Mormon Witnesses.” Religious Educator Vol. 11 no. 2 (2010), https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-11-no-2-2010/evaluating-book-mormon-witnesses.

Harper, Steven C. “The Eleven Witnesses.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, eds. Dennis L. Largey, Andrew H. Hedges, John Hilton III, and Kerry Hull. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015, https://rsc.byu.edu/coming-forth-book-mormon/eleven-witnesses.

Henrichsen, Kirk B. “How Witnesses Described the Gold Plates.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 10 no. 1 (2001), https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol10/iss1/4/.

Horne, Dennis B. “Additional Witnesses of the Coming Forth and Content of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Apr 20, 2016, https://interpreterfoundation.org/blog-additional-witnesses-of-the-coming-forth-and-content-of-the-book-of-mormon/.

Hunt, C. J. “The Eleven Witnesses to the Book of Mormon Plates and their Baptisms.” Saints’ Herald88 (23 August 1941): 1076.

Interpreter Foundation, “A Pre-Print of a Discussion of the Book of Mormon Witnesses by Royal Skousen.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Feb 8, 2021, https://interpreterfoundation.org/blog-a-pre-print-of-a-discussion-of-the-book-of-mormon-witnesses-by-royal-skousen/” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank.

Interpreter Foundation, “The Witnesses: Variety and Complexity.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Aug 19, 2020, https://interpreterfoundation.org/blog-the-witnesses-variety-and-complexity/.

Interpreter Foundation, “Update of the Pre-Print of a Discussion of the Book of Mormon Witnesses by Royal Skousen.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Aug 25, 2021, https://interpreterfoundation.org/blog-update-of-the-pre-print-of-a-discussion-of-the-book-of-mormon-witnesses-by-royal-skousen/.

Interpreter Foundation, “Video Presentation: ‘These Were Days Never to Be Forgotten’: The Witnesses to the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Feb 4, 2016, https://interpreterfoundation.org/news-video-presentation-these-were-days-never-to-be-forgotten-the-witnesses-to-the-coming-forth-of-the-book-of-mormon/.

Interpreter Foundation. “Video Presentation: ‘These Were Days Never to Be Forgotten’: The Witnesses to the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website, February 4, 2016, https://interpreterfoundation.org/news-video-presentation-these-were-days-never-to-be-forgotten-the-witnesses-to-the-coming-forth-of-the-book-of-mormon/.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 1: Oliver Cowdery, Witness.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Apr 23, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-1/.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 2: Martin Harris, Witness.” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 30, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-2.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 3: David Whitmer, Witness” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 7, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-3.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 6: Sidney Rigdon and the Witnesses.” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 28, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-6.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 7: Did the Witnesses Ever Deny their Testimonies?” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 4, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-7.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 8: What was the Cost of Being a Witness?” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 11, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-8.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 9: Is the Spaulding Argument Valid?” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 18, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-9.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 10: What were the Kinderhook Plates?” The Interpreter Foundation website. June 25, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-10.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 11: What were the Voree Plates?” The Interpreter Foundation website. July 2, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-11.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 16: Why Witnesses?” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 6, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-16.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 18: Is Eyewitness Testimony Reliable?” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 20, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-18.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 19: Why the Witnesses Project?” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 27, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-19.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 20: Who Wrote the Testimony of the Witnesses?” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 3, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-20.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 21: Who Felt or Saw the Plates?” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 10, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-21.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 22: What Else did the Witnesses See?” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 17, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-22.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 23: Why did Martin Harris Join So Many Churches?” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 24, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-23.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 25: Did Lucy Harris Support the Book of Mormon?” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 8, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-25.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 26: James Strang’s Witnesses” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 15, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-26.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 27: The Hiram Page Revelations” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 22, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-27.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 28: Ancient Metal Plates?” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 29, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-28.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 29: Women Witnesses—Why and Why Not?” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 5, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-29.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 30: No Matter the Consequence” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 12, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-30.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 31: John Whitmer and the Plates” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 19, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-31.

Jenson, Andrew. “The Three Witnesses.” The Historical Record 6, no. 3-5 (1887): 195-219, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/three-witnesses.

Johnson, David J. “Prophecies of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon and Their Fulfillment.” The Young Woman’s Journal 2, no. 4 (1891): 310-313, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/prophecies-coming-forth-book-mormon-and-their-fulfillment.

Kelson, John H. “Unwitting Witnesses.” Deseret Weekly 38 (5, 12, 19, 26 January 1889; 2, 23 February 1889; 16, 23, 30 March 1889; 4 May 1889): 33-35, 66-68, 102-4, 134-35, 169-70, 198-200, 257-59, 355-57, 391-93, 421-23, 577-80.

Kirkham, Francis W. “Early Knowledge of America’s Strangest Book.” Improvement Era 47, no. 9 (September 1944): 552, https://archive.org/details/improvementera4709unse/page/n25/mode/2up.

Kyler Rasmussen, “Estimating the Evidence, Episode 5: On Witnesses.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Aug 4, 2021, https://interpreterfoundation.org/estimating-the-evidence-5/.

LeSueur, Stephen C. “Review of Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses, by Richard Lloyd Anderson.” Sunstone Review 2/6 (1982): 25.

MacKay, Michael Hubbard. “Firsthand Witness Accounts of the Translation.” The 44th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmhX1sND_vw.

McConkie, Oscar W. “The Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 96, no. 7 (15 February 1934): 97-103, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar9607eng.

McConkie, Oscar W. “Witnesses Divinely Called.” Deseret News Church Section (13 January 1934): 3-5, 8.

McKay, David O., and Richard L. Evans. “Testimonies of Four Witnesses of the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 71, no. 9 (1968): 14, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/testimonies-four-witnesses-book-mormon.

McKay, David O., and Richard L. Evans. “Testimonies of Four Witnesses of the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 71, no. 9 (1968): 14., https://scripturecentral.org/archive/periodicals/magazine-article/testimonies-four-witnesses-book-mormon.

McNiece, Robert G. “Reply to Mr. Brand.” The Utah Evangelist 1, no. 8 (April 1884): n.p, https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=1096883.

Morris, Larry E. “Empirical Witnesses of the Gold Plates.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 52, no. 2 (Summer, 2019): 59-84, https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/empirical-witnesses-of-the-gold-plates/.

Morris, Nephi Lowell. The “Book of Mormon,” the Story of Its Discovery—Its Construction—The Testimony of the Witnesses—The Internal Evidences of Its Truth. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1899, https://scripturecentral.org/archive/books/book/book-mormon-story-its-discoveryits-construction-testimony-witnesses-internal-evidences.

Peterson, Daniel C. “Variety and Complexity in the Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 43 (2021): vii-xxxii, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/variety-and-complexity-in-the-witnesses-to-the-book-of-mormon/.

Peterson, Daniel C. “Defending the Faith: The story behind James Strang and his sect.” Deseret News (9 June 2011). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705374177/The-story-behind-James-Strang-and-his-sect.html?pg=all.

Peterson, Daniel C. “Tangible Restoration: The Witnesses and What They Experienced.” Paper presented at the 2006 FairMormon Conference Conference. August, 2006, https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2006-Daniel-Peterson.pdf.

Peterson, Daniel C. “The Book of Mormon Witnesses and Their Challenge to Secularism.” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 27 (2017): vii-xxviii, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/the-book-of-mormon-witnesses-and-their-challenge-to-secularism/.

Peterson, Daniel C. “The Book of Mormon Witnesses: Sincerity and Reality.” Paper presented at the 2021 FairMormon Conference. August, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ4u_BD1eXk.

Peterson, Daniel C. “The Book of Mormon Witnesses: Variety and Complexity.” Paper presented at the 2020 FairMormon Conference. August, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hknAF4f83fc.

Peterson, Daniel C. “Vast Prairies and Trackless Wilds of Snow: A Good Test of Sincerity.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 44 (2021): vii-xiv, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/vast-prairies-and-trackless-wilds-of-snow-a-good-test-of-sincerity/” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank.

Pratt, Orson. “Book of Mormon—Urim and Thummim—Appearance of a Holy Angel in 1829 to Four Persons—Their Testimonies to the Truth of the Book of Mormon—Also Eight Other Witnesses—Isaiah’s Prophecy Relates to that Book—Ezekiel’s Prophecy.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 18. 1877, 155–168, https://scriptures.byu.edu/#:t2bf34:j18.

Rappleye, Neal. ““Idle and Slothful Strange Stories”: Book of Mormon Origins and the Historical Record.” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 20 (2016): 21-37 , https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/idle-and-slothful-strange-stories-book-of-mormon-origins-and-the-historical-record/.

Rasmussen, Kyler. “Estimating the Evidence, Episode 5: On Witnesses.” The Interpreter Foundation website. August 4, 2021, https://interpreterfoundation.org/estimating-the-evidence-5/.

Ricks, Eldin. The Case of the Book of Mormon Witnesses. Orem, UT: Orion Publishing, 2002, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/case-book-mormon-witnesses.

Roper, Matthew P. “Comments on the Book of Mormon Witnesses: A Response to Jerald and Sandra Tanner.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 2, no. 2 (1993): 164-193, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol2/iss2/11/.

Russell, William D. “Review of Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses, by Richard Lloyd Anderson.” Dialogue 16 (Summer 1983): 130-31.

Schaefer, Mitchell K. “‘The Testimony of Men’: William E. McLellin and the Book of Mormon Witnesses.” BYU Studies 50, no. 1 (2011): 99, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-testimony-of-men-william-e-mclellin-and-the-book-of-mormon-witnesses.

Scripture Central. “Did the Book of Mormon Witnesses Really See What They Claimed?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #521. June 20, 2019, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/did-the-book-of-mormon-witnesses-really-see-what-they-claimed.

Scripture Central. “Who Are the ‘Few” Who Were Permitted to See the Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #54. March 15, 2016, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/who-are-the-few-who-were-permitted-to-see-the-plates.

Simmons, Dana. “Review of Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses, by Richard Lloyd Anderson.” Recent Book of Mormon Developments, Articles from Zarahemla Record, 1:98. Independence, MO: Zarahemla Research Foundation, 1984.

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Smith, Calvin N. “The Other ‘Learned’ Man.” Church News 53 (21 August 1983): 6, 12.

Smith, Heman C. “Book of Mormon Witnesses.” Journal of History 4 (1911): 357-65.

Smith, Joseph Fielding. “Testimonies of the Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 30, no. 11 (1927): 948-954, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/testimonies-witnesses-book-mormon.

Smith, Joseph Fielding. “They Bear Witness.” Delivered at the Friday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1956, https://scriptures.byu.edu/#:t353:g87e.

Unattributed. Witnesses of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1975.

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Velt, Harold Iven. “The Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 92 (14 July 1945): 646-48.

Vogel, Dan, and Brent Lee Metcalfe. “The Validity of the Witnesses’ Testimonies.” In American Apocrypha: Essays on the Book of Mormon, edited by Dan Vogel and Brent Lee Metcalfe, 79-121. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.

Welch, John W. “The Power of Evidence in the Nurturing of Faith.” In Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon, edited by Parry, Donald W., Daniel C. Peterson, and John W. Welch, 17-53. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/power-evidence-nurturing-faith .

Weldon, Roy E. Restoration Witnesses. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1966.

Weston, A. Bryan. “Witnesses—Those Who Assist to Bring Forth This Work.” Religious Educator Vol. 11 no. 2 (2010), https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-11-no-2-2010/witnesses-those-who-assist-bring-forth-work.

Widtsoe, John A. “Can We Believe the Witnesses to the Book of Mormon?” Improvement Era 49, no. 6 (1946): 385, 414-415, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/can-we-believe-witnesses-book-mormon.

Widtsoe, John A. “Who Saw the Book of Mormon Plates.” Deseret News (9 March 1949): 23.

Wilson, David J. “Book of Mormon Witnesses and Their Testimony Meet Legal Standards.” Relief Society Magazine 38, no. 8 (August 1951): 512-15, https://archive.org/details/reliefsocietymag1951reli/page/512/mode/2up.

The Three Witnesses

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. Testimonies of the Three Witnesses. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994.

Bousquet, George H. “Another Scholar Speaks! The Rigdon-Spaulding Theory Re-examined.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 96, no. 40 (4 October 1934): 626-30, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar9640eng/page/626/mode/2up.

Brand, E. C. “The Book of Mormon: Elder Brand’s Objections to Mr. Royle’s Article.” The Utah Evangelist 1 (April 1884): n.p, https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=1096883.

Deseret Sunday School Union. “Lesson 41 – The Testimony of Three Witnesses.” In Deseret Sunday School Union Leaflets. Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons Company, 1898, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/lesson-41-testimony-three-witnesses.

Doxey, Roy W. “The Three Special Book of Mormon Witnesses.” Relief Society Magazine 45 (January 1958): 49-55.

Evening and Morning Star. “The Testimony of Three Witnesses.” Evening and Morning Star Vol. 1, no. 8: January 1833, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/27930/rec/2.

Hardy, Grant R. “Testimony of Three Witnesses.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019, https://rsc.byu.edu/sites/default/files/pub_content/pdf/testimony%20of%20three%20witnesses.pdf.

Hart, Charles H. “Steadfast Testimony of the Three Witnesses.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 89, no. 35 (1 September 1927): 545-51, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar8935eng.

Hart, Edward L. “James H. Hart’s Contribution to Our Knowledge of Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer.” BYU Studies 36, no. 4 (1996): 118-124, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/james-h-harts-contribution-to-our-knowledge-of-oliver-cowdery-and-david-whitmer.

Iverson, Heber C. “Testimony of the Three Witnesses.” Deseret News (25 May 1935): 4, 7, 8.

Iverson, Heber C. “The Three Witnesses.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 97, no. 25 (June 1935): 386-87, 394-96, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar9725eng/page/386/mode/2up.

Jenson, Andrew. “The Three Witnesses.” The Historical Record 6: 195-219, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/02b33f96-077a-47c7-b434-c45ee2f89897/0/206.

Kennedy, James Harrison. “The Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon.” Magazine of Western History 11 (March 1890): 464-78.

Kraut, Ogden. The Three Witnesses: A Response to the Utah Evangel. Salt Lake City: O. Kraut, 1986.

LDS Perspectives, “LDS Perspectives Podcasts: The Three Witnesses, with Larry Morris.” The Interpreter Foundation website, March 22, 2017, https://interpreterfoundation.org/ldsp-lds-perspectives-podcasts-the-three-witnesses-with-larry-morris/.

Leigh, Samuel F. Testimony of the Three Witnesses. Samuel F. Leigh, 191?.

McKay, David O. “Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 63, no. 11 (1960): 790-791, 855, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/three-witnesses-book-mormon-0.

McKay, David O. “Witnesses to the Truth.” Improvement Era 54, no. 7 (1951): 493-494, 542, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/witnesses-truth.

Morton, William A. “Concerning the Testimony of the Three Witnesses.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 84, no. 36 (7 September 1922): 570-71, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar8436eng/page/570/mode/2up.

Nibley, Preston. “The Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 31 (August 1944): 431-34.

Njeim, George A. “The Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 117 (September 1970): 28-30, 54.

Osmond, Waldo L. “The Three Witnesses.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 89, no. 19 (12 May 1927): 298-300, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar8919eng/page/298/mode/2up.

Pack, Frederick J. “Valid Testimony of the Three Witnesses.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 90, no. 49 (6 December 1928): 769-75, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar9049eng.

Reynolds, George. “The Book of Mormon and the Three Witnesses.” Juvenile Instructor 17 (15 September 1882): 281.

Scripture Central. “Why Did the Lord Command the Three Witnesses to Rely upon His Word?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #596. February 16, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-the-lord-command-the-three-witnesses-to-rely-upon-his-word.

Scripture Central. “Why Were Three Key Witnesses Chosen to Testify of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #267. January 27, 2017, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-were-three-key-witnesses-chosen-to-testify-of-the-book-of-mormon.

Scripture Central. “Why Were the Three Witnesses Shown the Liahona?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #405. February 6, 2018, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-were-the-three-witnesses-shown-the-liahona.

Smith, John H. “The Unpardonable Sin and the Three Witnesses.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 50, no. 12 (19 March 1888): 177-79, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/20263/rec/50.

Smith, Joseph Fielding. “The Three Witnesses.” Improvement Era 69, no. 7 (July 1966): 612, 652, https://archive.org/details/improvementera6907unse/page/n13/mode/2up.

Stevenson, Edward. “The Three Witnesses To The Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 48, no. 32 (31 May 1886): 341-43, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/28172/rec/48.

Stevenson, Edward. “Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon, No. III,” Millennial Star 48 (June 7, 1886), p. 390.

Times and Seasons. “The Testimony of Three Witnesses.” Times and Seasons Vol. 2, no. 10: March 15, 1841, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/8831/rec/2.

Unattributed. Revealing Statements by the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm, n.d.

Unattributed. The Testimony of Three Witnesses. Issaquah, WA: Saints Alive in Jesus, 1982?.

Unattributed. “The Three Witnesses.” Historical Record 7 (1888): 609-24.

Wells, Junius F. “The Engraving of the Three Witnesses.” Improvement Era 30, no. 11 (1927): 1022-1025, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/engraving-three-witnesses.

Wells, Junius F. “The Three Witnesses.” Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine 18-20 (October 1927— October 1929): 158-63, 34-38, 69-73, 172-78, 187-90.

Wilson, Keith J. “The Three Witnesses.” In Joseph: Exploring the Life and Ministry of the Prophet, edited by Black, Susan Easton, and Andrew C. Skinner, 95-106. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2005, http://gospelink.com/library/contents/2436.

Oliver Cowdery

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Did Oliver Cowdery, one of the three special Book of Mormon witnesses, express doubt about his testimony?” Ensign, April 1987, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1987/04/i-have-a-question/i-have-a-question?lang=eng.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Oliver Cowdery’s Non-Mormon Reputation.” Improvement Era 71, no. 8 (August 1968): 18-26, https://archive.org/details/improvementera7108unse/page/n19/mode/2up.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Oliver Cowdery’s Voice in Modern Scripture: Priesthood Restoration, Book of Mormon, and Articles of Faith.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, June 7, 1997, https://archive.interpreterfoundation.org/farms/pdf/preliminary_reports/Richard-Lloyd-Anderson-Oliver-Cowderys-Voice-1997.pdf.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Reuben Miller, Recorder of Oliver Cowdery’s Reaffirmations.” BYU Studies Quarterly 8, no. 3 (1968): 277-293, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/reuben-miller-recorder-of-oliver-cowderys-reaffirmations.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Impact of the First Preaching in Ohio.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 4 (1971): 474-496, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-impact-of-the-first-preaching-in-ohio.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Scribe as a Witness.” Improvement Era 72, no. 1 (1969): 53-59, https://scripturecentral.org/archive/periodicals/magazine-article/scribe-witness.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Second Witness of Priesthood Restoration.” Improvement Era 71, no. 9 (1968): 15-16, 18, 20-22, 24, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/second-witness-priesthood-restoration-0.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Cowdery, Oliver.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan, 1992, https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Cowdery,_Oliver.

Arrington, Leonard J. “Oliver Cowdery’s Kirtland, Ohio, ‘Sketch Book’” Brigham Young University Studies 12, no. 4 (1972): 410-426, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/oliver-cowderys-kirtland-ohio-sketch-book.

Ball, Isaac B. “Additional Internal Evidence of the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon I.” Improvement Era 34, no. 7 (1931): 387-389, 428-429, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/additional-internal-evidence-authenticity-book-mormon-i.

Ball, Isaac B. “Additional Internal Evidence of the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon II.” Improvement Era 34, no. 8 (1931): 457-459, 494-495, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/additional-internal-evidence-authenticity-book-mormon-ii.

Baugh, Alexander L. “Prologue.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/prologue.

Baugh, Alexander L., ed. Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery. Proceedings of The 2006 BYU Church History Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/book/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery.

Benson, RoseAnn. “Campbellites and Mormonites: Competing Restoration Movements.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 31 (2019): 233-244, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/campbellites-and-mormonites-competing-restoration-movements/.

Bishop, Patrick A. “An Original Daguerreotype of Oliver Cowdery Identified.” BYU Studies 45, no. 2 (2006): 100-111, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/an-original-daguerreotype-of-oliver-cowdery-identified.

Bishop, Patrick A. “Images of Oliver.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/images-oliver.

Black, Susan Easton. “Oliver Cowdery.” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website, https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/people-of-the-dc/oliver-cowdery/.

Black, Susan Easton. “Oliver Cowdery in the Doctrine and Covenants.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/oliver-cowdery-doctrine-covenants.

Bushman, Richard Lyman. “Oliver’s Joseph.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh, 1–13. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/olivers-joseph.

Church News. “In the Mouths of Witnesses.” Church News 34 (5 September 1964): 16.

Church News. “Moments in History.” Church News 40 (6 June 1970): 2.

Cowdery, Oliver. Defense in a Rehearsal of My Grounds for Separating Myself from the Latter-day Saints. Norton, Ohio: Pressley’s Job Ofice, 1839.

Cowdery, Oliver. Letters by Oliver Cowdery, to W.W. Phelps on the Origin of the Book of Mormon and the Rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Liverpool: Thomas Ward and John Cairns, 1844, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/letters-oliver-cowdery-ww-phelps-origin-book-mormon-and-rise-church-jesus-christ-latter-day.

Cowdery, Oliver. Letters of Oliver Cowdery: Showing the Rise and Progress of the LDS Church. Lamoni, IA: RLDS Church, 189?.

Cowdery, Oliver. “Letter of Oliver Cowdery to Phineas H. Young, August 19, 1842, Tiffin, Ohio.” as cited in Stanley R. Gunn, Oliver Cowdery, Second Elder and Scribe. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1962, p. 169.

Cowdery, Oliver. “Letter of Oliver Cowdery to Phineas H. Young, February 14, 1847, Tiffin, Ohio.” as cited in Stanley R. Gunn, Oliver Cowdery, Second Elder and Scribe. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1962, p. 187.

Cowdery, Oliver. “Letters of Oliver Cowdery to W. W. Phelps on the Origin of the Book of Mormon, and the Rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” In Joseph Smith Jr.’s Rare Reprints, #23. Independence, MO: n.p., 1990.

Cowdery, Oliver. “Letters of Oliver Cowdery to W. W. Phelps on the Origin of the Book of Mormon, and the Rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” in Letters of Oliver Cowdery: Showing the Rise and Progress of the LDS Church. Lamoni, IA: RLDS Church, 189?.

Cowdery, Oliver. “O. Cowdery’s First Letter to W. W. Phelps.” Messenger and Advocate Vol. 1, no. 1: October 1834: 13-16, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/7012/rec/4

Cowdery, Oliver. “Oliver Cowdery quote.” as cited in Stanley R. Gunn, Oliver Cowdery, Second Elder and Scribe. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1962, p. 209.

Cowdery, Oliver. “Ordination and Blessing of Oliver Cowdery, 5 December 1834”. p. 19, The Joseph Smith Papers, >https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/ordination-and-blessing-of-oliver-cowdery-5-december-1834/1

Cowdery, Oliver. “Rise of the Church: Letter VIII.” Times and Seasons Vol. 2, no. 13: May 1, 1841: 391-97, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/8875/rec/5.

Dille, D. B., and Oliver Cowdery. “Testimonies of Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 21, no. 34 (20 August 1859): 544-46, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/23388/rec/21.

Ensign. “Rumor Concerning Early Oliver Cowdery History Refuted by Church Researchers.” Ensign December 1986, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1986/12/news-of-the-church/rumor-concerning-early-oliver-cowdery-history-refuted-by-church-researchers?lang=eng.

Faulring, Scott H. “Oliver Cowdery, Book of Mormon Scribe.” In Joseph: Exploring the Life and Ministry of the Prophet, edited by Black, Susan Easton, and Andrew C. Skinner, 85-94. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2005, http://gospelink.com/library/contents/2436.

Faulring, Scott H. “The Return of Oliver Cowdery.” In The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, edited by Ricks, Stephen D., Parry, Donald W., and Hedges, Andrew H. Provo, UT: The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=6&article=1083&context=mi&type=additional.

Flake, Lawrence R. “Oliver Cowdery.” In Prophets and Apostles of the Last Dispensation. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2001, https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-apostles-last-dispensation/oliver-cowdery.

Gunn, Stanley R. Oliver Cowdery, Second Elder and Scribe. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1962.

Gunn, Stanley R. “Oliver Cowdery, Second Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” M.S. thesis, Brigham Young University, 1942.

Hales, Brian C. “‘Guilty of Such Folly’? Accusations of Adultery or Polygamy Against Oliver Cowdery.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/guilty-such-folly-accusations-adultery-polygamy-against.

Harper, Steven C. “Oliver Cowdery as Second Witness of Priesthood Restoration.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh, 73–89. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/oliver-cowdery-second-witness-priesthood-restoration.

Hart, Edward L. “James H. Hart’s Contribution to Our Knowledge of Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer.” BYU Studies 36, no. 4 (1996): 118-124, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/james-h-harts-contribution-to-our-knowledge-of-oliver-cowdery-and-david-whitmer.

Haymond, Bryce M. “Oliver Cowdery Daguerreotype Restored in Full Color.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Feb 17, 2013, https://interpreterfoundation.org/blog-oliver-cowdery-daguerreotype-restored-in-full-color/.

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “The 1911 Dedication of the Oliver Cowdery Monument in Richmond, Missouri.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/1911-dedication-oliver-cowdery-monument-richmond-missouri.

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “The Dedication of the Oliver Cowdery Monument in Richmond, Missouri, 1911.” BYU Studies 44, no. 3 (2005): 99, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-dedication-of-the-oliver-cowdery-monument-in-richmond-missouri-1911.

Hougey, Harold H. Oliver Cowdery and the Book of Mormon. Concord, CA: Pacific, 1963.

Insights. “Maxwell Institute Supports BYU Symposium on Oliver Cowdery with Speakers, New Book.” Insights 26, no. 6 (2006), https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol26/iss6/1.

Insights. “New Book Compiles Scholarship on Oliver Cowdery.” Insights 26, no. 6 (2006), https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol26/iss6/2.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 1: Oliver Cowdery, Witness.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Apr 23, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-1/.

Jenson, Andrew. “Oliver Cowdery.” In Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1936), 1:246-251.

Johnson, Orville S. “Irrefutable Evidence.” Relief Society Magazine 19 (October 1932): 577-80, https://archive.org/details/reliefsocietymag19reli/page/576/mode/2up.

Joseph Smith Papers. “Biography of Oliver Cowdery.” The Joseph Smith Papers, https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/oliver-cowdery.

Legg, Phillip R. Oliver Cowdery: The Elusive Second Elder of the Restoration. Independence, MO: Herald Publishing House, 1989.

Millennial Star. “When a Book of Mormon Witness Passed On.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 98, no. 9 (27 February 1936): 138-39, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar9809eng/page/138/mode/2up.

Morris, Larry E. “The Conversion of Oliver Cowdery.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 16 no. 1 (2007), https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol16/iss1/3/.

Morris, Larry E. “The Conversion of Oliver Cowdery.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh, 15–49. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/conversion-oliver-cowdery.

Morris, Larry E. “‘The Private Character of the Man Who Bore That Testimony’ Oliver Cowdery and His Critics.” The FARMS Review 15, no. 1 (2003): Article 17, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol15/iss1/17/.

Neilson, Reid L. “Oliver Cowdery: Scribe, Elder, Witness.” BYU Studies 47, no. 4 (2008): 188, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/oliver-cowdery-scribe-elder-witness.

Nicholson, Roger. “The Cowdery Conundrum: Oliver’s Aborted Attempt to Describe Joseph Smith’s First Vision in 1834 and 1835.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 8 (2014): 27-44, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/the-cowdery-conundrum-olivers-aborted-attempt-to-describe-joseph-smiths-first-vision-in-1834-and-1835/.

Nielsen, C. M. “Oliver Cowdery for the Defense.” Improvement Era 46, no. 8 (1943): 464, 504, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/oliver-cowdery-defense.

Ozanne, Rachel. “Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery.” BYU Studies 50, no. 1 (2011): 173, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/days-never-to-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery.

Phelps, William W. “Letter No. 10 to Oliver Cowdery Concerning the Book of Mormon with Comment.” Messenger and Advocate Vol. 1, no. 12: September 1835: 177-79, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/7144/rec/4.

Phelps, William W. “Letter No. 11 to Oliver Cowdery Concerning the American Indians.” Messenger and Advocate Vol. 2, no. 1: October 1835: 193-95, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/7161/rec/2.

Phelps, William W. “Letter No. 12 to Oliver Cowdery Concerning Early Aspects about the Book of Mormon.” Messenger and Advocate Vol. 2, no. 2: November 1835: 221-23, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/7181/rec/2.

Porter, Larry C. “The Testimony of Oliver Cowdery.” Ensign, December 1996, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1996/12/the-restoration-of-the-aaronic-and-melchizedek-priesthoods/the-testimony-of-oliver-cowdery?lang=eng.

Richards, Samuel Whitney. Experiences with Oliver Cowdery. Salt Lake City: author, 1907.

Roger Nicholson. “The Cowdery Conundrum: Oliver’s Aborted Attempt to Describe Joseph Smith’s First Vision in 1834 and 1835.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 8 (2014): 27-44, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/the-cowdery-conundrum-olivers-aborted-attempt-to-describe-joseph-smiths-first-vision-in-1834-and-1835/.

Romig, Ronald E. “Elizabeth Ann Whitmer Cowdery: A Historical Reflection of Her Life.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/elizabeth-ann-whitmer-cowdery-historical-reflection-her-life.

Scripture Central. “How Are Oliver Cowdery’s Messenger and Advocate Letters to Be Understood and Used?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #453, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-are-oliver-cowderys-messenger-and-advocate-letters-to-be-understood-and-used/.

Scripture Central. “How Important was Oliver Cowdery in Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #270. February 3, 2017, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-important-was-oliver-cowdery-in-bringing-forth-the-book-of-mormon.

Scripture Central. “Why Did Joseph and Oliver Seek Authority to Baptize?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #279, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-joseph-and-oliver-seek-authority-to-baptize/.

Scripture Central. “Why Did Oliver Cowdery Come Back to the Church?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #605. May 27, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-oliver-cowdery-come-back-to-the-church.

Scripture Central. “Why Was Oliver Cowdery Excommunicated from the Church?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #603. May 11, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-oliver-cowdery-excommunicated-from-the-church.

Spencer, Stan. “The Faith to See: Burning in the Bosom and Translating the Book of Mormon in Doctrine and Covenants 9.” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 18 (2016): 219-232, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/the-faith-to-see-burning-in-the-bosom-and-translating-the-book-of-mormon-in-doctrine-and-covenants-9/.

Skousen, Royal. “Oliver Cowdery as Book of Mormon Scribe.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh, 51–70. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/oliver-cowdery-book-mormon-scribe.

Staker, Mark Lyman. “Raising Money in Righteousness.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh, 143–253. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/raising-money-righteousness.

Staker, Mark Lyman. “‘Commissioned of Jesus Christ’: Oliver Cowdery and D&C 13.” In You Shall Have My Word, eds. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2012, https://rsc.byu.edu/you-shall-have-my-word/commissioned-jesus-christ-oliver-cowdery-dc-13.

Tanner, Jerald, and Sandra Tanner. A Critical Look: A Study of the Overstreet “Confession” and the Cowdery “Defense”. Salt Lake City: Modern Microfilm, 1967.

Underwood, Grant. “Oliver Cowdery’s Correspondence with Joseph Smith.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/oliver-cowderys-correspondence-joseph-smith.

Walker, Jeffrey N. “Oliver Cowdery’s Legal Practice in Tiffin, Ohio.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/oliver-cowderys-legal-practice-tiffin-ohio.

Watt, Ronald G. “‘Had You Stood in the Presence of Peter’: A Letter from Oliver Cowdery to Phineas Young, 1846.” Ensign, February 1977, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1977/02/discovery/had-you-stood-in-the-presence-of-peter?lang=eng.

Welch, John W. “Oliver Cowdery as Editor, Defender, and Justice of the Peace in Kirtland.” In Days Never to Be Forgotten: Oliver Cowdery, ed. Alexander L. Baugh, 255–77. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009, https://rsc.byu.edu/days-never-be-forgotten-oliver-cowdery/oliver-cowdery-editor-defender-justice-peace-kirtland.

Welch, John W. “Oliver Cowdery’s 1835 Response to Alexander Campbell’s 1831 ‘Delusions’” In The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, edited by Ricks, Stephen D., Parry, Donald W., and Hedges, Andrew H. Provo, UT: The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=17&article=1083&context=mi&type=additional.

Wells, Junius F. “Oliver Cowdery.” Improvement Era 14, no. 5 (1911): 377-394, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/oliver-cowdery-0.

Woodruff, Wilford. “Testimony of Wilford Woodruff.” Deseret News Weekly, 35:391, as cited in Stanley R. Gunn, Oliver Cowdery: Second Elder and Scribe (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1962), p. 73.

Young, Brigham. “Letter of Brigham Young to Oliver Cowdery, November 22, 1847.” as cited in Stanley R. Gunn, Oliver Cowdery: Second Elder and Scribe (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1962), pp. 191-193.

David Whitmer

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “David Whitmer, The Independent Missouri Businessman.” Improvement Era 72, no. 4 (1969): 74-76, 78-81, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/david-whitmer-independent-missouri-businessman.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Most Interviewed Witness.” Improvement Era 72, no. 5 (1969): 76-83, https://scripturecentral.org/archive/periodicals/magazine-article/most-interviewed-witness-0.

Black, Susan Easton. “David Whitmer.” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website, https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/people-of-the-dc/david-whitmer/.

Blankmeyer, Helen Van Cleave. “David Whitmer.” N.p.: by the author, 1955.

Boyle, William. “Statement of David Whitmer.” The Utah Evangelist 1 (May 1884), https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=1096883.

Briggs, E. C. “Letter to Bro. Joseph Smith.” Saints’ Herald 31 (21 June 1884): 396-97, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/27c55f8a-d570-4ade-b013-ea03bcea9fdc/0/3?lang=eng, http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/IA/sain1882.htm#062184.

Cannon, Donald Q. “Angus M. Cannon and David Whitmer: A Comment on History and Historical Method.” Brigham Young University Studies 20, no. 3 (1980): 297, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/angus-m-cannon-and-david-whitmer-a-comment-on-history-and-historical-method.

Cannon, George Q. “Topics of the Times.” Juvenile Instructor 19 (1 April 1884): 106-8, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/3f4b06db-008b-4877-8c32-7f57bf17594d/0/0?lang=eng.

Chatburn, T. W., and William Pooler. “Two Living Witnesses Who Saw David Whitmer.” The Rod of Iron 1 (May 1924): 19-20.

Church News. “Reporter Hears David Whitmer Testify of Seeing Gold Plates.” Church News 32 (23 June 1962): 20.

Cook, Lyndon W., ed. David Whitmer Interviews: A Restoration Witness Orem, UT: Grandin Book, 1991.

Deseret News. “An Interview with Last Book of Mormon Witness.” Deseret News Church Section (11 July 1931): 3, 8

Godfrey, Kenneth W. “David Whitmer and the Shaping of Latter-day Saint History.” In The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, edited by Ricks, Stephen D., Parry, Donald W., and Hedges, Andrew H. Provo, UT: The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=9&article=1083&context=mi&type=additional.

Hart, Edward L. “James H. Hart’s Contribution to Our Knowledge of Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer.” BYU Studies 36, no. 4 (1996): 118-124, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/james-h-harts-contribution-to-our-knowledge-of-oliver-cowdery-and-david-whitmer.

Hart, John H. “The Last Witness.” Improvement Era 12, no. 12 (1909): 955-959, https://scripturecentral.org/archive/periodicals/magazine-article/last-witness.

Haymond, Bryce M. “David Whitmer Photograph Retouched and Colorized.” The Interpreter Foundation website. March 16, 2013, https://interpreterfoundation.org/blog-david-whitmer-photograph-retouched-and-colorized/.

Hunt, C. J. “The Book of Mormon Manuscript.” Saints’ Herald 50 (3 June 1903): 510, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/b12bee04-8fe7-49af-8d63-43eb6d1ec974/0/13?lang=eng.

Hunt, C. J. “The Book of Mormon Manuscript: An Interview.” Missouri Conservator, September 13, 1878.

Hunt, C. J. “The Book of Mormon Manuscript: An Interview.” Saints’ Herald 85 (8 October 1938): 1293, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/59a0e822-d80e-4b42-8f50-748986ab6438/0/12?lang=eng.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 3: David Whitmer, Witness” The Interpreter Foundation website. May 7, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-3.

Jenson, Andrew. “David Whitmer.” The Historical Record 6: 203-219, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/02b33f96-077a-47c7-b434-c45ee2f89897/0/214.

Jenson, Andrew. “David Whitmer.” The Historical Record 7, no. 8-10 (1888): 622-624, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/02b33f96-077a-47c7-b434-c45ee2f89897/0/639, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/david-whitmer-2.

Joseph Smith Papers. “Biography of David Whitmer.” The Joseph Smith Papers, https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/david-whitmer.

Kelley, William H. “Book of Mormon Committee Report.” Saints’ Herald 31 (23 August 1884): 545-48, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/87c38e07-b2e1-4d19-a191-9a10b31aad66/0/8?lang=eng.

Millennial Star. “David Whitmer and the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 43, no. 50 (12 December 1881): 785-89, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/5014/rec/43.

Millennial Star. “David Whitmer’s Last Hours and Testimony.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 50, no. 9 (27 February 1888): 139-40, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/20229/rec/50.

Mintun, J. F. “David Whitmer and Stewardships.” Saints’ Herald 73 (24 March 1926): 268-70.

Moyle, Henry D. “To the End He Held that He Saw the Golden Plates.” Instructor 95 (July 1960): 226-27, 229, https://archive.org/details/instructor957dese/page/226/mode/2up.

Perkins, Keith W. “Whitmer, David.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 4. New York: Macmillan, 1992, https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Whitmer,_David.

Peterson, Daniel C. “Lyndon W. Cook, ed., David Whitmer Interviews: A Restoration Witness.” Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 5 (1993): Article 31, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol5/iss1/31/.

Porter, Larry C. “David Whitmer’s Calling.” Ensign, December 1996, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1996/12/the-restoration-of-the-aaronic-and-melchizedek-priesthoods/david-whitmers-calling?lang=eng.

Reynolds, George. “Testimony to the Book of Mormon.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 49, no. 7 (14 February 1887): 104-7, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/31982/rec/49.

Richardson, Ebbie L. V. “David Whitmer, a Witness to the Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon.” M.A. thesis, Brigham Young University, 1952.

Roberts, B. H. “David Whitmer.” Contributor 9 (March 1888): 169-72.

Roberts, B. H. “David Whitmer.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 50, no. 8 (1888): 120-123, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/david-whitmer-1.

Scripture Central. “The Simple Miracle That Helped the Whitmers Further the Book of Mormon” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #488, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/the-simple-miracle-that-helped-the-whitmers-further-the-book-of-mormon/.

Scripture Central. “Why Did David Whitmer Never Return to the Church?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #609. June 10, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-david-whitmer-never-return-to-the-church.

Scripture Central. “Why Was David Whitmer Excommunicated from the Church?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #608. June 8, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-david-whitmer-excommunicated-from-the-church.

Scripture Central. “Why Is David Whitmer’s Witness of the Book of Mormon So Compelling?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #395. January 2, 2018, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-is-david-whitmers-witness-of-the-book-of-mormon-so-compelling.

Smith, Heman Hale. “Biography of David Whitmer.” Journal of History 3 (1910): 298-305, 446-54.

Stevenson, Edward. “A Visit to David Whitmer.” Juvenile Instructor 22, no. 4 (1887): 55, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/visit-david-whitmer.

Whitmer, David K. The Last Witness Dead. Monongahela, PA: Ladies’ Uplift Circle of the Church of Jesus Christ, 1936.

Whitmer, David K. “An Address to All Believers in Christ. By a Witness to the Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon.” Richmond, MO: n.p., 1887.

Whitmer, David K. “An Interview with David Whitmer.” Deseret News (16 August 1878).

Whitmer, David K. “David Whitmer Interview.” Chicago Times (7 August 1875): 1.

Whitmer, David K. “The Solution of The Mormon Problem: What Is It?” N.p. : n.p., 1926.

Whitmer, David, Sr. “David Whitmer, Sr.: Tested and Sustained.” Saints’ Herald 28 (1 June 1881): 168.

Martin Harris

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Martin Harris, The Honorable New York Farmer.” Improvement Era 72, no. 2 (1969): 18-21, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/martin-harris-honorable-new-york-farmer-0.

Ashworth, Brent. “Martin Harris’s 1873 Letter to Walter Conrad.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 1 (1983): 112, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/martin-harriss-1873-letter-to-walter-conrad.

Bennett, Richard E. “Martin Harris and Three Wise Men.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, June 29, 2010, https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/richard-e-bennett/martin-harris-and-three-wise-men/.

Bennett, Richard E. “Martin Harris’s 1828 Visit to Luther Bradish, Charles Anthon, and Samuel Mitchill.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, eds. Dennis L. Largey, Andrew H. Hedges, John Hilton III, and Kerry Hull. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015, https://rsc.byu.edu/coming-forth-book-mormon/martin-harriss-1828-visit-luther-bradish-charles-anthon-samuel-mitchill.

Black, Susan Easton, and Larry C. Porter. Martin Harris: Uncompromising Witness of the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2019, https://byustudies.byu.edu/product/martin-harris-uncompromising-witness-of-the-book-of-mormon/.

Black, Susan Easton, and Larry C. Porter. “‘For the Sum of Three Thousand Dollars’” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14, no. 2 (2005): 4-11, 66-67, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol14/iss2/3/.

Black, Susan Easton, and Larry C. Porter. “‘Rest Assured, Martin Harris Will Be Here in Time’” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 20, no. 1 (2011): 5-27, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol20/iss1/2/.

Black, Susan Easton, and Larry C. Porter. “‘Rest Assured, Martin Harris Will Be Here in Time’” In Bountiful Harvest: Essays in Honor of S. Kent Brown, edited by Skinner, Andrew C., Davis, D. Morgan, and Griffin, Carl. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2011, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=3&article=1016&context=mi&type=additional.

Black, Susan Easton. “An Exceptional Example of the Richness of Church History.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 61 (2024): 151-154 , https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/an-exceptional-example-of-the-richness-of-church-history/.

Black, Susan Easton. “Martin Harris Comes to Utah, 1870.” BYU Studies Quarterly 57, no. 3 (2018): 143, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/martin-harris-comes-to-utah-1870.

Burgess, S. A. “Where Was the Book of Mormon Translated?” Saints’ Herald 88 (19 April 1941): 491-92.

Church News. “Letter Confirms His Testimony.” Church News 52 (9 October 1982): 23.

Crowley, Ariel L. “The Anthon Transcript.” Improvement Era 45, no. 1-3 (January-March 1942): 14-15, 58-60, 76-80, 124-125, 150-151, 182-183, https://archive.org/details/improvementera4501unse/page/n15/mode/2up.

Crowley, Ariel L. “The Anthon Transcript.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Significant Articles from the Pages of the Improvement Era, eds. Doyle L. Green, and Marba C. Josephson, 67-76. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1959.

Dille, D. B., and Oliver Cowdery. “Testimonies of Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 21, no. 34 (20 August 1859): 544-46, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/23388/rec/21.

Ensign. “Martin Harris Wallet Donated to Church.” Ensign June 2007, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2007/06/news-of-the-church/martin-harris-wallet-donated-to-church?lang=eng.

E., A. “The Anthon Account.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 113, no. 9 (September 1951): 206-7, 224, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar11309eng/page/206/mode/2up.

Gunnell, Wayne C. “Martin Harris—Witness and Benefactor to the Book of Mormon.” M.A thesis, Brigham Young University, 1955.

Harris, Martin. “Complete Text of Martin Harris Letter.” Church News 52 (9 October 1982): 23.

Harris, Martin. “The Testimony of Martin Harris.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 39, no. 1 (1 January 1877): 4-5, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/8623/rec/39.

Haws, JB. “The Lost 116 Pages Story: What We Do Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Might Know.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, edited by Dennis L. Largey, Andrew H. Hedges, John Hilton III, and Kerry Hull, 81–102. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015, https://rsc.byu.edu/coming-forth-book-mormon/lost-116-pages-story-what-we-do-know-what-we-dont-know-what-we-might-know.

Haymond, Bryce M. “Martin Harris Photograph Restored in Full Color – Bryce M. Haymond.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Nov 27, 2013, https://interpreterfoundation.org/blog-martin-harris-photograph-restored-in-full-color/.

Haymond, Bryce M. “Martin Harris Photograph Restored in Full Color – Bryce M. Haymond.” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 27, 2013, https://interpreterfoundation.org/blog-martin-harris-photograph-restored-in-full-color/.

Homer, William H., Jr. “The Passing of Martin Harris.” Improvement Era 29, no. 5 (1926): 468-472, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/passing-martin-harris.

Homer, William H., Jr. “‘… Publish It upon the Mountains’: The Story of Martin Harris, Chapter IV: Activities in Kirtland.” Improvement Era 53, no. 6 (1955): 387, 462-463, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/publish-it-upon-mountains-story-martin-harris-chapter-iv-activities-kirtland.

Homer, William H., Jr. “‘… Publish It upon the Mountains’: The Story of Martin Harris, Conclusion: Martin Harris Goes to Utah.” Improvement Era 53, no. 7 (1955): 505-507, 524-526, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/publish-it-upon-mountains-story-martin-harris-conclusion-martin-harris-goes-utah.

Homer, William H., Jr. “‘…Publish It upon the Mountains’: The Story of Martin Harris, Chapter III: Activities in Kirtland.” Improvement Era 58, no. 5 (1955): 310-311, 344-346, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/publish-it-upon-mountains-story-martin-harris-chapter-iii-activities-kirtland.

Homer, William H., Jr. “‘…Publish It upon the Mountains’: The Story of Martin Harris, One of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, Part I.” Improvement Era 58, no. 3 (1955): 144-146, 194-195, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/publish-it-upon-mountains-story-martin-harris-one-three-witnesses-book-mormon-part-i.

Homer, William H., Jr. “‘…publish it upon the mountains’: The Story of Martin Harris, Chapter II.” Improvement Era 58, no. 4 (1955): 238-239, 244, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/publish-it-upon-mountains-story-martin-harris-chapter-ii.

Howard, Richard P. “Martin Harris’ March 1830 Commitment to Book of Mormon Publication.” Saints’ Herald 127 (1 March 1980): 28.

Hullinger, Robert N. The Harris—Anthon Consultation and Mormon Critics. Cincinnati, OH: author, 1968.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 23: Why did Martin Harris Join So Many Churches?” The Interpreter Foundation website. September 24, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-23.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 25: Did Lucy Harris Support the Book of Mormon?” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 8, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-25.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 2: Martin Harris, Witness.” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 30, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-2.

James, Rhett Stephens. “Harris, Martin.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992, https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Harris,_Martin.

Jensen, Robin Scott, Gerrit John Dirkmaat, and Michael Hubbard MacKay. “The ‘Caractors’ Document: New Light on an Early Transcription of the Book of Mormon Characters.” Mormon Historical Studies 14, no. 1 (Spring, 2013): 131-152, http://ensignpeakfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/The-%E2%80%9CCaractors%E2%80%9D-Document.pdf.

Jensen, Robin Scott. “A Witness in England: Martin Harris and the Strangite Mission.” BYU Studies 44, no. 3 (2005): 78-98, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/a-witness-in-england-martin-harris-and-the-strangite-mission.

Joseph Smith Papers. “Biography of Martin Harris.” The Joseph Smith Papers, https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/martin-harris.

Kimball, Stanley H. B. “Charles Anthon and the Egyptian Language.” Improvement Era 63, no. 10 (1960): 708-710, 765, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/charles-anthon-and-egyptian-language.

Kimball, Stanley H. B. “I Cannot Read a Sealed Book.” Improvement Era 60, no. 2 (February, 1957): 80, https://archive.org/details/improvementera6002unse/page/n17/mode/2up.

Kimball, Stanley H. B. “I Cannot Read a Sealed Book.” In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Significant Articles from the Pages of the Improvement Era, eds. Doyle L. Green, and Marba C. Josephson, 19-29. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1959.

Kirkham, Francis W. “New Proof Martin Harris Aided Joseph Smith.” Deseret News Church Section (19 September 1936): 1, 8.

LDS Perspectives, “The Lost 116 Pages with Don Bradley.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Jan 31, 2018, https://interpreterfoundation.org/ldsp-the-lost-116-pages-with-don-bradley/.

Morris, Larry E. “The Life of Martin Harris: Patterns of Humility and Repentance.” Ensign, July 2012, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2012/07/the-life-of-martin-harris-patterns-of-humility-and-repentance?lang=eng.

Neal, R. B. “Book of Mormon ‘Caractors’ or, An Old Mormon Lie Cornered and Slaughtered.” Christian Standard 44 (18 April 1908): 3-4.

Neal, R. B. “Book of Mormon ‘Caractors’ vs. A Pious Forgery.” Christian Standard 44 (10 October 1908): 21-25.

Nelson, Mark B. “The Imprisonment of Martin Harris in 1833.” BYU Studies 45, no. 4 (2006): 113, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-imprisonment-of-martin-harris-in-1833.

Nelson, Nels Lars. “The Harris-Anthon Episode.” Mormon Point-of-View 1 (1 July 1904): 282-92.

Oaks, Dallin H. “The Witness: Martin Harris.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1999, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1999/04/the-witness-martin-harris, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1999/05/the-witness-martin-harris?lang=eng.

Oaks, Stella Harris. Martin Harris—The Third Witness. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, August 1974.

Perry, James M. “‘Lord, Is It I?’— What I Learned from Martin Harris and Jonah.” Ensign, July 1989, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1989/07/lord-is-it-i-what-i-learned-from-martin-harris-and-jonah?lang=eng.

Rappleye, Neal. “Material Plates, Spiritual Vision: Martin Harris, Divine Materiality, and Seeing with ‘Spiritual Eyes’” In Steadfast in Defense of Faith: Essays in Honor of Daniel C. Peterson, eds. Ricks, Shirley S., Stephen D. Ricks, and Louis C. Midgley. Orem and Salt Lake City, UT: The Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2023, https://interpreterfoundation.org/books/steadfast-in-defense-of-faith/.

Rappleye, Neal. “Material Plates, Spiritual Vision: Martin Harris, Divine Materiality, and Seeing with ‘Spiritual Eyes’” Paper presented at the 2023 Fair Conference. August, 2023, https://youtu.be/Fiy0ySXv-0U.

Scott, Lloyd R. “I Cannot Read a Sealed Book.” Church News 63 (16 January 1993): 14.

Scripture Central. “How Did Martin Harris Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #291. March 24, 2017, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-did-martin-harris-help-bring-forth-the-book-of-mormon.

Scripture Central. “What Can We All Learn about Repentance from the Tragic Loss of the 116 Book of Mormon Pages?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #504. March 1, 2019, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-can-we-all-learn-about-repentance-from-the-tragic-loss-of-the-116-book-of-mormon-pages.

Scripture Central. “What Do We Know About the ‘Anthon Transcript’?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #515, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-do-we-know-about-the-anthon-transcript/.

Scripture Central. “What Was on the Lost 116 Pages?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #452, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-was-on-the-lost-116-pages/.

Scripture Central. “What if Martin Harris Didn’t Lose all of the 116 Pages?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #331, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-if-martin-harris-didnt-lose-all-of-the-116-pages/.

Scripture Central. “Why Did Martin Harris Come Back to the Church?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #607, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-martin-harris-come-back-to-the-church/.

Scripture Central. “Why Did Martin Harris Consult with Scholars like Charles Anthon?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #514, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-martin-harris-consult-with-scholars-like-charles-anthon/.

Scripture Central. “Why Did Martin Want a View of the Plates in March 1829?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #592, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-martin-want-a-view-of-the-plates-in-march-1829/.

Scripture Central. “Why Was Martin Harris Cut Off from the Church?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy KnoWhy #606, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-martin-harris-cut-off-from-the-church/.

Scripture Central. “Why Was Martin Harris Needed to Pay for the Printing of the Book of Mormon?” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website. KnoWhy #597, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-martin-harris-needed-to-pay-for-the-printing-of-the-book-of-mormon/.

Sjodahl, Janne M. “Book of Mormon Characters.” Improvement Era 27, no. 2 (1923): 146-148, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/book-mormon-characters.

Sloan, David E. “The Anthon Transcripts and the Translation of the Book of Mormon: Studying It Out in the Mind of Joseph Smith.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 5, no. 2 (1996): 57-81, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol5/iss2/3/.

Smith, Heman Hale. “Martin Harris.” Journal of History 4 (1911): 214-22.

Smith, Joseph, Sr. “Patriarchal Blessing of Martin Harris, August 27, 1835.” In H. Michael Marquardt, Early Patriarchal Blessings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: The Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2007), p. 37, https://archive.org/details/early-patriarchal-blessings/page/36/mode/2up

Smith, Joseph. “Letter of Joseph Smith to Martin Harris, February 22, 1831.” The Joseph Smith Papers, https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-martin-harris-22-february-1831/1.

Sorensen, Parry D. “A Witness of Divine Truth.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 99, no. 27 (8 July 1937): 426-28, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar9927eng/page/426/mode/2up.

Stevenson, Bertha S. “The Third Witness.” Improvement Era 37, no. 8 (1934): 458-459, https://scripturecentral.org/archive/periodicals/magazine-article/third-witness.

Swift, Hales. “The Words of Mormon in the Context of the Loss of the 116 Pages.” The Interpreter Foundation website, Mar 30, 2020, https://interpreterfoundation.org/cfm-bom-video-the-words-of-mormon-in-the-context-of-the-loss-of-the-116-pages/.

Tiffany, Joel. “Among the Mormons (An Interview with Martin Harris).” Tiffany’s Monthly 5(May-July 1859): 46-51, 119-21, 163.

Treat, Raymond C. “The Lucy Mack Smith and Martin Harris Letters: The Continuation of a Pattern.” Zarahemla Record 17, 18 (Summer/Fall 1982): 14-15, https://seekingyhwhcom.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/the-zarahemla-record-issues-17-18-summer-and-fall-1982.pdf.

Truitt, Thomas G. “Was Martin Harris ever excommunicated from the Church?” Ensign, June 1979, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1979/06/i-have-a-question/was-martin-harris-ever-excommunicated-from-the-church?lang=eng.

Tuckett, Madge Harris, and Belle Harris Wilson. The Martin Harris Story. Provo, UT: Press Publishing, 1983.

Waddoups, William. “Martin Harris and the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 26, no. 11 (1923): 980-981, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/martin-harris-and-book-mormon.

Walker, Jeffrey N. “Understanding the Legal Aspects to Financing the Book of Mormon.” Mormon Historical Studies 22, no. 1 (Spring, 2021): 1-35.

Wandell, Charles W. “Letter.” Times and Seasons Vol. 2, no. 22: September 15, 1841: 544-45, https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v2n22.htm.

William Homer Sr. “Passing of Martin Harris,” Improvement Era 29, no. 5 (March 1926), p. 468-72, https://archive.org/details/improvementera2905unse/page/468/mode/2up.

Wright, Dennis A. “Caroline Young Harris: The Kirtland Wife of Martin Harris.” In Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Ohio and Upper Canada, eds. Guy L. Dorius, Craig K. Manscill, and Craig James Ostler. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006, https://rsc.byu.edu/regional-studies-latter-day-saint-church-history-ohio-upper-canada/caroline-young-harris-kirtland.

Yarrington, Roger. “Who was Professor Anthon?” Saints’ Herald 113 (1 July 1966): 442-43.

The Eight Witnesses

Alford, Kenneth L., and Craig K. Manscill. “Hyrum Smith’s Liberty Jail Letters.” In Foundations of the Restoration, eds. Craig James Ostler, Michael Hubbard MacKay, and Barbara Morgan Gardner. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2016, https://rsc.byu.edu/foundations-restoration/hyrum-smiths-liberty-jail-letters.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Attempts to Redefine the Experience of the Eight Witnesses.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14, no. 1 (2005): 18-31, 125-127, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol14/iss1/4/.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Five Who Handled the Plates.” Improvement Era 72, no. 7 (1969): 38-47., https://scripturecentral.org/archive/periodicals/magazine-article/five-who-handled-plates?.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Joseph Smith, Sr.” New Era 3, no. 12 (1973): 34-39., https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/joseph-smith-sr-0.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Impact of the First Preaching in Ohio.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 4 (1971): 474-496, https://website-files-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/articles/article_pdfs/The_Impact_of_the_First_Preaching_in_Ohio.pdf.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Smiths Who Handled the Plates.” Improvement Era 72, no. 8 (1969): 28-32., https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/smiths-who-handled-plates-0.

Ashton, Marvin J. ““He Loveth That Which Is Right”.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, March 5, 1989, https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/marvin-j-ashton/loveth-right/.

Ballard, M. Russell. “Hyrum Smith: “Firm As the Pillars of Heaven”.” Ensign, November 1995, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1995/11/hyrum-smith-firm-as-the-pillars-of-heaven?lang=eng.

Bennett, C. Gary. “Hyrum Smith: A Life of Integrity.” BYU Studies 45, no. 3 (2006): 184, https://byustudies.byu.edu/?post_type=article&p=8706.

Bentley, Joseph I. “Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992, https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Martyrdom_of_Joseph_and_Hyrum_Smith.

Berge, Dale L. “Archaeology at the Peter Whitmer Farm, Seneca County, New York.” Brigham Young University Studies 13, no. 2 (1973): 172, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/archaeology-at-the-peter-whitmer-farm-seneca-county-new-york.

Black, Susan Easton. “Hiram Page.” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website, https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/people-of-the-dc/hiram-page/.

Black, Susan Easton. “Hyram Smith.” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website, https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/people-of-the-dc/hyrum-smith/.

Black, Susan Easton. “John Whitmer.” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website, https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/people-of-the-dc/john-whitmer/.

Black, Susan Easton. “Joseph Smith, Sr.” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website, https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/people-of-the-dc/joseph-smith-sr/.

Black, Susan Easton. “Peter Whitmer, Jr.” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website, https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/people-of-the-dc/peter-whitmer-jr/.

Black, Susan Easton. “Samuel Harrison Smith.” The Doctrine and Covenants Central website, https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/people-of-the-dc/samuel-harrison-smith/.

BYU Studies. “The Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.” Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012, https://byustudies.byu.edu/product/the-martyrdom-of-joseph-and-hyrum-smith/.

Dennis, Ronald D. “Assassination of Jospeh and Hyrum Smith!.” In Defending the Faith, ed. Ronald D. Dennis. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003, https://rsc.byu.edu/defending-faith/assassination-jospeh-hyrum-smith.

Enders, Donald L. “The Joseph Smith, Sr., Family: Farmers of the Genesee.” In Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man, ed. Susan Easton Black and Charles D. Tate Jr., 213–225. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993, https://rsc.byu.edu/joseph-smith-prophet-man/joseph-smith-sr-family-farmers-genesee.

Ensign. “Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.” Ensign September 1994, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1994/09/commemoration-of-the-martyrdom-of-joseph-and-hyrum-smith?lang=eng.

Ensign. “Descendants Celebrate 200th Anniversary of Hyrum Smith’s Birth.” Ensign June 2000, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2000/06/news-of-the-church/descendants-celebrate-200th-anniversary-of-hyrum-smiths-birth?lang=eng.

Ensign. “Samuel H. Smith: Faithful Brother of Joseph and Hyrum.” Ensign August 2008, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2008/08/samuel-h-smith-faithful-brother-of-joseph-and-hyrum/the-missions-of-samuel-h-smith?lang=eng.

Esplin, Ronald K. “Hyrum Smith: The Mildness of a Lamb, the Integrity of Job.” Ensign, February 2000, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2000/02/hyrum-smith-the-mildness-of-a-lamb-the-integrity-of-job?lang=eng.

Evening and Morning Star. “And Also the Testimony of Eight Witnesses.” Evening and Morning Star Vol. 1, no. 8: January 1833, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/27931/rec/2.

Flake, Lawrence R. “Hyrum Smith.” In Prophets and Apostles of the Last Dispensation. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2001, https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-apostles-last-dispensation/hyrum-smith.

Gaunt, LaRene Porter. “Samuel H. Smith: Faithful Brother of Joseph and Hyrum.” Ensign, August 2008, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2008/08/samuel-h-smith-faithful-brother-of-joseph-and-hyrum?lang=eng.

Godfrey, Kenneth W. “Remembering the Deaths of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.” In Joseph Smith: The Prophet, The Man, ed. Susan Easton Black and Charles D. Tate Jr., 301-315. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993, https://rsc.byu.edu/joseph-smith-prophet-man/remembering-deaths-joseph-hyrum-smith.

Grant, Heber J., Harrison R. Merrill, and Elsie Talmage Brandley. “Hyrum Smith’s Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 37, no. 6 (1932): 329., https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/hyrum-smiths-book-mormon.

Hardy, Grant R. “Testimony of Eight Witnesses.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019, https://rsc.byu.edu/sites/default/files/pub_content/pdf/testimony%20of%20three%20witnesses_0.pdf.

Howard, Richard P. “John Whitmer: Scribe, Preacher, Leader, Historian .. and Historical Association.” Saints’ Herald 129, no. 1 (March 1, 1982): 28, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/81983fcd-763c-4946-af9c-66a221048c30/0/27?lang=eng.

Hunt, C. J. “An Acknowledgment to John Whitmer: One of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon.” Saints’ Herald 97 (6 February 1950): 131.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 27: The Hiram Page Revelations” The Interpreter Foundation website. October 22, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-27.

Jenson, Andrew. “The Eight Witnesses.” The Historical Record 7, no. 8-10 (1888): 609-622, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/02b33f96-077a-47c7-b434-c45ee2f89897/0/626, https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/eight-witnesses.

Lyon, Joseph L. “Physical Evidence at Carthage Jail and What It Reveals about the Assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.” BYU Studies 47, no. 4 (2008): 4, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/physical-evidence-at-carthage-jail-and-what-it-reveals-about-the-assassination-of-joseph-and-hyrum-smith.

Manscill, Craig K. “Hyrum Smith’s Building of the Kirtland Temple.” In An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor of Richard O. Cowan, ed. Kenneth L. Alford and Richard E. Bennett, 47–67. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2015, https://rsc.byu.edu/eye-faith/hyrum-smiths-building-kirtland-temple.

Manscill, Craig K., and Kenneth L. Alford. “Hyrum Smith’s Liberty Jail Letters.” In Raising the Standard of Truth, ed. Scott C. Esplin. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020, https://rsc.byu.edu/book/raising-standard-truth.

Mendenhall, Mark E., Hal B. Gregersen, Jeffrey S. O’Driscoll, Heidi S. Swinton, and Breck England. “Joseph & Hyrum, Leading as One.” Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010, https://rsc.byu.edu/book/joseph-hyrum-leading-one.

Merrill, Gary. “Using DNA to Discover the Origins of Hiram Page, Witness to the Book of Mormon.” John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 35, no. 2 (Fall, 2015): 181-189, https://drive.google.com/file/d/138ygVmLvwBymRfsvrOjGjjw3foAdIAPb/view.

Morris, Larry E. “The Eight Witnesses.” Paper presented at the 2019 FairMormon Conference. August, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WkDDn5YVxc.

O’Driscoll, Jeff. “Hyrum Smith: An Example of Faithfulness.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, January 26, 2010, https://speeches.byuh.edu/devotionals/hyrum-smith-an-example-of-faithfulness.

Perkins, Keith W. “Some historical records indicate that Mary Musselman Whitmer was privileged to see the gold plates, in addition to Joseph Smith and the Three and Eight Witnesses. Do we know of any other persons who may have seen or handled the plates?” Ensign, July 1992, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1992/07/i-have-a-question/which-persons-may-have-seen-or-handled-the-gold-plates?lang=eng.

Peterson, Daniel C. “Vast Prairies and Trackless Wilds of Snow: A Good Test of Sincerity.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 44 (2021): vii-xiv, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/vast-prairies-and-trackless-wilds-of-snow-a-good-test-of-sincerity/.

Porter, Larry C. “The Peter Whitmer Log Home: Cradle of Mormonism.” Religious Educator Vol. 12 no. 3 (2011), https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-12-no-3-2011/peter-whitmer-log-home-cradle-mormonism.

Pratt, Orson. “King Limhi’s Enquiry, From the Book of Mormon—Ammon Replies—Seership and the Urim and Thummim—The Brother of Jared—Hyrum Smith’s Enquiry—What is a Generation—The Immense Number of Records to Be Revealed.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 19. 1878, 204–219, https://scriptures.byu.edu/#:t2e651:j19.

Pratt, Orson. “Revelation Gradual—Hyrum Smith’s Experience—The Lord Has Not Shut Down the Gates of Revelation—The Church Organization Not Perfected at Once—The Establishment of Zion—Building Temples—Their Style and Character Progressive—Diligence Will Secure the Blessing.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 19. 1878, 8–20, https://scriptures.byu.edu/#:t2e632:j19.

Richards, Louisa Lulu Greene. “A Treasured Volume.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 96, no. 26 (28 June 1934): 411-12, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar9626eng/page/410/mode/2up.

Scripture Central. “Why Are There So Many Similarities between the Dreams of Lehi and Joseph Smith, Sr.? .” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #474. October 9, 2018, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-are-there-so-many-similarities-between-the-dreams-of-lehi-and-joseph-smith-sr.

Scripture Central. “Why Did Hiram Page Remain Faithful to the Book of Mormon?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #599. March 16, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-hiram-page-remain-faithful-to-the-book-of-mormon.

Scripture Central. “Why Did John Whitmer Continue to Testify of the Book of Mormon?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #602. April 27, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-john-whitmer-continue-to-testify-of-the-book-of-mormon.

Scripture Central. “Why Was Hyrum Faithful to His Witness of the Book of Mormon?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #614. August 24, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-hyrum-faithful-to-his-witness-of-the-book-of-mormon.

Scripture Central. “Why Was Peter Whitmer Jr. Chosen to Witness the Gold Plates?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #600. March 30, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-peter-whitmer-jr-chosen-to-witness-the-gold-plates.

Shipps, Jan. “A Little Known Account of the Murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.” Brigham Young University Studies 14, no. 3 (1974): 389, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/a-little-known-account-of-the-murders-of-joseph-and-hyrum-smith.

Smith, Hyrum. “Hyrum Smith Devotional.” Devotional, Brigham Young University—Hawaii, January 25, 1996, https://speeches.byuh.edu/devotionals/hyrum-smith-devotional.

Times and Seasons. “The Testimony of Eight Witnesses.” Times and Seasons Vol. 2, no. 10: March 15, 1841, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/8832/rec/2.

Unattributed. “The Eight Witnesses.” Historical Record 6 (1888): 195-219.

Van Wagoner, Richard S. “The Joseph/Hyrum Smith Funeral Sermon.” Brigham Young University Studies 23, no. 1 (1983): 3, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-josephhyrum-smith-funeral-sermon.

Walker, Kyle R. “Eighth Witness: The Biography of John Whitmer.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 2 (2017): 160, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/eighth-witness-the-biography-of-john-whitmer.

Watkins, Jordan T. “‘It Seems That All Nature Mourns’: Sally Randall’s Response to the Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.” BYU Studies 46, no. 1 (2007): 95, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/it-seems-that-all-nature-mourns-sally-randalls-response-to-the-murder-of-joseph-and-hyrum-smith.

Whitmer, John. “Address.” Messenger and Advocate Vol. 2, no. 6: March 1836: 285-88, https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/9754/rec/2.

The Other Witnesses

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Lucy Mack Smith.” New Era 3, no. 12 (1973): 34-39., https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/lucy-mack-smith.

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Smiths Who Handled the Plates.” Improvement Era 72, no. 8 (1969): 28-32., https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/smiths-who-handled-plates-0.

Ashurst-McGee, Mark. “The Josiah Stowell Jr.–John S. Fullmer Correspondence.” BYU Studies 38, no. 3 (1999): 108, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-josiah-stowell-jr-john-s-fullmer-correspondence.

Asplund, Thomas. “Emma Smith Speaks Her Piece.” BYU Studies 32, no. 3 (1992): 70, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/emma-smith-speaks-her-piece.

Avery, Valeen Tippetts, and Linda King Newell. “The Elect Lady: Emma Hale Smith.” Ensign, September 1979, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1979/09/the-elect-lady-emma-hale-smith?lang=eng.

Black, Susan Easton. “Emma Smith: The Office of thy Calling.” Paper presented at the 2020 FairMormon Conference. August, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZWddayUrtk.

BYU Studies. “Joseph Smith in Vermont and New York.” Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2012, https://byustudies.byu.edu/product/joseph-smith-in-vermont-and-new-york/.

Cannon, Donald Q. “Emma: The Dramatic Biography of Emma Smith.” Brigham Young University Studies 21, no. 3 (1981): 381, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/emma-the-dramatic-biography-of-emma-smith.

Ensign. “Family of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith: The First Family of the Restoration.” Ensign December 2005, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2005/12/family-of-joseph-smith-sr-and-lucy-mack-smith-the-first-family-of-the-restoration?lang=eng.

Flake, Lawrence R. “William Smith.” In Prophets and Apostles of the Last Dispensation. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2001, https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-apostles-last-dispensation/william-smith.

Hardy, Grant R. “Testimony of Emma Smith.” In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, ed. Grant Hardy. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019, https://rsc.byu.edu/sites/default/files/pub_content/pdf/testimony%20of%20emma%20smith.pdf.

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. “William B. Smith: In the Shadow of a Prophet.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 2 (2017): 164, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/william-b-smith-in-the-shadow-of-a-prophet.

Horne, Dennis B. “Additional Witnesses of the Coming Forth and Content of the Book of Mormon.” The Interpreter Foundation website, April 20, 2016, https://interpreterfoundation.org/blog-additional-witnesses-of-the-coming-forth-and-content-of-the-book-of-mormon/.

Interpreter Foundation. “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon — Insights Episode 31: John Whitmer and the Plates” The Interpreter Foundation website. November 19, 2022, https://interpreterfoundation.org/witnesses-insights-episode-31.

Jackson, Kent P. “Historical Text.” In The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005, 53–56, https://rsc.byu.edu/book-moses-joseph-smith-translation-manuscripts/historical-text.

Jensen, Robin Scott. “David Hale’s Store Ledger: New Details about Joseph and Emma Smith, the Hale Family, and the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 53, no. 3 (2014): 77, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/david-hales-store-ledger-new-details-about-joseph-and-emma-smith-the-hale-family-and-the-book-of-mormon.

Jenson, Andrew. “Still Another Witness.” The Historical Record 7, no. 8-10 (1888): 621-22, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/02b33f96-077a-47c7-b434-c45ee2f89897/0/638.

Jessee, Dean C. “Lucy Mack Smith’s 1829 Letter to Mary Smith Pierce.” Brigham Young University Studies 22, no. 4 (1982): 455, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/lucy-mack-smiths-1829-letter-to-mary-smith-pierce.

Jones, Gracia N. “My Great-Great-Grandmother, Emma Hale Smith.” Ensign, August 1992, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1992/08/my-great-great-grandmother-emma-hale-smith?lang=eng.

Lundquist, Sandra. “Lucy Mack Smith.” Ensign, March 1981, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1981/03/poetry-contest-winners/lucy-mack-smith?lang=eng.

Madsen, Carol Cornwall. “‘My Dear and Beloved Companion’: The Letters of Joseph and Emma Smith.” Ensign, September 2008, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2008/09/my-dear-and-beloved-companion-the-letters-of-joseph-and-emma-smith?lang=eng.

Pack, Robert T. “Mary Whitmer and Moroni: Experiences of an Artist in Creating a Historical Painting.” BYU Studies Quarterly 58, no. 4 (2019): 128, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/mary-whitmer-and-moroni-experiences-of-an-artist-in-creating-a-historical-painting.

Payne, Jaynann Morgan. “Lucy Mack Smith: Woman of Great Faith.” Ensign, November 1972, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1972/11/lucy-mack-smith-woman-of-great-faith?lang=eng.

Perkins, Keith W. “Some historical records indicate that Mary Musselman Whitmer was privileged to see the gold plates, in addition to Joseph Smith and the Three and Eight Witnesses. Do we know of any other persons who may have seen or handled the plates?.” Ensign, July 1992, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1992/07/i-have-a-question/which-persons-may-have-seen-or-handled-the-gold-plates?lang=eng.

Peterson, Daniel C. “‘Idle Tales’? The Witness of Women.” Paper presented at the 2019 FairMormon Conference. August, 2019, https://www.fairmormon.org/conference/august-2019/the-witness-of-women.

Reeder, Jennifer. “First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith.” Paper presented at the 2021 FairMormon Conference. August, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVbyAQtsYHU.

Scripture Central. “Did Jerusalem Have Walls Around It?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #7. January 8, 2016, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/did-jerusalem-have-walls-around-it.

Scripture Central. “Did Joseph Smith’s Mother Believe He Could Have Written the Book of Mormon?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #555. March 31, 2020, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/did-joseph-smiths-mother-believe-he-could-have-written-the-book-of-mormon.

Scripture Central. “How Can We Be Strengthened by Lucy Mack Smith’s Testimony of the Book of Mormon?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #379. November 7, 2017, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-can-we-be-strengthened-by-lucy-mack-smiths-testimony-of-the-book-of-mormon.

Scripture Central. “How Did Emma Smith Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon? .” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #386. November 30, 2017, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-did-emma-smith-help-bring-forth-the-book-of-mormon.

Scripture Central. “How Can Sally Conrad’s Witness of the Book of Mormon Strengthen Our Faith?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #385. November 28, 2017, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-can-sally-conrads-witness-of-the-book-of-mormon-strengthen-our-faith.

Scripture Central. “What Does Mary Whitmer Teach Us About Enduring Trials?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #455. August 2, 2018, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-does-mary-whitmer-teach-us-about-enduring-trials.

Scripture Central. “Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Teachings on the Family?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #285. March 10, 2017, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/where-did-joseph-smith-get-his-teachings-on-the-family.

Scripture Central. “Why Did Emma Smith Remain in Nauvoo after the Death of Joseph Smith?.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #625. November 30, 2021, https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-emma-smith-remain-in-nauvoo-after-the-death-of-joseph-smith.

Sheffield, Linda Madsen. “Lucy Mack Smith.” Ensign, March 1978, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1978/03/poetry/lucy-mack-smith?lang=eng.

Skousen, Royal. “Another Account of Mary Whitmer’s Viewing of the Golden Plates.” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 10 (2014): 35-44, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/another-account-of-mary-whitmers-viewing-of-the-golden-plates/.

Smith, Lucy Mack. “History of the Prophet Joseph by His Mother, Lucy Smith: Chapters XXIV-XXVIII.” Improvement Era 5, no. 6 (1902): 401-421., https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/history-prophet-joseph-his-mother-lucy-smith-chapters-xxiv-xxviii.

Spencer, Joseph M. “‘A Revelation I Give unto You’: The Revelation of Jesus Christ to Emma Hale Smith.” In How and What You Worship, eds. Rachel Cope, Carter Charles, and Jordan T. Watkins. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmlfUzdmkIM.

Stevenson, Edward. “The Thirteenth Witness to the Book of Mormon.” Juvenile Instructor 24 (1889): 22-23, https://archive.org/details/juvenileinstruct241geor/page/22/mode/2up.

Treat, Raymond C. “The Lucy Mack Smith and Martin Harris Letters: The Continuation of a Pattern.” Zarahemla Record 17, 18 (Summer/Fall 1982): 14-15, https://seekingyhwhcom.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/the-zarahemla-record-issues-17-18-summer-and-fall-1982.pdf.

Walker, Kyle R. “Katharine Smith Salisbury’s Recollections of Joseph’s Meetings with Moroni.” BYU Studies 41, no. 3 (2002): 5-17, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/katharine-smith-salisburys-recollections-of-josephs-meetings-with-moroni.

Walker, Kyle R. “The Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family: A Family Process Analysis of a Nineteenth-Century Household.” Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2022, https://byustudies.byu.edu/product/the-joseph-sr-and-lucy-mack-smith-family-a-family-process-analysis-of-a-nineteenth-century-household/.

Walker, Ronald W. “Lucy Mack Smith Speaks to the Nauvoo Saints.” BYU Studies 32, no. 1 (1992): 276, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/lucy-mack-smith-speaks-to-the-nauvoo-saints.

Youngreen, Buddy. “The Death Date of Lucy Mack Smith: 8 July 1775–14 May 1856.” Brigham Young University Studies 12, no. 3 (1972): 318, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-death-date-of-lucy-mack-smith-8-july-1775-14-may-1856.

The Translation of the Book of Mormon

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Mature Joseph Smith and Treasure Searching.” Brigham Young University Studies 24, no. 4 (1984): 489, https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-mature-joseph-smith-and-treasure-searching.

Brian C. Hales. “Theories and Assumptions: A Review of William L. Davis’s Visions in a Seer Stone.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 39 (2020): 151-190, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/theories-and-assumptions-a-review-of-william-l-daviss-visions-in-a-seer-stone/.

Broadbank, Thomas W. “The Book of Mormon Plates.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 68, no. 32, 33 (9 August 1906, 16 August 1906): 499-502, 524-27, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar6832eng/page/498/mode/2up.

Brookbank, Thomas W. “Concerning the Book of Mormon Plates.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 75, no. 27, 28 (3, 10 July 1913): 424-28, 440-45, https://archive.org/details/millennialstar7527eng/page/424/mode/2up.

Bushman, Richard Lyman. Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates: A Cultural History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023.

Dale, Bruce E. “How Big A Book? Estimating the Total Surface Area of the Book of Mormon Plates.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 25 (2017): 261-268, https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/how-big-a-book-estimating-the-total-surface-area-of-the-book-of-mormon-plates/.

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