Attempts to Redefine the Experience of the Eight Witnesses

Authors

Richard Lloyd Anderson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Book of Mormon Witnesses, Modern Church, David Whitmer, Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdery

Abstract

Skeptics have misused some historical sources as they attempt to reverse the Eight Witnesses’ statements about their physical contact with the Book of Mormon plates. The Eight Witnesses speak of viewing the plates themselves with unobstructed vision. They left 10 specific statements of handling the plates. This article provides an overview of the statements and experiences of the Eight Witnesses and the arguments of their critics, both then and now. Their unequivocal testimonies resist revisionists’ attempts to portray their experience as mere illusion or deception.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Anderson, Richard Lloyd (2005) "Attempts to Redefine the Experience of the Eight Witnesses," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 14: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol14/iss1/4