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	David Whitmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		David Whitmer was born January 7, 1805 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — the fourth of nine children of Peter Whitmer, Sr.
		David was ordained an elder of the church by June 9, 1830, and he was ordained to the High Priesthood by Oliver Cowdery on October 5, 1831.
		Whitmer continued to live in Kirtland and his counselors, W.W. Phelps and John Whitmer (David's brother) presided over the church in Missouri until the summer of 1837.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Whitmer (1409 words)

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		David Whitmer was married in Seneca County, New York, in 1830, and was for a number of years an elder in the Church of Christ.
		David Whitmer, stripped of his earthly possessions, was warned to flee for his life, and, accompanied by his family, his brothers and their families, and Oliver Cowdery, he journeyed to Ray County, where he settled at Richmond, [Missouri], in 1838.
		David Whitmer engaged in teaming at his new home, and in the campaign when the militia was ordered to drive the Mormons from the state at the point of the bayonet, he drove one of the military baggage-wagons to Far West.
	www.2s2.com /chapmanresearch/user/documents/davidwitmerbom.html (11541 words)

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		David Whitmer's testimony varied as to the objective versus the subjective nature of the experience, but he also spoke of the angel and gold plates in visionary terms.
		Whitmer replied that the table had the appearance of literal wood as shown in the vision, in the glory of God (Zenas H. Gurley, Jr., Interview with David Whitmer on January 14, 1885.).
		And, contrary to the LDS church's portrayal, David Whitmer is the only one who saw the plates for the first time that day in the woods, since Oliver and Martin had apparently already seen them in a vision before that day.
	www.mormonismi.net /mk/todistajat.shtml (3629 words)

	David Whitmer (1805–1888)
		Cowdery David Whitmer Lyman E. Johnson and John{son} Whitmer who being guilty of bace iniquities and that to manifest in {all} the ages of all men, and being often entreated would continue in their course seeking the lives of the First Presidency and to overthrow the Kingdom of God which they once testified off.
		David Whitmer: "It was in June 1829, the very last part of the month, and the eight witnesses, I think, the next day.
		Her answer was that he would fall from his office because of transgression and either he (David Whitmer) or Martin Harris would be appointed in his place and the one who did not seceed Joseph in his office would be a councillor to him who did.
	www.saintswithouthalos.com /b/whitmer_d.phtml (3365 words)

	Excerpt: Early Mormon Documents, Vol. 5
		David Whitmer, son of Peter Whitmer, Sr., was born on 7 January 1805 near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
		David's ancestry on both sides of the family was German or German speaking, and the family spoke with a German accent.
		David relates that he was led by Smith into an open field, on his father's farm, where they found the Book of plates lying upon the ground.
	www.signaturebooks.com /excerpts/doc5.htm (2948 words)

	Circumstantial Evidence of the Book of Mormon: The Testimony of the Witnesses
		Whitmer as he talks of his interview with the angel of the Lord, without being most forcibly convinced that he has heard an honest man tell what he honestly believes to be true.
		The statement regarding the character of David Whitmer signed by twenty-two leading citizens of Richmond, Missouri, was published in the Richmond Conservator, March 25, 1881, and in a pamphlet written by David Whitmer, Address to All Believers in Christ, pp.
		David Whitmer, the last one of the three witnessed to the truth of the Book of Mormon, is now in a dying condition at his home in Richmond.
	www.jefflindsay.com /bme12.shtml (3203 words)

	The Priesthood of Modern Polygamy Chapter 7
		In addition to Joseph and Oliver, David Whitmer and Martin Harris were also referred to as "apostles" before the Church was formally organized or the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was filled.
		If David Whitmer had been a member of a Council of Friends, it is likely that he would have established the highest priesthood council he was aware of upon starting his own religion.
		The actions of David Whitmer suggest quite strongly that he was never a member of a Council of Friends or a dominant external priesthood quorum as Fundamentalists claim.
	www.mormonfundamentalism.com /Priesthood7.html (5116 words)

	David Whitmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		WHITMER, David, Mormon elder, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 7 January, 1805; died in Richmond, Missouri, 25 January, 1888.
		Whitmer withdrew from the Mormon Church, taking with him the original manuscript of the "Book of Mormon," and settled in Richmond, Missouri, where he resided until his death, a useful and respected member of the community.
		In June, 1829, Cowdery and Smith called upon Whitmer, and, by instruction from an angel of the Lord, as claimed by Smith, requested Whitmer to go into the woods near by.
	www.famousamericans.net /davidwhitmer (620 words)

	David Whitmer - An Address to All Believers in Christ
		This is Whitmer's most famous publication (other than his testimony in the Book of Mormon--although Joseph Smith actually wrote the testimony the witnesses signed) which most LDS would be shocked to read because they are largely unaware of the very good reasons Whitmer had for leaving the church and Joseph Smith.
		He feels that Sidney Rigdon’s influence was the major factor that shaped many of the church’s doctrines (including the priesthood--which Rigdon was familiar with from his days as a mason).
		Whitmer’s biggest problems were with the changing of the revelations and (later) polygamy.
	www.lds-mormon.com /whit.shtml (289 words)

	Minutes of July 7, 1834
		Joseph apparently refers this ordination in 1838 when he "gave a history of the ordination of David Whitmer "to be a leader, or a prophet to this Church, which (ordination) was on the conditions that he (J. Smith jr) did not live to God himself." ¶ Minutes of March 15, 1838
		David Whitmer the President of the Church in Zion > should go to Kirtland as being one of the three witnesses and assist in promoting the cause of Christ.
		1) Deemphasizes David's role as "President of the Church in Zion" (as he is elsewhere referred to <).
	www.saintswithouthalos.com /m/340707.phtml (827 words)

	David Whitmer
		David Whitmer never occupied a presiding or governing role as a General Authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints though he did serve for a time as the President of the Church in Missouri.
		David married Julia Ann Jolly, the daughter of William Jolly on January 9,1831 at Seneca County, New York.
		David and his wife moved to Jackson County, Missouri, by October 1832 locating on the Big Blue river, at a point three miles east of the present town of Westport.
	www.gapages.com /whitmd1.htm (2150 words)

	Book Of Mormon Is False
		The whole Whitmer family had become interested in the translating of the Book of Mormon, and it was at the residence of this family that Joseph Smith lived until he completed the work of translating the Book of Mormon from the gold plates.
		Others in the Whitmer family are numbered among the eight witnesses, but David alone had the privilege of being among the select three witnesses.
		Whitmer said that although it is recorded that he had denied his testimony as one of the three witnesses, neither he nor the other two had at any time denied that testimony or any part thereof.
	www.freeessays.cc /db/40/rfh63.shtml (3516 words)

	Talk Topic: The Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon from LDS Discussion Forums
		David Whitmer, a friend of Oliver Cowdery, received letters from Oliver asking if he and Joseph Smith could move to Fayette, New York to live with the Whitmers for a time.
		David’s father was likewise impressed by this miracle, and told David to head for Pennsylvania as soon as he finished sowing the plaster of paris.
		David said: “A very pleasant, nice-looking old man suddenly appeared by the side of our wagon and saluted us with ‘Good morning, it is very warm,’ at the same time wiping his face or forehead with his hand.
	www.ldsfiles.com /forums/threads?id=646_0_16_0_C (1982 words)

	JOHN WHITMER HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION BACKGROUND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Since 1972, John Whitmer Historical Association has grown into an independent scholarly society composed of individuals of various religious faiths who share a lively interest in the history of the Restoration Movement.
		Writing as one of several scribes during the translation, John was selected to be one of the eight witnesses to view the golden plates believed to be the source of the Book of Mormon.
		Whitmer remained at Far West and has since been a highly respected and law abiding citizen." He was buried locally, in the Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Missouri.
	www.jwha.info /jwbrief.htm (534 words)

	Church History Volume 4, Chapter 26
		Whitmer in Richmond, Missouri, on July 8, and commenced the examination.
		They were commanded to go to the Ohio, and there a law should be given them that was to be applicable to them in their then "condition and in the New Jerusalem." That law is the revelation of 1831 specifically establishing the one wife rule in the church.
		The central figure in this group was David Whitmer, now the only surviving witness of the three, who were made special witnesses to the visit of the angel with the plates to show them to those chosen for that purpose.
	www.centerplace.org /history/ch/v4ch26.htm (4197 words)

	Far West Cultural Center - David, Whitmer, Edward, Stevenson, Far, West, Cultural, Center, Farwesthistory.com, Log, ...
		Bro David Please relate your feelings in regard to the Testamoney of yours in the Book of Mormon, & the orrigen of the Gosple through Joseph Smith.
		David Whitmer is 73 in Jan. 1878, & Stands 5, 10 in.
		She [David's mother, Mary M. Whitmer] Died in the room ware Wee visited Sitting up in her chair without a Strugle.
	www.farwesthistory.com /whitmer2.asp (432 words)

	An Address To Believers in the Book of Mormon, David Whitmer, Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Organization of the Church, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		John Whitmer, when he left the Latter Day Saints in 1838, owned some land at Far West, Mo, (adjoining this county), and he lived upon it from 1839 until his death at Far West, July 11, 1878.
		Now in 1849 the Lord saw fit to manifest unto John Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and myself nearly all the remaining errors in doctrine into which we had been led by the heads of the old church.
		John Whitmer was clerk of the Church of Christ, built upon the Book of Mormon and Bible alone.
	www.xmission.com /~country/reason/whitmer1.htm (4924 words)

	Far West Cultural Center - Richmond, Jail, Far, West, Cultural, Center, Farwesthistory.com, Log, House, Charles, C., ...
		We also visited the old cemetery, about half a mile north of Richmond centre, where rest the remains of the senior Peter Whitmer (in whose house the Church was organized) and his wife, together with their son Jacob (one of the Eight Witnesses) and Oliver Cowdery.
		Of my uncle John (Whitmer) I will say that I was with him a short time before he died at Far West, Missouri, when he confirmed to me, what he had done so many times previously, the he knew the Book of Mormon was true.
		I was also with Uncle David (Whitmer), who died here in January last, and herd him bear his last testimony in the presence of many witnesses whom he called together for the occasion.
	www.farwesthistory.com /richmond.asp (1372 words)

	LDS Criticisms-- Book of Mormon Witnesses
		David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery, and Martin Harris, are too mean to mention, and we would like to have forgotten them.” (McElveen, 48-49.)
		The testimony of the Book of Mormon witnesses (Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer) has been a thorn in the side of the critics for more than a century and a half (read this testimony).
		David Whitmer (who never rejoined the Church) continued to maintain his testimony despite possible embarrassment for doing so– considering that he was constantly questioned and criticized for his testimony and was no longer a Mormon.
	www.mormonfortress.com /witness2.html (3957 words)

	The Priesthood of Modern Polygamy Chapter 8
		Also, it is likely that David Whitmer and W.W. Phelps (with John Whitmer) were invited as a teaching opportunity for them as members of the Stake Presidency in Missouri.
		That the "Council of the Presidency of the Church" comprised of Joseph Smith, Jun., Sidney Rigdon, David Whitmer, W. Phelps, John Whitmer, Hyrum Smith and Oliver Cowdery, which convened on September 26, 1835, was actually a meeting of the Council of Friends.
		David Whitmer was President of the Stake in Missouri with counselors W. Phelps and John Whitmer.
	www.mormonfundamentalism.com /Priesthood8.html (5289 words)

	An Address to All Believers in Christ - David Whitmer - even he knew LDS was bad
		It is recorded in the American Cyclopedia and the Encyclopedia Britannica, that I, David Whitmer, have denied my testimony as one of the three witnesses to the divinity of the Book of Mormon; and that the other two witnesses, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris, denied their testimony to that Book.
		"Elsewhere we publish a letter from David Whitmer, an old and well-known citizen of Ray, as well as an indorsement of his standing as a man, signed by a number of the leading citizens of this community, in reply to some unwarranted aspersions made upon him.
		Well, we were all in great trouble; and we asked Joseph how it was that he had received a revelation from the Lord for some brethren to go to Toronto and sell the copyright, and the brethren had utterly failed in their undertaking.
	www.angelfire.com /az2/arizonadry/truth/whitmer.html (18860 words)

	Gospel Link
		Most of these eleven witnesses were members of the large Smith and Whitmer families—families who had assisted in guarding and in translating the ancient record.
		Burdened with daily chores and caring for her family and visitors working on the translation, Mother Whitmer (Peter Whitmer, Sr.´s, wife) was shown the plates by a heavenly messenger to assure her that the work was of God.
		David Whitmer repeatedly reacted against charges of possible "delusion." To one skeptic, he responded: "Of course we were in the spirit when we had the view…but we were in the body also, and everything was as natural to us, as it is at any time" (Anderson, p.
	ldsfaq.byu.edu /emmain.asp?number=42 (1397 words)

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		The Three Witnesses, Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris and David Whitmer, all initially describe their experience with the angel and the plates as subjective and visionary rather than objective and concrete.
		It would appear then that David Whitmer was the only witness to see the gold plates for the first time on the day mentioned by the Three Witnesses statement.
		David Whitmer, one of the three Witnesses along with Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris, broke off his association with Cowdery, Smith and the church, because they had dared to alter what was said to be a revelation from God (Address to All Believers in Christ, pp.
	www.douknow.net /bomwit1.htm (6139 words)

	The Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The foundation for this criticism is strengthened by a quotation from David Whitmer in which he describes the manner of translating the Book of Mormon.
		Joseph Smith would put the Seer Stone [previously describe by David Whitmer as a chocolate-colored egg-shaped rock that Joseph used when translating] into a hat, and put his face in the hat, drawing it closely around his face to exclude the light; and in the darkness the spiritual light would shine.
		David Whitmer, in his description of the translation process says that Joseph translated by putting an egg-shaped stone in a hat and then putting "his face into the hat." This does not sound like translation by the Urim and Thummim.
	www.cometozarahemla.org /translation/translation.html (6504 words)

	Restoration Bookstore -- The Three Witnesses View the Book of Mormon by the Power of God
		In the course of the work of the translation, we ascertained that three special witnesses were to be provided by the Lord, to whom he would grant that they should see the plates from which this work (the Book of Mormon) should be translated, and that these witnesses should bear record of the same.
		Martin Harris, David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and myself agreed to retire into the woods, and try to obtain by fervent and humble prayer, the fulfillment of the promises given in the revelation; that they should have a view of the plates.
		Whitmer’s house, to which we retired, and having knelt down we began to pray in much faith to Almighty God to bestow upon us a realization of these promises.
	restorationbookstore.org /prints/3witnesses.htm (676 words)

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