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In this episode, Dave talks about one of the “three witnesses” of the Book of Mormon, Oliver Cowdery. Like the other witnesses, Cowdery claimed to have seen with his own eyes the ancient Book of Mormon record, which was presented to him by an angel of God. Dave gives a brief synopsis of Cowdery’s life and talks about how Cowdery stuck to his testimony throughout his entire life. He also discusses some of the ways critics attempt to impeach Cowdery’s character or cast doubt on the validity of his testimony. Ultimately, everyone must decide whether Cowdery and the many other formal and informal witnesses were telling the truth, or not. (*The Book of Mormon is regarded as sacred text by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called the Mormon Church.)
Transcript of this episode on our website: https://bit.ly/36EIBDc
From the Encyclopedia of Mormonism: https://bit.ly/2LhS0sP
More on Oliver’s divining rod: https://bit.ly/2RhLLZU
An interesting article on dowsing from Popular Mechanics: https://bit.ly/2DHFL4z
Oliver’s bio from the Church’s website: https://bit.ly/34KjONX
Oliver’s bio on JosephSmithPapers.org: http://bit.ly/38KRDQI
Information about Oliver’s genealogy: https://bit.ly/2OKRjKr
Statements from/about Oliver Cowdery: https://bit.ly/33MtsOV
Meeting minutes from Oliver’s excommunication: http://bit.ly/2t2XRw6
Oliver Cowdery’s Vermont Years and the Origins of Mormonism: https://bit.ly/2RrjZu1
Folk Magic & Myth: Braucherei: https://bit.ly/2Lniau8
Is this segment scripted? Yes! Here’s why: https://bit.ly/2Gf3pIS
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