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	*{{WikipediaCITE}}The purpose of the Primary lesson cited is to "To help the children desire to be witnesses of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon," not to "encourage" members to "bear their testimony to the truth of the Mormon gospel."		*{{WikipediaCITE}}The purpose of the Primary lesson cited is to "To help the children desire to be witnesses of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon," not to "encourage" members to "bear their testimony to the truth of the Mormon gospel."
	*{{WikipediaNPOV}}The use of the term "Mormon gospel" is pejorative and is an attempt to exclude Mormons from family of Christianity. (This is similar to the use of the evangelical term "Mormon Jesus") Latter-day Saints would refer to it as the gospel of Jesus Christ.		*{{WikipediaNPOV}}The use of the term "Mormon gospel" is pejorative and is an attempt to exclude Mormons from family of Christianity. (This is similar to the use of the evangelical term "Mormon Jesus") Latter-day Saints would refer to it as the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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	*{{WikipediaNPOV}}The emphasis within the Church is that the witnesses ''saw the plates and the angel'', and were therefore able to confirm Joseph Smith's claims of their existence. In fact, the Primary lesson cited asks the children, "Why do you think Joseph Smith was glad to have other people see the gold plates?" Tying the experience of the witnesses to the bearing of testimonies "based on personal spiritual experiences and impressions" is an attempt by the wiki editor to reinforce the idea that the witnesses' experience was purely spiritual in nature and based upon "impressions." Indeed, the entire article has been crafted toward this end.		*{{WikipediaNPOV}}The emphasis within the Church is that the witnesses ''saw the plates and the angel'', and were therefore able to confirm Joseph Smith's claims of their existence. In fact, the Primary lesson cited asks the children, "Why do you think Joseph Smith was glad to have other people see the gold plates?" Tying the experience of the witnesses to the bearing of testimonies "based on personal spiritual experiences and impressions" is an attempt by the wiki editor to reinforce the idea that the witnesses' experience was purely spiritual in nature and based upon "impressions." Indeed, the entire article has been crafted toward this end.

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	*{{WikipediaNPOV}}The emphasis within the Church is that the witnesses ''saw the plates and the angel'', and were therefore able to confirm Joseph Smith's claims of their existence. In fact, the Primary lesson cited asks the children, "Why do you think Joseph Smith was glad to have other people see the gold plates?" Tying the experience of the witnesses to the bearing of testimonies "based on personal spiritual experiences and impressions" is an attempt by the wiki editor to reinforce the idea that the witnesses' experience was purely spiritual in nature and based upon "impressions." Indeed, the entire article has been crafted toward this end.		*{{WikipediaNPOV}}The emphasis within the Church is that the witnesses ''saw the plates and the angel'', and were therefore able to confirm Joseph Smith's claims of their existence. In fact, the Primary lesson cited asks the children, "Why do you think Joseph Smith was glad to have other people see the gold plates?" Tying the experience of the witnesses to the bearing of testimonies "based on personal spiritual experiences and impressions" is an attempt by the wiki editor to reinforce the idea that the witnesses' experience was purely spiritual in nature and based upon "impressions." Indeed, the entire article has been crafted toward this end.
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	The example of the Three Witnesses has encouraged the practice within Latter Day Saint churches of having members regularly [[Fast and testimony meeting\|bear their testimony]] to the truth of the Mormon gospel based on personal spiritual experiences and impressions.		The example of the Three Witnesses has encouraged the practice within Latter Day Saint churches of having members regularly [[Fast and testimony meeting\|bear their testimony]] to the truth of the Mormon gospel based on personal spiritual experiences and impressions.
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