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==Quotations from Martin Harris which demonstrate the literal nature of the Three Witness experience== | ==Quotations from Martin Harris which demonstrate the literal nature of the Three Witness experience== | ||
− | * {{ | + | * Joseph Smith was an eyewitness to what Martin Harris said at the exact moment that the manifestation took place. He reported that Martin's words were: "Tis enough; '''mine eyes have beheld'''". <ref>{{TS1|author=NeedAuthor|vol=3|num=21|date=1 September 1842|start=898}}</ref> Another eyewitness, named Alma Jensen, saw Martin Harris point to his physical eyes while testifying that he had seen both the angel and the plates. <ref>''Autobiography of Alma L. Jensen'', 1932.</ref> |
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+ | Oliver Cowdery wrote a letter to a skeptical author in November 1829, and spoke for both himself and Harris on the question of whether there was some trickery or "juggling" at work: | ||
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+ | : "It was a clear, open beautiful day, far from any inhabitants, in a remote field, at the time we saw the record, of which it has been spoken, brought and laid before us, by an angel, arrayed in glorious light, [who] ascend [descended I suppose] out of the midst of heaven. '''Now if this is human juggling—judge ye'''".<ref>Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris, in letter dated 29 November 1829, quoted in Corenlius C. Blatchly, "[http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/1829-mormon-discovery-brought-to-you-by-guest-erin-jennings/ THE NEW BIBLE], written on plates of Gold or Brass," ''Gospel Luminary'' 2/49 (10 Dec. 1829): 194. {{ea}}</ref> | ||
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+ | {{SeeAlso|Criticism of Mormonism/Online documents/Letter to a CES Director/Witnesses Concerns & Questions#Response to claim: "James Henry Moyle...went away 'not fully satisfied...It was more spiritual than I anticipated'"|l1=Response to claim: "James Henry Moyle...went away 'not fully satisfied...It was more spiritual than I anticipated'"}} | ||
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Oliver Cowdery wrote a letter to a skeptical author in November 1829, and spoke for both himself and Harris on the question of whether there was some trickery or "juggling" at work:
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