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| − | {{Resource Title|Are the Book of Mormon witnesses unreliable because they were related to one another?}}
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| − | It is claimed that because most of the witnesses are related to teach other, their witness is not to be trusted.
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| − | Sectarian critics are often guilty of a double standard on this score, since many of Jesus' apostles were likewise closely related.
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| − | ===Relationships among the Three and Eight Witnesses===
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| − | Three of the witnesses were related to Joseph Smith:
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| − | * Joseph Smith, Sr. [father]
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| − | * Hyrum Smith [brother]
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| − | * Samuel H. Smith [brother]
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| − | Five of the eleven witnesses were sons of Peter Whitmer, Sr., who had provided Joseph and Oliver a place to translate:
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| − | * David Whitmer
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| − | * Christian Whitmer
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| − | * Jacob Whitmer
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| − | * Peter Whitmer, Jr.
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| − | * John Whitmer
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| − | Two of the witnesses married into the Whitmer family:
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| − | * Oliver Cowdery would marry Elizabeth Ann Whitmer in 1832.<ref>{{Book:Ludlow:Encyclopedia of Mormonism|article=[http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Cowdery,_Oliver Oliver Cowdery]|author=Richard Lloyd Anderson|pages=338|vol=3}}</ref>
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| − | * Hiram Page married the oldest Whitmer daughter, Catherine, on 10 November 1825.<ref>{{Book:Black:Who’s Who in the Doctrine and Covenants|pages=208}}</ref>
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| − | The final witness was Martin Harris, who had funded the Book of Mormon's publication, and acted as the first scribe prior to the loss of the 116 pages.
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| − | Thus, the critics were certainly correct when they pointed out that most of the witnesses were related to one another. But, this is essentially an ''ad hominem'' attack—they are seeking to discredit the witnesses on illegitimate grounds.
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