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Contents
- 1 Martin Harris
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- 1.2 A FairMormon Analysis of Wikipedia article "Martin Harris"
- 1.3 Was Martin Harris an unstable, gullible, and superstitious man?
- 1.4 "Eye of Faith" and "Spiritual Eye" statements by Martin Harris
- 1.5 Martin Harris' Statements regarding the Book of Mormon—Brief Summary: This is a collection of statements made by Martin Harris about the Book of Mormon and the gold plates. More will be added as they are found. (Click here for full article in FairMormon Evidence )
Martin Harris
A FairMormon Analysis of Wikipedia article "Martin Harris"
Was Martin Harris an unstable, gullible, and superstitious man?
Summary: One critic of the Church states that Martin Harris "was known by many of his peers as an unstable, gullible, and superstitious man...."Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Was Martin Harris a gullible witness who would simply believe anything he was told?
- Question: Is Wikipedia's portrayal of Martin Harris as a gullible, superstitious man accurate?
"Eye of Faith" and "Spiritual Eye" statements by Martin Harris
Summary: Martin Harris frequently told people that he did not see the golden plates and the angel with his natural eyes but rather with “spiritual eyes” or the “eye of faith.” Critics desire to make it appear as though the statements made by Martin Harris about the Three Witnesses’ manifestation discount its reality. But in their zeal for the destruction of the LDS faith critics have wrenched Brother Harris’ statements out of their proper context. This vital viewpoint can be regained by simply taking a look at several passages from the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants—which all predate Martin’s public statements about the nature of his experience.Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Did Martin Harris tell people that he did not see the plates with his natural eyes, but rather the "eye of faith"?
- Question: Did Martin Harris tell people that he only saw the plates with his "spiritual eye"?
- Question: Why would Martin Harris use the phrases "eye of faith" or "spiritual eye" to describe his visionary experience?
- Question: Do Martin Harris's statements related to the "spiritual eye" or "eye of faith" contradict the reality of his witness?
- Question: What did the Book of Mormon witnesses mean when they used the word "supernatural" to describe their experiences?
- Question: What did the other witnesses say regarding "spiritual" versus "natural" viewing of the plates?
- Question: How did newspaper accounts describe the nature of the witnesses experience?
- Question: How did the apostle Paul describe spiritual experiences?
- Martin Harris: "The Book of Mormon is no fake. I know what I know. I have seen what I have seen and I have heard what I have heard"
- Martin Harris: "The Book of Mormon is no fake. I know what I know. I have seen what I have seen and I have heard what I have heard"
- Edward Stevenson (1870): Martin Harris said "my belief is swallowed up in knowledge; for I want to say to you that as the Lord lives I do know that I stood with the Prophet Joseph Smith in the presence of the angel"