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==Question: Did Jacob Whitmer, one of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon, ever deny having seen the plates?==
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===Jacob Whitmer confirmed his testimony on his death bed===
 
===Jacob Whitmer confirmed his testimony on his death bed===
 
In 1888, Whitmer's son said:
 
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My father, Jacob Whitmer, was always faithful and true to his testimony to the Book of Mormon, and confirmed it on his death bed."<ref>Cited in Letter of Andrew Jenson to ''Deseret News'' (13 September 1888) from Richmond, Mo.,; cited in ''Deseret News'' (17 September 1888).</ref>
 
My father, Jacob Whitmer, was always faithful and true to his testimony to the Book of Mormon, and confirmed it on his death bed."<ref>Cited in Letter of Andrew Jenson to ''Deseret News'' (13 September 1888) from Richmond, Mo.,; cited in ''Deseret News'' (17 September 1888).</ref>
 
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The witness of Jacob Whitmer


Jacob Whitmer confirmed his testimony on his death bed

In 1888, Whitmer's son said:

My father, Jacob Whitmer, was always faithful and true to his testimony to the Book of Mormon, and confirmed it on his death bed."[1]


Notes

  1. Cited in Letter of Andrew Jenson to Deseret News (13 September 1888) from Richmond, Mo.,; cited in Deseret News (17 September 1888).