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The Three Witnesses

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Importance

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	The example of the Three Witnesses has encouraged the practice within Latter Day Saint churches of having members regularly bear their testimony to the truth of the Mormon gospel based on personal spiritual experiences and impressions.	An example of this sort of thinking is illustrated in a statement about The Three Witnesses by Quorum of the Twelve Apostles member Dallin Oaks: "People who deny the possibility of supernatural beings may reject this remarkable testimony, but people who are open to believe in miraculous experiences should find it compelling. The solemn written testimony of three witnesses to what they saw and heard—two of them simultaneously and the third almost immediately thereafter—is entitled to great weight. Indeed, we know that upon the testimony of one witness great miracles have been claimed and accepted by many religious people, and in the secular world the testimony of one witness has been deemed sufficient for weighty penalties and judgments." Dallin H. Oaks, "The Witness: Martin Harris," Ensign (May 1999), 35.	Violates Wikipedia: No Original Research off-site— Do not use unpublished facts, arguments, speculation, and ideas; and any unpublished analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position. The connection between the Three Witnesses and the bearing of testimonies is not supported by the source. This is simply a bit of original research by the wiki editor.