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LDS Church History: Martin Harris Book of Mormon Witness 1/2
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Zsvm... is a video describing how to learn more about the Mormon Church.Martin Harris was born on May 18, 1783 in Washington County, New York. Physical descriptions of him say that he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a Greek-style beard shaved to grow off the edge of his jaw and chin. In 1808, he married Lucy Harris, his first cousin, and they eventually had at least six children. During the War of 1812, Harris enlisted and was eventually promoted to First Sergeant in the Thirty-ninth New York Militia. He was known as an honored veteran when he returned to his home. In his religious life, Harris did not attend church but instead believed in the "restorationist" ideal, and looked for the return of Christianity as described in the Bible. He is quoted as saying that "in the year 1818 ... I was inspired of the Lord and taught of the Spirit that I should not join any Church." By 1824, Martin had met Joseph Smith and knew of his vision, the gold plates, and the appearance of the angel Moroni. He helped Joseph Smith protect the gold plates and provided him with much-needed financial support. Martin Harris worked as Joseph's scribe from April to June of 1828. During that time they completed 116 pages of manuscript. Martin's family became progressively annoyed with his devotion to Joseph Smith and wanted proof that he was not wasting his time and money. After much begging and pleading, he convinced Joseph to let him take the pages of the manuscript to show his family. While the pages were in his custody, they were stolen, a tremendous blow to both Martin and Joseph. After this loss, Martin stopped working as Joseph's scribe. There has been speculation that Lucy Harris was responsible for the loss of the 116 pages of manuscript. She was ill, was losing her hearing, and may have feared loss of income, property, or security if the family allied itself with Joseph Smith's gospel restoration. In June of 1829, while Harris was with Joseph Smith, they were shown a vision. Martin Harris testified that he heard God's voice telling him that Joseph's translation of the gold plates was correct and that he was to testify of their truthfulness. His testimony, and those of two others, can now be found in the front of the Book of Mormon under the title The Testimony of the Three Witnesses. Martin Harris was present at the organization of the Church on April 6, 1830, and was baptized that day by Oliver Cowdery.
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