Emma told her sons: "When you see David Whitmer, you will see an HONEST man."
William O. Lewis, III – a.k.a. Grampa Bill has a website full of biographies of LDS General Authorities. Though he was kind to list David Whitmer (since the LDS Church Almanac does not) his hack of David’s Proclamation is unnerving. The following was removed without the slightest mention that he did so: And that no … Read more
The following comes from Leap of Faith: Confronting the Origins of the Book of Mormon by Bob Bennett, Deseret 2009: Three of them–Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer–swore that they had also seen and talked with Moroni and that the voice of God had told them that the plates were genuine and the translation correct. Believers take … Read more
David Whitmer said Joseph gave some ridiculous revelations, so ridiculous he dared not mention them. In a recent article at Mormon Times entitled “Newly found revelation of Joseph Smith” by Michael De Groote (Friday, Oct. 16, 2009) Steven C. Harper (one of the three volume editors for the Joseph Smith Papers Project) had the following disparages to … Read more
Though not a direct disparage of David, his speech on the Book of Mormon disparages all Book of Mormon followers who leave the Mormon Church: If anyone is foolish enough or misled enough to reject 531 pages of a heretofore unknown text teeming with literary and Semitic complexity without honestly attempting to account for the … Read more
Daniel Peterson has again stepped out and misused not only the testimony of David Whitmer, but the other Book of Mormon witnesses also. Leaving a general conference session a couple of weeks ago, I noticed a demonstrator holding a sign announcing that Joseph Smith had “lied.” Now, I don”t buy this for a second. The … Read more
Pauline Hancock was RLDS, but separated to follow the Book of Mormon. The following footnotes come from Louis Midgley “Playing with Half a Decker: The Countercult Religious Tradition Confronts the Book of Mormon” in FARMS Review: Volume – 5, Issue – 1, Pages: 116-71, A review of “Meeting the Book of Mormon Challenge in Chile” … Read more
Based out of Sandy Utah, Rauni and Dennis Higley have a busy life going from one church to another in Utah and beyond exposing the alleged errors of Mormonism. Long time members of the LDS church prior to leaving it, both were and are aware of the full gamet of statements by Book of Mormon witnesses, … Read more
Mormonthink, Mormon Think, MT We filed this group under “Anti-Mormon” even though they claim that the majority of their contributors are LDS: About 25 Latter-day Saints have contributed substantially to the MormonThink website. The majority of those people are active, church-going members of the LDS Church. Most of us still attend church regularly, do our … Read more
It’s heartbreaking to have another disparager among the ranks of the ex-Mormons – Rob Johnson of The Truth Shall Set You Free Ministries, an ex-Mormon after 40 years who served a mission and had many callings. He can’t leave Mormonism alone and simply walk away: The mind can’t let go what the heart knows: The Book … Read more
Dan Vogel Ex-Mormon and Atheist Early Mormon Documents, Vol. V “Has come under fire by Mormon apologists who allege he is biased and critical of Mormon faith claims.[5] He is sometimes also criticised by ex-Mormons and anti-Mormons for not being sufficiently critical of Joseph Smith” (Wikipedia, retrieved 12/21/11) “When Whitmer explained that Joseph Smith had … Read more