The Witnesses Initiative
Just like witnesses in the past, we are dedicated to faithfully sharing the history of the Restored Church.
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About the Initiative
Just like the Three Witnesses, the Eight Witnesses, and the many other witnesses since, we invite you to be a witness of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of living prophets, of ongoing revelation, and especially of our Savior Jesus Christ. For the last several years we have dedicated our efforts to testifying of these things by proclaiming the Gospel and helping to perfect the saints through various media projects, including the theatrical movies Witnesses and Six Days in August. We invite you to join us in getting this essential message to as wide an audience as possible.
The Films
Witnesses
The Three Witnesses faced persecution, trials of faith, and even risk of death, but they never denied what they saw. Come to know the men who held a sure witness of the golden plates, and increase your own witness that the Book of Mormon is inspired scripture for our day.
Mark Goodman
James G. Jordan
Deborah D. Peterson
Undaunted Witnesses of the Book of Mormon
Were the eleven official witnesses—twelve if you include Joseph Smith himself—of the Book of Mormon reliable? What about the unofficial witnesses who interacted with the plates in various ways—including a number of women? Were the plates actually made of gold? How could witnesses really hear the voice of God and yet come to doubt His prophet?
Mark Goodman
James G. Jordan
Deborah D. Peterson
Six Days in August
The Prophet Joseph Smith is dead, killed by a mob. Enemies of the young Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints think it will die with Joseph. In fact that danger is real. The crisis is undeniable, and the members in Nauvoo are in chaos. The Saints had never before experienced the death of a president of the Church; this was uncharted territory. The film introduces a young, much lesser-known Brigham Young with gifts, fortitude, and skill-sets as well as a history of hard work, sacrifice, and service that uniquely prepared him to lead at that exact time.
Mark Goodman
James G. Jordan
Deborah D. Peterson
Insights
All InsightsOliver Cowdery, Witness
From Book of Mormon scribe, to angelic visitations and the Gold Plates, to leaving the Church—and eventually returning. Who was this teacher, lawyer and early Church founder?
Martin Harris, Witness
Martin Harris was one of the earliest supporters of Joseph Smith and the Church. And yet, even after becoming one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, he left the Church—though he returned many years later. Who was this wealthy farmer from Upstate New York?
David Whitmer, Witness
David Whitmer was one of the Three Witnesses, from a whole family of witnesses of the Gold Plates. Yet after falling out with Joseph Smith, David left the Church and never returned. But he also never denied his testimony of the Book of Mormon—and, in fact, emphatically repeated that witness countless times through the remainder of his life.
