Palmyra - Impressions of a Prophet

4: Martin Harris – Uncompromising Witness of the Book of Mormon

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Impressions of a Prophet: Joseph Smith

4: Martin Harris - Uncompromising Witness of the Book of Mormon

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Martin Harris’ father (Nathan) has money, his occupation, Martin’s youth in the Quaker church, he manages his father’s business, marries cousin Lucy Harris, war of 1812, becomes “gentleman farmer”, investigates many churches, finally describes himself as an “unchurched Christian”, hires Joseph Smith Sr. and Hyrum, meets Joseph, gives him money for his journey to Harmony, […]

2: The Birth of Joseph Smith to the First Vision

Impressions of a Prophet: Joseph Smith

2: The Birth of Joseph Smith to the First Vision

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Birth of Joseph Smith, what brought the Smiths to move to Palmyra (“the Cradle of the Restoration”), Caleb Howard, Joseph is carried to Palmyra by a stranger, Joseph Senior’s occupation, the Smith Farm, the Burned-Over District, Reverend George Lane and James 1:5, the Sacred Grove, the First Vision, accounts of the First Vision, the original