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Martin Harris died in Clarkston, Utah, in 1875, at age 92. His life is commemorated in the memorable pageant, Martin Harris: The Man Who Knew, produced each summer in Clarkston, Utah. What do we learn from this example?
Jul 30, 2012 · CLARKSTON, Cache County — It is one of the most iconic, and dramatic, moments in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Martin Harris, one of three men who testified that in 1829 he saw the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated and the angel who delivered them, is 92 years old, his body is used up ...
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Rhett S. James, The Man Who Knew: The Early Years: A Play about Martin Harris 1824–1830 (Cache Valley, UT: Martin Harris Pageant Committee, 1983, 168 n. 313; James’s annotations provide a valuable historical commentary on Harris’s life.
Martin Harris (May 18, 1783 – July 10, 1875) was an early convert to the Latter Day Saint movement who financially guaranteed the first printing of the Book of Mormon and also served as one of Three Witnesses who testified that they had seen the golden plates from which Joseph Smith said the Book of Mormon had been translated. Early life [ edit]
Martin’s vision of the angel and plates turned him from a cautious and skeptical follower of Joseph Smith, to a man who knew the Book of Mormon was true, even as he faltered in his faith in some of Joseph’s later prophetic pronouncements. [18]
Contains various documents relating to the Martin Harris Pageant, a production of the Mormon musical play "Martin Harris: the man who knew", held annually in Clarkston, Utah. Includes minutes, agendas, reports, budgets, correspondence, missionary efforts, ticket requests, programs, publicity, scripts, and music. Repository.
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This simple leather wallet belonged to Martin Harris, 1 who is arguably one of the more complicated figures in early Church history. While most Church members know him as the man who borrowed and lost the first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript, he was also chosen as one of three witnesses to whom the angel Moroni showed the plates ...
