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Peter Whitmer, Jr. (1809–1836) was the sixth child and fifth son of Peter Whitmer, Sr. and Mary Musselman. Born September 27, 1809 in Fayette, New York, Peter Whitmer, Jr. and several of his brothers became special witnesses of the Book of Mormon in June of 1829. Soon after joining the church on April 6, 1830, Whitmer was called to travel ...
Whitmer, Peter, Jr. Whitmer, Peter, Jr. Whitmer, Peter, Jr. An early leader in the restored Church and one of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon. See “ The Testimony of Eight Witnesses ” in the introductory pages of the Book of Mormon. The Lord gave him personal instructions in Doctrine and Covenants 16 and 30:5–8. Whitmer, Peter, Jr.
A historical discussion of the intense activity of the Whitmer family in connection with the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Author presents evidence that the Whitmer family did much to nourish the Church in the early stages of its development.
- Anderson, Richard Lloyd
- 1979
- Magazine Article
That day as many as 60 people met at the small log home of Peter Whitmer Sr. in Fayette, New York (below). New York law required a church to have at least six members to be organized. So Joseph, Hyrum, and Samuel Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Peter Whitmer Jr. became the first official members of the Church.
Peter Whitmer Jr. was born at Fayette, New York. He was baptized in Seneca County, New York, in June 1829. Whitmer was one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, and he was present when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was officially established on 6 April 1830. Two early revelations were directed wholly or in part to ...
1798 ― 1835. “Among those who have gone home to rest, we mention the names of our two brothers-in-law, Christian and Peter Whitmer, jr. …. They were the first to embrace the new covenant, on hearing it, and during a constant scene of persecution and perplexity, to their last moments, maintained its truth …, and though they have departed ...
June, 1829. Joseph Smith moves to Fayette, New York to continue the translation at the home of Peter Whitmer’s father, Peter Whitmer Sr. Joseph Smith finishes translating the Book of Mormon at the Whitmer home. The Eight Witnesses, including Peter Jr. see the golden plates and testify of the book’s truth. .
