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Is Oliver Cowdery Best Witness Against Seer Stones? (Lucas/Neville 4 of 6)

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Oliver Cowdery is famous for trying to translate the Book of Mormon in D&C 8 and 9. Did he try to use a dowsing rod to do so, or is there another explanation? Jonathan Neville & Jim Lucas are co-authors of “By Means of the Urim & Thummim” and say Oliver is the best witness for translation without a seer stone. Check out our conversation….

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  1. Stuart D Jensen says:
    August 27, 2023 at 10:16 pm

    Ok, you lost me at “you can find other things with a rod, too”. Not gonna put much weight on these guy’s opinions.

Jim Lucas & Jonathan Neville privilege Oliver Cowdery & Joseph Smith's words about urim & thummim over seer stones for Book of Mormon translation.
  • Date: August 24, 2023
  • Guest: Jim Lucas, Jonathan Neville
  • Theology: Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, Mormon Scripture, Translatoin
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  • Historical Mentions Oliver Cowdery
  • Tags: best Mormon history podcast, Book of Mormon, Church History, D&C, Gospel Tangents, GT Podcast, iTunes, Jonathan Neville, Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, seer stone, translation, urim & thummim
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