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[[pt:Pergunta: As testemunhas do Livro de Mórmon não foram parciais, já que eram membros da Igreja e crentes na missão de Joseph?]] | [[pt:Pergunta: As testemunhas do Livro de Mórmon não foram parciais, já que eram membros da Igreja e crentes na missão de Joseph?]] | ||
[[es:Pregunta: ¿El testimonio del Libro de Mormón no era neutral porque eran miembros de la Iglesia y creyentes en la misión de José?]] | [[es:Pregunta: ¿El testimonio del Libro de Mormón no era neutral porque eran miembros de la Iglesia y creyentes en la misión de José?]] | ||
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It is claimed that because the witnesses are "interested"—i.e., they were members of the Church and believers in Joseph's mission—they are therefore not reliable, since they cannot be "neutral" or "disinterested."
Parley P. Pratt replied to this assertion, which was frequently the main means of dismissing the witnesses in early anti-Mormon writing:
Mr. L. complains of all the witnesses to the Book of Mormon being interested witnesses; that is, they are all followers of, and believers in, that system. But, I enquire, who would be a disinterested witness? If all Christendom were to see the original document, and be convinced of its truth, they would all see the original document, and be convinced of its truth, they would all be as much interested in it as those who first witnessed it. The Lord never chose a disinterested witness of his resurrection or any other truth. Would Mr. L. have a witness who would say the thing is true to be sure, but does not concern me, I purpose never to obey it myself, but to go down to hell, for the sake of giving others a disinterested testimony of its truth? But after all, the first witnesses to the Book of Mormon were not members of this church when they gave their testimony; for there was no such church in existence until some time after their testimony had been published.[1]
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