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==Oliver Cowdery (1829): "We saw the record...brought and laid before us by an angel== | ==Oliver Cowdery (1829): "We saw the record...brought and laid before us by an angel== | ||
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"You also wished Mr. Harris to inform you respecting his seeing this book, whether there could not possibly have been some juggling at the bottom of it. A few words on that point may suffice.— It was a clear, open beautiful day, far from any inhabitants, in a remote field, at the time we saw the record, of which it has been spoken, brought and laid before us, by an angel, arrayed in glorious light, [descended] out of the midst of heaven. Now if this is human juggling—judge ye."<ref>Oliver Cowdery letter to Cornelius C. Blatchly, 9 November 1829, quoted in "The New Bible," <i>Gospel Luminary</i> 2, no. 49 (10 December 1829): 194.</ref></blockquote | "You also wished Mr. Harris to inform you respecting his seeing this book, whether there could not possibly have been some juggling at the bottom of it. A few words on that point may suffice.— It was a clear, open beautiful day, far from any inhabitants, in a remote field, at the time we saw the record, of which it has been spoken, brought and laid before us, by an angel, arrayed in glorious light, [descended] out of the midst of heaven. Now if this is human juggling—judge ye."<ref>Oliver Cowdery letter to Cornelius C. Blatchly, 9 November 1829, quoted in "The New Bible," <i>Gospel Luminary</i> 2, no. 49 (10 December 1829): 194.</ref></blockquote> | ||
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[[Category:Oliver Cowdery/Witness to the Book of Mormon]] | [[Category:Oliver Cowdery/Witness to the Book of Mormon]] | ||
"You also wished Mr. Harris to inform you respecting his seeing this book, whether there could not possibly have been some juggling at the bottom of it. A few words on that point may suffice.— It was a clear, open beautiful day, far from any inhabitants, in a remote field, at the time we saw the record, of which it has been spoken, brought and laid before us, by an angel, arrayed in glorious light, [descended] out of the midst of heaven. Now if this is human juggling—judge ye."[1]

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