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A Witness in High Demand

A Witness in High Demand

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  • @greendaddydave
    @greendaddydave Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate this! I personally think that when a prophet is wrong about something, it doesn't make them not a prophet, it does make them a human. We need to stop defying humans. Let God be God. Let prophets be human. Follow the prophet as you pray for confirmation from the Spirit.

  • @kentpearson493
    @kentpearson493 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You for your work

  • @mattbunner4310
    @mattbunner4310 Жыл бұрын

    Is. 43:10 ~ John 1:1 ~ Prophets aren't perfect but they are not wrong in prophecy..... Bible says that in Leviticus.

  • @frannyca
    @frannyca2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @godwinidudu8649
    @godwinidudu86492 жыл бұрын

    It is a difficult topic in church history. I try to avoid discussions about it.

  • @Glen.Danielsen
    @Glen.Danielsen2 жыл бұрын

    So beautifully honest, and with _faithful perspective._ Thank you, Dan and Interpreter for this series. Priceless to me. 💛🙏🏽

  • @johndove-cochran9496
    @johndove-cochran94962 жыл бұрын

    Awesome discussion. Thank you.

  • @Michael-Amor
    @Michael-Amor2 жыл бұрын

    I love it, thank you very much.

  • @debrafuggle5727
    @debrafuggle57272 жыл бұрын

    i really enjoyed that. thank you for those pictures. i shared them with my family. I do have a question ‘ there was a temple dedication in far west. what had that to do with the temple Lot in jackson county?’

  • @mountainsmotorcyclesandmom7411
    @mountainsmotorcyclesandmom74112 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video.

  • @mountainsmotorcyclesandmom7411
    @mountainsmotorcyclesandmom74112 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful! Thank you.

  • @dlbuckn
    @dlbuckn2 жыл бұрын

    Just discovered this series. Excellent!

  • @bryanhaycock672
    @bryanhaycock6722 жыл бұрын

    Grateful for men of conviction.

  • @Michael-Amor
    @Michael-Amor2 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy those short videos a lot, informative, well prepared and beautifully presented.

  • @dkearl6827
    @dkearl68272 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @richardclark2495
    @richardclark24952 жыл бұрын

    I really hope an extended edition of Witnesses gets released with all of the footage that is included in the intros of these episodes.

  • @davenielsen413
    @davenielsen4132 жыл бұрын

    I'm really interested in these videos, but I'm a bit disappointed that they don't provide more detail about the actual plates discussed. What did they say? Did they actually exist? Were they proven false? You showed a page with some characters, but didn't talk about them. I felt the same way about the Kinderhook video. I don't think I could actually explain much of anything about either plates after watching the videos. Not meaning to be negative, just want to provide some hopefully constructive criticism.

  • @TheDaviddraws
    @TheDaviddraws2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing! This was really interesting and informative

  • @BakerPlumbing1956
    @BakerPlumbing19562 жыл бұрын

    All well said!

  • @rconger384
    @rconger3842 жыл бұрын

    Best

  • @purificacionmacasaet5471
    @purificacionmacasaet54712 жыл бұрын

    Wow,! It's great 👍. Thanks a lot .Elder

  • @barbaradiamond6193
    @barbaradiamond61932 жыл бұрын

    This is one thing I've always wondered about. Thank you! I'm satisfied!!

  • @sjames1012
    @sjames10122 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic job by Dirkmaat, laying out the major issues of this long-held assumption in a clear and articulate way. It truly is astounding that such a narrative would still continue despite long being discredited. I didn't know about congress mentioning this stuff, that's interesting as well. Thanks!

  • @HoosierDaddyActual
    @HoosierDaddyActual2 жыл бұрын

    Good job on this.

  • @darenferrell
    @darenferrell2 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating discussion. Thank you! I have looked at all of the criticisms of the Book of Mormon very carefully, but one after the other, these fall short of explaining the divine origins of the Book of Mormon. More than that though, I know the Book of Mormon is true! Whenever I begin a serious study of the book, it has a powerful, positive influence on my heart and inspires me to grow closer to God.

  • @Glen.Danielsen
    @Glen.Danielsen2 жыл бұрын

    I think Spaulding is no longer scalding. But _View of the Hebrews_ may still cause pause in the unprepared, the un-testimony’d, the Liberals-Sunstone’d, Dialogue’d, MHA’d. Here we are treated to good-sense commentary from the marvelous Gerrit Dirkmaat. I just love these hybrid videos from Interpreter-brief clips from _Witnesses_ plus scholar interviews. Brilliant. The episode lengths are just right, acting delightful, music superb, and of course informative narrative. But I’d love to see Dan Peterson do a cameo! :)

  • @bloviax
    @bloviax2 жыл бұрын

    Time vindicates the prophets indeed.

  • @kenton6804
    @kenton68042 жыл бұрын

    That is such an excellent analysis. We could see how Nephi and Lehi are also so much more connected to Moses in their experience, as they relate their visions and dreams, and how much the narrative is adjusted when we have it framed in Mormon's abridged account. But I love that conclusion, because of how it is able to so consicely bring these ideas together. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @BrenanKlain
    @BrenanKlain2 жыл бұрын

    Such a great series. Love all of the history around all of the witnesses. This is such a valuable resource.

  • @franciscosaavedra5122
    @franciscosaavedra51222 жыл бұрын

    Que triste que esté solamente en ingles 😔 saludos a distancia de stgo de chile

  • @TheInterpreterFoundation
    @TheInterpreterFoundation2 жыл бұрын

    Lamento eso. Hablaremos de hacer traducciones al español y al portugués de estos videos.

  • @franciscosaavedra5122
    @franciscosaavedra51222 жыл бұрын

    @@TheInterpreterFoundation se agradece

  • @caluf1787
    @caluf17872 жыл бұрын

    No habrá subtítulos en Español??

  • @TheInterpreterFoundation
    @TheInterpreterFoundation2 жыл бұрын

    Lamento eso tambien. Hablaremos de hacer traducciones al español y al portugués de estos videos.

  • @Glen.Danielsen
    @Glen.Danielsen2 жыл бұрын

    Dan and staff, I implore more: please make this marvelous film available in High Definition 1080p Blu Ray. DVD is an inferior format and its discs deteriorate in time-unlike Blu Ray’s. DVD has poor picture and sound, and Blu’s cost mere cents more. Even Hollywood knows how to honor its own work by giving it a more current, excellent format.

  • @TheInterpreterFoundation
    @TheInterpreterFoundation2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for that feedback. I will forward your comment to the right ears. 🙂

  • @Glen.Danielsen
    @Glen.Danielsen2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheInterpreterFoundation Thanks marvelously much. 😊

  • @OEVE_MORMON
    @OEVE_MORMON2 жыл бұрын

    Qué pena que los videos no tengan traductor, es súper necesario saber más, pero sin idioma es imposible

  • @TheInterpreterFoundation
    @TheInterpreterFoundation2 жыл бұрын

    Si, estoy deacuerdo. Lamento eso tambien. Hablaremos de hacer traducciones al español y al portugués de estos videos.

  • @OEVE_MORMON
    @OEVE_MORMON2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheInterpreterFoundation Gracias 🙏

  • @nickypittman757
    @nickypittman7572 жыл бұрын

    I am very much enjoying Gerrit’s comments. He’s not just knowledgeable, he’s very personable and easy to relate to. He also has a great sense of humor. Thank you so much for doing these videos; I am learning a lot, and my faith is strengthened.

  • @TheInterpreterFoundation
    @TheInterpreterFoundation2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Nicky, for your comment. Gerrit is great, isn't he? He has a podcast you should check out.

  • @nickypittman6932
    @nickypittman69322 жыл бұрын

    @@TheInterpreterFoundation I will look into it!

  • @RealSlopeDude
    @RealSlopeDude2 жыл бұрын

    I love Elder Bradshaw. I am the proud owner of his 2 volume work on the Old Testament. I am also fortunate to have served under the mentorship of President Virgil Parker in the Belgium Brussels mission.

  • @kathrync829
    @kathrync8292 жыл бұрын

    I remember hearing of these people who were waiting for the Church before they could have the Priesthood. I remember hearing of others who also were waiting to receive the Priesthood. I was so happy to hear when they finally were able to have the Church and the Priesthood in their lives.

  • @mycheesesteak
    @mycheesesteak2 жыл бұрын

    Thumbs up!

  • @WalterReade
    @WalterReade2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this!

  • @jkoyle
    @jkoyle2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @chrisarch37
    @chrisarch372 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks for putting it together

  • @peterblair4448
    @peterblair44482 жыл бұрын

    I love his discussion!

  • @carolslater7903
    @carolslater79032 жыл бұрын

    I have seen this cave from a video Ron Wyatt filmed back in early 90's. I believe this the actual tomb of Abraham. The Cave depicts all the details of the the original drawing of the tomb in another video Someone needs to preserve this place before it gets lost in history. The current building of the Patriarchs is not the real tomb. People need to be aware of this new cave found an filmed by Ron Wyatt.

  • @carlajoguthrie6498
    @carlajoguthrie64982 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Thank you.

  • @rodkemsley7541
    @rodkemsley75412 жыл бұрын

    That was really amazing. Thank you Daniel.

  • @Calling1776
    @Calling17762 жыл бұрын

    Professor Peterson thank you for your time and effort in this video, watching your bare your testimony in other ventures started me back on my path back to the church me baptising my wife and being sealed as a family it's a dept I can never repay, however on the Egyptian theme I recently have discovered professor Flanders Petre's work and description also his theory on a core drill sample recovered off the pyramids if you're familiar with this would you be willing to venture a opinion , thank you for time

  • @ikesteroma
    @ikesteroma3 жыл бұрын

    Lecture starts at 9:50. (Sort of.)

  • @lukesteele4510
    @lukesteele45103 жыл бұрын

    The plates may have been a catalyst (chemistry term) just like the Egyptian scrolls appear to be for the Book of Mormon and the Bible for the Book of Enoch/Moses seem to be.

  • @brucelloyd7496
    @brucelloyd74963 жыл бұрын

    Bro Peterson, PLEASE stop telling lies about the Book of Mormon translation. It was done by the Urim and Thummim. It says that 6 times in the Joseph Smith History in the Pearl of Great Price. The peep stone in a hat is a BIG LIE started in 1834 when Mormonism Unvailed [sic] was published by Eber D. Howe who published an anti-Mormon newspaper in Painesville, OH. To refute these lies, and help church members to understand early church history, Joseph and Oliver published 8 letters in 1834-35. See www.josephsmithpapers.org/.../history-1834-1836/48 These letters were published in all church newspapers and magazines up until 1899. Oliver declares twice that it was the Urim and Thummim. Pay attention to Letter VII. It clearly states that the final battles of the Nephite and Jaredite nations took place on the hill Ramah (Jaredite) and Cumorah (Nephite) near Palmyra and Manchester New York. There is only 1 hill and it is in western New York. The events of the Book of Mormon happened in America, not Mesoamerica. Look at D&C 17:1. It talks about the Urim and Thummim. The bogus peep stone is NOT mentioned--case closed! Joseph and Oliver always said it was the Urim and Thummim, never the peep stone! Look at the Wentworth Letter (1842). See www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/church-history-1-march-1842/1 Joseph declares that he used the Urim and Thummim to translate the Book of Mormon.

  • @WalterReade
    @WalterReade3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for answering the questions about Strang. I learned some interesting insights!

  • @kdeltatube
    @kdeltatube3 жыл бұрын

    two first witnesses, Mary Whitmer & Mary Magdalene: both women, named Mary, both unofficial, both have experience supporting the divinity of Jesus, one the restoration of Jesus's gospel and the other the restoration of Jesus's body.