Martin Harris

2 bearers of surname "Harris"

Records (73)

• mentioned Isaac Hale's sworn affidavit (March 20, 1834): First met JS Nov 1825 as money-digger; describes JS as 'careless young man—not very well educated, and very saucy.' JS eloped with Emma without consent w
• mentioned Joseph Knight Sr.'s holograph reminiscences (10 pages, undated) recounting his interactions with Joseph Smith from circa 1826 through the organization of the Church in 1830. Knight, a prosperous farme
• mentioned JS's earliest autobiographical account. Reports marriage to Emma Hale Jan 18 1827 in Harmony; obtaining plates Sep 22 1827; move to Susquehanna in December 1827 assisted by Martin Harris ($50); Harris
• mentioned Joseph recorded that he translated characters from the plates between December 1827 and February 1828.
• mentioned Joseph indicated that the plates were returned to him after a season and his wife began scribing for him.
• mentioned Lucy Mack Smith's complete Book 7: Martin Harris insists on taking 116 translated pages home to Palmyra; swears oath to show only 5 family; departs July 1828. Emma gives birth to son Alvin who dies sa
• mentioned JS writes to Oliver Cowdery from Harmony reporting his arrival home Oct 4, local opposition, book demand, Josiah Stowell horse purchase and book interest, and sends respects to Martin Harris and Cowde
• mentioned Oliver Cowdery replies to JS from Manchester, reporting receipt of JS's Oct 22 letter. Reports Hyrum Smith and Martin Harris visited Fayette; Harris planning to come to Harmony; printing slow at Grand
• mentioned Palmyra Freeman tells of an angel appearing to Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon translation.
• mentioned According to Jonathan Hadley, Joseph said that he used a huge pair of spectacles to translate the BOM.
• mentioned The Gem records that Harris says Joseph translated the BOM by putting the spectacles in a hat.
• mentioned Fenn tells Bronson about the vision and translation process and angel appearing to the 3 witnesses.
• mentioned Blatchley relates Harris's quote about Joseph using "stone-eyed spectacles" to translate the BOM.
• mentioned The Reflector reports that Book of Mormon translation was done with a sheet in between Harris and Joseph.
• mentioned Mourning Courier and New-York Enquirer suggests that Sidney Rigdon wrote the BOM and Joseph fallaciously claimed to translate it.
• mentioned Joseph writes how the Anthon incident reinforced the idea that JS needed to use the spectacles to translate the BOM.
• mentioned Joseph translated the characters using spectacles prepared by the Lord.
• mentioned Boston Investigator reports that Joseph used the Urim and Thummim, two crystal stones, to translate the BOM.
• mentioned Joseph receives revelation (now D&C 3) over lost pages/translation; God's plans will prevail in spite of errancy of men.
• mentioned Jesse Townsend wrote that Joseph and Oliver Cowdery wrote a pretended translation of the BOM.
• mentioned Eber Howe says that Martin Harris recorded that a screen was between them or JS would be in a different room during the dictation of the translation.
• mentioned Isaac Hale describes Joseph as using the stone in the hat while translating the BOM.
• mentioned W.W. Phelps recounts that Harris declared that Joseph used silver spectacles to translate the BOM.
• mentioned Per Martin Harris, Joseph confessed that he drank too much before translating the BOM and didn't know the contents of the BOM beforehand.
• mentioned Charles Anthon Denies Having Vindicated the Characters from the Plates Harris showed him to Eber Howe.
• mentioned Jesse Townsend described Joseph's translation of the BOM as done in secret.
• mentioned J. Newton Brown writes an encyclopedia entry where he describes Joseph as being a glass-looker and this contributing to the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.
• mentioned Mulholland records the account of the BOM translation; Joseph used instruments he called U&T.
• mentioned John Clark (based on discussion with Martin Harris) describes the translation process as occurring with a curtain and a seer stone, but favors the Spaulding theory.
• mentioned Revelation (now D&C 3) printed in T&S: God will see that the BOM is delivered despite the errancy of men around it.
• mentioned Lucy Smith offers account of BOM translation.
• mentioned James Hunt says that Joseph translated the BOM with "the big spectacles," the biblical Urim and Thummim, and by looking into his hat.
• mentioned Robert Baird says that Joseph read off the translation to Martin Harris and Oliver Cowdery with a partition in the room.
• mentioned Orasmus Turner said that Joseph was separated from his scribes by a curtain and translated using "spectacles."
• mentioned Joel Tiffany records Martin Harris as giving vivid descriptions of the seer stones that Joseph used to translate the BOM.
• mentioned David Dille reports Martin Harris affirming that Joseph translated with the gift and power of the BOM.
• declarant David Dille reports Martin Harris affirming that Joseph translated with the gift and power of the BOM.
• mentioned Fayette Lapham wrote that Joseph used 'spectacles' to translate and to see the past, present, and future.
• mentioned Iowa State Register reports that Martin Harris said that Joseph was given the Urim and Thummim to translate the BOM.
• mentioned William McLellin wrote that Joseph translated the leaves of the plates and 3 Witnesses still testify to truth of their experience with plates and angel.
• mentioned According to Martin Harris, Joseph could not translate the BOM without the gift of God.
• declarant According to Martin Harris, Joseph could not translate the BOM without the gift of God.
• mentioned William Homer records Harris testifying of BOM's divine translation.
• mentioned David Whitmer recounts that one of the BOM translation instruments of the Urim and Thummim were two white stones placed in spectacles.
• mentioned Thomas Wood Smith heard that David Whitmer frequently saw that Joseph translated the characters on the plates with the Urim and Thummim.
• mentioned Emma in the Saint' Herald (RLDS): Joseph translated the Book of Mormon with his head in a hat.
• mentioned Eri Mullin reported that David Whitmer told her that Joseph used both a seer stone and the Urim and Thummim.
• mentioned Frederic Mather interviews various town-folk and produces an account which describes Joseph as nailing blankets to the wall during the translation.
• mentioned David Whitmer describes Joseph using two stones known as "the interpreters."
• mentioned David Whitmer said that Joseph used a small oval or kidney-shaped stone called the Urim and Thummim to translate the plates.
• mentioned Edward Stevenson retells how Martin Harris unsuccessfully tried to trick Joseph during the translation by replacing seer stone with an ordinary stone, printed in the Deseret News.
• mentioned Edward Stevenson recounts hearing Martin Harris speak of how Joseph used both a seer stone and a Urim and Thummim to translate the plates.
• mentioned Martin Harris tells Simon Smith that Joseph the Urim and Thummim to translate the BOM.
• mentioned R.W. Alderman reports Martin Harris as having claimed that Joseph used Peep-stone in a hat to translate plates.
• mentioned David Whitmer tells Zenas Gurley that the "interpreters" were taken from Joseph after Martin Harris lost the 116 pages.
• mentioned David Whitmer recounts Joseph using Urim and Thummim to translate the Book of Mormon.
• mentioned Martin Harris says Joseph used the seer stone in a hat to translate the BOM.
• mentioned Andrew Jenson writes of Martin Harris describing the translation of the BOM with Joseph using both seer stone and U&T.
• declarant Andrew Jenson writes of Martin Harris describing the translation of the BOM with Joseph using both seer stone and U&T.
• mentioned Martin Harris told Anthony Metcalf that Joseph used a stone in a hat and would spell out the English words.
• mentioned George Mantle summarized that Martin Harris testified that Joseph translated by the power of God.
• mentioned Katharine Salisbury reported that Joseph could only translate once sins were forgiven.
• mentioned B. H. Roberts discusses Joseph's use of various instruments (e.g., Nephite interpreters; the Seer stone) to translate the Book of Mormon.
• mentioned William Waddoups's comment at Benson Stake Conference in April 1923 about Martin Harris affirming having hefted the plates and seen the angel.
• declarant William Waddoups's comment at Benson Stake Conference in April 1923 about Martin Harris affirming having hefted the plates and seen the angel.
• mentioned Theodore Farley in 1940 recounts Martin Harris affirming testimony in the Book of Mormon having been translated by the gift and power of God.
• mentioned Francis W. Kirkham calls into question the accuracy of Martin Harris's and David Whitmer's descriptions of the translation process..
• mentioned The Friend briefly describes the seer stones and how they were used.
• mentioned Kenneth W. Godfrey, in an article published in the Ensign, notes that scripture indicates the translation involved "the Urim and Thummim or a seerstone."
• mentioned Neal A. Maxwell taught that Joseph used a seer stone to translate plates in Ensign.
• mentioned D. Michael Quinn said that seer stones common for treasure digging in Palmyra in Joseph's time.
• mentioned Gospel Topics Essay Teaches Joseph did use the Seer Stone in a Hat Method to Translate Plates.
• mentioned Saints mentions Joseph using a seer stone in a hat to translate the plates.