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    Oliver H. P. Cowdery (October 3, 1806 – March 3, 1850) was an American religious leader who, with Joseph Smith, was an important participant in the formative...
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    and the Eight Witnesses. The joint statement of the Three Witnesses—Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer—has been printed (with a separate...
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    Orem, Utah: Grandin. Cowdery, Oliver (1834). "Letter [I]". Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate. 1 (1): 13–16.. Cowdery, Oliver (1834b). "Letter III"...
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    on the gender of the mummies, indicating it was difficult to tell. Oliver Cowdery wrote: ...in connection with two of the bodies, were something rolled...
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    was written by Smith alone or with help from an associate (such as Oliver Cowdery or Sidney Rigdon). The Book of Mormon shares a lot of text which literary...
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    title in the church was "First Elder", while his friend and associate, Oliver Cowdery, was given the title "Second Elder". In March 1832, Smith created a...
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    contained 65 early revelations to church leaders, notably Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. Before many copies of the book could be printed, the printing press...
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    book had been translated by the power of God. The Three Witnesses were Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer, whose joint testimony, in conjunction...
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  • Assistant President of the Church. On December 5, 1834, Smith ordained Oliver Cowdery to be his "assistant-president". The minutes of this meeting state that...
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  • Church of Christ" was an 1829 revelation purportedly given by God to Oliver Cowdery in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement. The original...
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    marked doctrinal and leadership contributions to the movement, including Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon, and Brigham Young. Modern-day revelation from God continues...
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  • Cowdery (born 1978), American actor Mae Virginia Cowdery (1909–1953), American poet Nicholas Cowdery (born 1946), Australian barrister Oliver Cowdery...
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    to be ordained by Oliver Cowdery, so that Cowdery would be "an elder under [Smith's] hand, he being first unto [Cowdery]". Cowdery is also to be the "first...
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    his dictation in 1828. At other points in the process, such as when Oliver Cowdery or Emma Smith scribed, the plates were left covered up but in the open...
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    and sealing powers. Not long after the dedication, Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery reported seeing Jesus Christ "standing upon the breastwork of the pulpit...
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    Oxford. pp. 172–182. "Appendix 2, Document 2a. Characters Copied by Oliver Cowdery, circa 1835–1836," p. [1], The Joseph Smith Papers, accessed February...
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    described in the Book of Mormon, based largely on a letter written by Oliver Cowdery (Letter VII), published in the July 1835 Messenger and Advocate and...
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    the other is the church of the devil". Also in May 1829, Smith and Oliver Cowdery said they were visited by John the Baptist in angelic form, who conferred...
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  • and Oliver Cowdery received on May 15, 1829, when they were ordained by an angel identifying himself as John the Baptist. In 1835, Smith and Cowdery clarified...
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    the Doctrine and Covenants. It has been argued that Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery adopted the term in the early 1830s as part of a larger effort to distance...
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    fill-in for Rigdon as a counselor in the First Presidency. Unlike both Oliver Cowdery and Hyrum Smith, Bennett was not ordained to the priesthood office of...
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    after the Second Coming and drink sacramental wine with himself and Oliver Cowdery.[failed verification] Among those angels, the revelation listed "Moroni...
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    when Smith was joined in May 1829 by a Smith family associate named Oliver Cowdery. Translation was completed near the end of July 1829, and the resulting...
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    explanations have been posited: Oliver Cowdery believed the Nefer-ir-nebu vignette was part of the TaSheritMin scroll. Cowdery did not know Egyptian, and would...
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    plates, and when Smith began again, he used other scribes, primarily Oliver Cowdery.[citation needed] The first extant written revelation to Joseph Smith...
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  • the eldest brother of Oliver Cowdery, who with Joseph Smith was a primary initiator of the Latter Day Saint movement. Cowdery was born on October 17...
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    position first held by his father, Joseph Smith Sr. He also replaced Oliver Cowdery as Assistant President of the Church; in this capacity, Smith acted...
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  • either during or after the proceedings. Although Smith's associate Oliver Cowdery later stated that Smith was "honorably acquitted," the result of the...
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    the Peter Whitmer Sr. home in Fayette, New York, Joseph Smith (with Oliver Cowdery as scribe) finished the translation of the Book of Mormon. Near the...
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  • Saints. 14 February 1835 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is organized. Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer choose the first 12 members. Lyman...
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