The testimony of eight witnesses is interesting to me. After reading of the divine manifestation that the three witnesses had, that is, that an angel appeared to them and showed them the plates, it is interesting to me that there was a need for 8 other men to have a different experience and bear witness of it to the world. I think that in the world today, where there is so much false information out there, it is nice to have multiple sources of information. We find independent reviews to try to make the wisest purchases possible. We look for second opinions for medical advice.
I was thinking about why we needed an additional witness, and it occurred to me that each testimony is a witness. Not each person who signed their name, but each experience. Joseph's experience, the three, and now the eight. "In the mouth of two or three witnesses" is a phrase we hear more than once in the scriptures. In this case, there are three separate experiences now, with the testimony of the eight, that establish the truth and reality of the Book of Morrmon.
The quote I picked stood out to me because I think it's important that while their experience was very "earthly" (no angels or divine manifestations), it was very, and it had a spiritual component to it. They mention that God bears witness to the fact that they aren't lying when they tell of their experience.
That phrase also made me wonder about my own life, I know they were speaking of this particular experience, but could I join them at all times in my life and say "I lie not, God bearing witness of it"? Something to think about anyway.
I know the Book of Mormon is true. I've had that confirmed to me through the reading it, praying about it, and finding answers through the Spirit. It contains the Gospel, and I'm glad to have it in my life.
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