Testimonies (Why I Believe)

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Oliver Cowdery's Testimony of the Book of Mormon and Angelic Visitation(1829)

Martin Harris's Testimony of the Angel and the Plates(1829)

Oliver Cowdery's Rebaptism at Council Bluffs(1849)

Oliver Cowdery's reiteration of his testimony of the Book of Mormon(1849)

Martin Harris's final testimony of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith(1875)

Edward Stevenson's personal testimony of the Three Witnesses(1897)

Oliver Cowdery — 'Knowledge Has Swallowed Up Belief': His Law-Practice Testimony in Michigan (c. 1845)(1840s)

Marriner W. Merrill's Testimony of Jesus(1850s)

Oliver Cowdery's Courtroom Testimony(1840s)

Joseph Knight Jr. — One of the Very First to Hear Joseph Smith Speak of His Visions (November 1826)

Dr. John M. Bernhisel — Joseph Smith's Personal Physician Witnesses Divine Healing Beyond Medical Skill (1843–1844)

Oliver Cowdery's 1848 Kanesville Testimony

Sixteen Thousand Unbaptized Believers—'Nothing Like This in Any Dispensation' (Nigeria & Ghana, 1950s–1970s)(1965)

John & Diane Enslen — Missionaries Arrive on the Very Day Their Second Child Is Born (1972–1973)

Rick Hall — A Soldier's Covenant Prayer Answered Within a Week; Powerful Witness of the Book of Mormon (1981)

Wilford Woodruff(1840s)

Amasa Lyman's spiritual witness of Joseph Smith(1832)

Joseph Fielding — British Convert Witnesses Joseph Smith Arise in the Power of God During the Kirtland Crisis (1837)

Peter Hardeman Burnett — A Future Governor's Witness: Joseph Smith Was 'Much More Than an Ordinary Man' (1838–1839)

Goudy E. Hogan — The Spirit of God Pours Upon Joseph Smith's Words; Young Men Walk Miles to Hear Him (c. 1843)

Mary Alice Cannon Lambert's Divine Witness of the Prophet(1843)

Dan Jones Wrote the First Published Eyewitness Account of the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith(1844)

Albert Brown: The Connecticut Convert Who Witnessed the Martyrdom and Wrote the First Nauvoo Eyewitness Letter(1844)

Oliver Cowdery's Deathbed Testimony(1850)

Thomas B. Marsh: The First President of the Quorum of the Twelve Who Left and Then Came Back — 'I Cannot Live Without a Reconciliation'(1857)

Sidney Rigdon's deathbed testimony of Joseph Smith(1876)

A Belfast gentleman receives a witness of the Book of Mormon after a lecture on South American Indians(1909)

Elder Marvin J. Ashton: The Missionary Who Learned That Testimony Comes Quietly (1915–1994)(1938)

Johnny & Janet Page — Pentecostal Minister's Heart Softened After Family Deaths (1995–2001)

Curtis Brown — BYU Football Player Converted After Feeling 'This Was the Place for Me' (2002–2003)

Seven Tender Miracles along the Way(2016)

Benjamin F. Johnson(1840s)

Alexander McRae(1840s)

Thomas & Pia Savoldi — Catholic Couple Discovers the True Church Through a Diocese Committee Study (c. 1960s–1970s)

Catherine Van der Horst — The First Vision 'Seemed So True and Real' at the Los Angeles Visitors' Center (c. 1970s)

Daniel Casseras — A 13-Year-Old in Brussels Hands Out 23 Book of Mormons to His Classmates (c. 2010)(2010s)

Joseph Wakefield: He Apostatized for Seeing Joseph Smith Play with Children — A Cautionary Witness(1831)

Eliza Partridge: Plural Wife of Joseph Smith Who Kept Her Covenant Through Hardship and Pioneer Sacrifice(1843)

Leonard Soby Refuses to Deny Divine Authority of Celestial Marriage Revelation(1843)

Levi Ward Hancock: The Only General Authority to Enlist — His Journal Becomes the Living Witness of the Mormon Battalion (1846–1847)

Robert Bliss: Company B Soldier's Published Journal Documenting the March to California (1846–1848)

Joseph Lee Robinson: A Soul's Journey Through Faith, Miracles, and Love Beyond Death (1846–1848)

George Washington Taggart: A Soldier's Unflinching Record of Battalion Suffering and Endurance (1846–1848)

William Woodward: A Soldier's Service Preserved Through Letters and Witness (Company D, 1846–1848)

The Witness of the Unseen: Mormon Battalion Soldiers Whose Names Appear on the Records (U-Z Surnames, with Edward Vance of Company, 1846–1848)

Apostle George Teasdale's Testimony of Divine Knowledge(1852)

John Chislett: The Skeptic Who Pulled His Cart to the End and Left the Most Detailed Account of the Willie Company(1856)

Elder Huber's testimony of his call to the ministry in his native village(1871)

Mary Ann Epeley's Testimony of Truth in Zion(1886)

Apostle Teasdale and the Armenian converts' testimonies of the Holy Ghost(1888)

Elder S. T. Whitaker's witness of the Saints' spiritual experiences in Scotland(1889)

May Anderson: Second General Primary President and First Editor of 'The Children's Friend'(1902)

Funeral Service of a University Student in Zurich(1902)

Lilly Rosalind Davies's Faith in the Word of Wisdom(1902)

Nannie Tout’s Divine Sustenance through the Word of Wisdom(1904)

A Roman Catholic's Testimony of the Latter-day Saints(1906)

Sister Emmott's Testimony of the Gospel(1908)

Julia's comfort through the testimony of the Gospel(1908)

Mr. William Rimmer's Funeral Conducted by Elders(1910)

Joseph T. Bentley: Faith-Promoting Experiences in the Revolutions of Mexico (early 1900s)(1915)

The Profile of a Prophet(1955)

Moses Mahlangu: Fourteen Years of Waiting in Soweto (South Africa, 1960s–1980)(1966)

Lucille Perkins Bankhead: A Faithful Black Latter-day Saint Woman, Civil-Rights Defender, and First Genesis Group Relief Society President (1902–1994)(1971)

Elder Carlos H. Amado: The First Guatemalan General Authority and His Testimony of Overcoming Adversity(1989)

Elder Carlos E. Asay: General Authority Seventy and His Witness of 'Heavenly Powers' (1926–2012)(1990)

“Everything Good and Worthy in My Person”: Nada Ivanović Refuses to Trade Her Faith for a Job (1999)

Barbara Bowen Ballard: A Faithful Missionary Companion and Wife of an Apostle(2010)

A Scholar's Testimony of Joseph Smith(2021)

Charles Lambert's manifestation of the truth of the work(1880s)

An unnamed elder's experience of anti-Mormon prejudice and confirmation of truth in Stirling(1923)

Elder A. C. Swift's Testimony of the First Vision(1820)

President Edgar B. Brossard's Witness of Joseph Smith's Answered Prayer(1820)

George A. Smith(1840s)

The Witness of the Prophet Joseph Smith's Identity(1843)

Louisa Beaman: Joseph Smith's First Plural Wife in Nauvoo (1815–1850)(1841)

Mr. Vassalli baptized and receives witness of the spirit(1854)

Erastus Snow's Witness of the Spiritual State of the Saints in St. Louis(1854)

Elder Thomas Williams's witness of the gift of tongues and healing(1883)

Apostle Rudger Clawson's account of the shout of Hosanna in the Utah penitentiary(1886)

Elder J. R. Smith's Witness of Martin Harris's Testimony(1889)

Allen E. Bergin: A Scholar's Conversion Through a Continuing Series of Divine Inspirations (1970s and after)(1975)

Jack S. Bailey: A Latter-day Saint Writer on Faith and Human Suffering(1976)

Eve Gail McDaniel's Hand-Copied Book of Mormon(1990)

Cyrus E. Dallin — Spiritual Impact of Sculpting the Angel Moroni(1890s)

Sister's Testimony of the Principle of Plural Marriage(1870s)

The Witness of the Prophet Joseph Smith's First Vision and Moroni's Plates(1840s)

Pamela Knight: A Named Witness in the Early Church Whose Faith Joined the Great Gathering of the Restoration(1835)

Ethan Barrows Jr.: An Early Latter-day Saint Convert of New England (c. 1835–1838)

Elder Peter Whitmer Relates Experience and Meeting Manifestation(1835)

John Morton: President of the Kirtland Elders' Quorum Who Kept the Church Together in Ohio After the Prophet Left(1838)

Mary Ann Barzee Boyce: A Pioneer Wife, Mother, and 'Handmaiden of the Lord' (1821–1902)(1840)

Sister Gregson's lifelong faithfulness to the Gospel(1841)

Elizabeth Haven Barlow: An Early Latter-day Saint Woman and Her Autobiography (1811–1892)(1842)

Emily Dow Partridge: Daughter of the First Bishop, Plural Wife, Pioneer — 'Mormonism Came and Changed Everything'(1843)

Dr. John M. Bernhisel: A Faithful Friend of Joseph Smith and Utah's First Delegate (1844-1863)

John Borrowman: Company B Soldier's Documented Journal of Faith and Faithfulness (1846–1847)

John King: A Battalion Soldier's Original Journal Documenting the March to California (1846–1847)

Daniel Q. Dyke: A Soldier's Name in the Record of Faith (1846–1848)

Dr. Elvira Stevens Barney: A Latter-day Saint Pioneer Woman and Physician (1832–1909)(1846)

Bishop Millen Atwood: A Faithful Pastor of the Salt Lake Thirteenth Ward(1854)

Richard Heber Benson: A Faithful Son of the Benson Line(1860)

Bigler, Amy: A Legacy of Faith (1860s)(1865)

R. N. Russel's Gratitude for Divine Blessings during his Mission(1867)

Henry W. Berg: A Faithful Saint of the Berg Family(1870)

Walter J. Beatie: A Faithful Latter-day Saint Who Married into the Brigham Young Family (1872)

Elder Louis Howells's Testimony of the Restoration and Divine Witness(1878)

George Barr's Sister's Divine Witness of his Identity(1878)

Legacy of a Faithful Pioneer(1882)

Betty Holding's miraculous reunion with the Church after twenty years(1883)

Charles Berry: A Faithful Saint of the Berry Family(1885)

George Beard: A Faithful Latter-day Saint Bishop of Weston, Idaho (1834–1914)(1886)

Royal R. Young's Refusal to Disown Wives for Freedom(1887)

Zina Ball's deathbed testimony(1895)

Miraculous Manifestations of the Power of God at a Lecture in Northampton(1898)

Elder Heber J. Grant's Personal Knowledge of Spiritual Gifts(1899)

Sister Agnes Rose Lane's Powerful Testimony of the Gospel(1900)

Apostle John Henry Smith's incident of William McKinley's regard for Lorenzo Snow(1901)

Sister Gates's Spiritual Manifestation in London(1902)

Mary's Witness of the Fulfillment of Scriptural Prophecy(1902)

President Heber J. Grant's personal experiences of the Spirit(1904)

President Heber J. Grant's manifestation during district meetings(1905)

Baptismal Service for Thirty Converts in Birmingham(1906)

Julius A. Rockwood's Father's Dying Testimony of Joseph Smith(1907)

Elder Daniel H. Cook's Baptism in Goldhanger(1908)

Mr. Macartney's Testimony of Latter-day Saint Conditions in Utah(1908)

The Witness of the Sister Concerning the Truth of the Gospel(1908)

Elder Jones's assertion of the Church's belief in supernatural manifestations(1912)

William Turnbull's positive testimony of the Latter-day Saints in Utah(1912)

Elder Benjamin R. Birchall's Comforting Address at the Funeral of Margaret Hannah Green(1912)

Benjamin Layton's Witness of Spiritual Strength During Trials(1912)

S. Vickers's Faithfulness and Testimony(1913)

Whitaker Metcalf and Simeon Stead's witness of the manifestation of the power of God through the priesthood(1913)

Legacy of Faithfulness and Endurance Through Deafness and Hardship(1919)

Clarissa A. Beesley: A Faithful Leader of the Young Women of the Church(1925)

Susie Hio Widgigitch's Testimony of Remembering Prayer While Away(1926)

William E. Berrett: A Lifetime of Teaching the Restored Church (1930s and after)(1936)

LaMar C. Berrett: 'My Testimony Is Built on a Study of the Prophet Joseph Smith' (1952-1992)(1960)

Leona Peyope Hasuse's Testimony of Faith After Home Destruction(1974)

Elder Joseph Anderson: Sixty Years as Secretary to the First Presidency and His Witness of Personal Testimony(1976)

Elder M. Russell Ballard: Apostle and Great-Grandson of the Martyr Hyrum Smith (1928–2023)(1985)

Janette Hales Beckham: Relief Society General President (1930–2023)(1990)

Nina Bazarskaya: A Russian Latter-day Saint and 'The Widow's Mite From Russia'(1996)

Elder David A. Bednar: An Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ (born 1952)(2004)

Earl S. Beecher: 'A Mormon Chaplain' and Faithful Servant(2011)

Abel Evans's Blessing Received After Embracing the Gospel(1860s)

John Davies' Testimony of the Gift of the Holy Ghost(1849)

A blind man's spiritual insight regarding the infidel on Glasgow Green(1914)

Frances K. Quinton's sustained blessings and spiritual guidance in Alberta(1914)

Mollie Higginson's spiritual experience at the Tabernacle conference(1915)

Hans J. Christiansen's Birthday Celebration and Reflection(1916)

Elder John A. Widtsoe's testimony regarding the radio amplifier as a witness of divine hearing(1923)

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