I have chosen to speak about the significance of their testimonies and about the life of one of them. There are witnesses of the Book of Mormon itself. Appropriately, it is now titled “Another Testament of Jesus Christ.” Book of Mormon Witnesses The Book of Mormon has the same content: witnesses preceding, during, and following the ministry of the Messiah. The Bible witnesses of Jesus Christ by prophecies of His coming, by accounts of His ministry, and by the testimonies of those who carried His message to the world. The most important ordinances of salvation-baptism, marriage, and other ordinances of the temple-are required to have witnesses (see D&C 127:6 D&C 128:3).

The scriptures state that “in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established” ( 2 Cor. 43:10 Mosiah 18:9 D&C 84:62), and all of the prophets have borne witness of Jesus Christ (see Acts 10:43 Rev.

The Lord has commanded His servants to testify of Him (see Isa. 17:5 John 5:31–39), and the Son has borne witness of the Father (see John 17). The Father has borne witness of the Son (see Matt. In the Godhead, the function of the Holy Ghost is to bear witness of the Father and the Son (see 2 Ne. Witnesses and witnessing are vital in God’s plan for the salvation of His children.

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