Stand as a Witness – Doctrine and Covenants 14-17

Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me reading of Doctrine and Covenants 14-17. All links are to church websites or websites approved for further gospel study. Chose one thing a day to do with your children or chose a couple to do for family home evening.

Everyone

Saints, Volume 1 – Fellow Servants – Read this part of the chapter that tells the historical background of these sections.

Video – A Day for the Eternities – This film features the experiences of David Whitmer as Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery stay with his family in Fayette, New York, to finish the translation of the Book of Mormon.

Video – Mary Whitmer Sees the Gold Plates – Mary Whitmer’s home became a place of refuge for Joseph and Emma Smith, along with their friend Oliver Cowdery. With eight children, a few grandchildren, and a farm to tend to, Mary Whitmer was strengthened by the Lord in a manner she wasn’t expecting. Illustrated video created by the LDS Church History Library.

Children

Activity – Witnesses of the Book of Mormon – Dot-to-dot and coloring page

Activity – I Can Be a Witness of the Things God has Done for Me – Color and make this booklet.

Activity – Who am I? A Church History Mystery – Includes some facts and images of Oliver Cowdery.

Activity – “Who Am I? (Church History Mysteries)” – Includes some facts and an image of David Whitmer.

Article – “Seeds of Faith” – President James E. Faust shares an experience of hearing a man tell about how he met David Whitmer, who testified of the Book of Mormon.

Audio – Witnesses See the Gold Plates – A Primary teacher and children learn about the witnesses to the Book of Mormon. Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer were shown the gold plates by an angel so they could testify the plates were real. Later, eight more people were allowed to hold the plates.

Video – Witnesses See the Gold Plates – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader

Youth

Article – The Last Witness of the Three Witnesses – Not one of the Three Witnesses ever denied his testimony of the Book of Mormon.

Video – Endure to the End – (D&C 14:7) President Dieter F. Uchtdorf teaches how to endure to the end.

Youth & Adults

Article – Who was David Whitmer? – Doctrine and Covenant Insights from the Liahona.

Article – Witnesses of the Book of Mormon – Church History topics essay

Article – The Knight and Whitmer Families – Revelations in Context

Video – KnoWhy 395: Why Is David Whitmer’s Witness of the Book of Mormon So Compelling? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 488: The Simple Miracle That Helped the Whitmers Further the Book of Mormon – Book of Mormon Central

Video – Personal Scripture – Taylor Halverson (D&C 14–16) – Book of Mormon Central (2:52 minutes)

Video –  Sharing the Gospel – John Hilton III (D&C 15–16) – Book of Mormon Central (3:57 minutes)

Video – Witnesses of the Plates – Casey Paul Griffiths (D&C 17) – Book of Mormon Central (8:56) minutes)

Video – KnoWhy 405: Why Were the Three Witnesses Shown the Liahona? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 267: Why Were Three Key Witnesses Chosen to Testify of the Book of Mormon? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 54: Who Are the “Few” Who Were Permitted to See the Plates? – Book of Mormon Central

Adults

Article – “True to the Book of Mormon—The Whitmers” – Background information on the Whitmer family and their contribution to the Church.

Article – “The Witness: Martin Harris” – Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks about the life of Martin Harris and his contributions to the Church.

Article – The Experience of the Three Witnesses – Revelations in Context

Article – Early Missionaries – Church History topics essay

Article – Section 14, Revelation to David Whitmer – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Sections 15–16, Revelations to John Whitmer and Peter Whitmer Jr. – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Section 17, Revelation to the Three Witnesses – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Witnesses—Those Who Assist to Bring Forth This Work – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Firsthand Witness Accounts of the Translation Process – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – A Multiplicity of Witnesses – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Discussions on the Doctrine & Covenants: D&C 5 & 17 – Witnesses of the Book of Mormon – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections. BYUtv.

Video – Discussions on the Doctrine & Covenants: D&C 4, 11-12, 14-16 – Qualifications for Service – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections. BYUtv.

Video – Act in Doctrine: Witnesses to the Work – In this discussion they focus on three takeaways: 1. Declaring Repentance, 2. Assisting in the Work, and 3. Becoming a Witness. Book of Mormon Central. (24:47 minutes)