John Whitmer
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 145 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 27,1802 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | York |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 11,1878 |
| Died | Far West |
| Missouri | |
| United States | |
| Called by | Joseph Smith |
| Successor | Oliver Cowdery |
| Parents | Peter Whitmer Sr. |
| Job | Book editor |
| Books | An Early Latter Day Saint History: The Book of John Whitmer Kept by Commandment |
| From Historian to Dissident: The Book of John Whitmer | |
| Call by | Joseph Smith |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1140362 |
John Whitmer Life story
John Whitmer was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon's golden plates. Whitmer was also the first official Church Historian and a member of the presidency of the church in Missouri from 1834 to 1838.
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