Friday, February 17, 2023

Martin Harris Being Unaware of the Relevance of Isaiah 29//2 Nephi 27 when he met Prof. Anthon

Martin Harris, in 1873, was interviewed by Anthony Metcalf. When queried about his visit to Prof. Anthon and its relationship to Isa 29//2 Nephi 27, we read the following:

 

I asked him if he knew what the prophet Isaiah had said about the event. He said, "No," but that Joseph Smith had shown that chapter to him after his return. (Anthony Metcalf, Ten Years before the Mast. Shipwrecks and Adventures at Sea. Religious Customs of the People of India and Burmah’s Empire. How I Became a Mormon and Why I Became an Infidel [Malad City, Idaho: n.p., 1888], 71)