Welcome to Part 2 with Dr. Rob Eaton, Doctrine and Covenants, Sections 3 through 5.

I was reading this as a one-time extraordinary event, but eight months later, when Martin then goes to Harmony,

and now has an even more audacious ask. Really? He's now saying, I'd like to see the plates.

His wife's brought a fraud trial against Joseph. He'd like to see the plates. His wife's brought a fraud trial against Joseph.

He'd like to see the plates before he was just asking to borrow the manuscript for a while.

On Section 5 verse 21, this is apparently an ongoing process for Joseph Smith that he's not yet completed eight months later.

And similarly, Martin's made progress and is told

conditionally he can be one of these three witnesses if he repents. So verses 11 through 13 and 18,

John, would you read those four? So 11 through 13 and I'll read 18 in section 5 now.

11 through 13. Yeah. and in addition to your testimony the testimony of three

of my servants whom I shall call and ordain unto whom I will show these things and they shall go forth with

my words that are given through you yea Yea, they shall know of a surety

that these things are true,

for from heaven will I declare it unto them.

I will give them power

that they may behold

and view these things as they are.

And their testimony

shall also go forth

under the condemnation of this generation.

That's verse 18, if they harden their hearts against them.

But then before being able to do that, Martin's told he's got more humbling to do.

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