John Whitmer

Book of Mormon witness (1802-1878) Date Of Birth : 1802-08-27T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1878-07-11T00:00:00Z

John Whitmer (August 27, 1802 – July 11, 1878) 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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