What this early apostate revealed about the Book of Mormon

William McLellin was an early leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and also became an early apostate and critic of Church leadership. One might expect him to have also been a severe critic of the Book of Mormon, but the documents he left behind reveal quite a different story.

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— The full letter (transcript) from McLellin to Cobb can be found here, in “William E. McLellan’s Testimony of the Book of Mormon,” by Larry C. Porter (BYU Studies): http://tinyurl.com/4kv9wshr
— “‘The Testimony of Men’ William E. McLellin and the Book of Mormon Witnesses,” by Mitchell K. Schaefer (BYU Studies): http://tinyurl.com/y8uw7hxj
— Biography of William McLellin via Joseph Smith Papers: https://tinyurl.com/5f9urs83
— “The Ensign of Liberty, of the Church of Christ,” Jan. 1848 (containing an account of McLellin’s history in the Church): https://tinyurl.com/4wje47zp
— “Book of Mormon Evidence: William E. McLellin,” via Evidence Central: http://tinyurl.com/bdrbeny4
— “Why Did William E. McLellin Call the Book of Mormon the ‘Apple of My Eye’?” via Book of Mormon Central: http://tinyurl.com/3ucueezx

Suggested Reading:
— “The Journals of William E. McLellin 1831-1836,” edited by Jan Shipps and John W. Welch.

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