In case you're too tired to click and enlarge this photo of the granite tablet honoring John Whitmer, here's how the inscription reads, "John Whitmer, 27 August 1802-11 July 1878; Sarah Maria Jackson Whitmer, 13 October 1809-15 October 1873; This honest truth-loving man and his family played an important role in the Mormon movement. One of the eight witesses to view the golden plates believed to be the source of the Book of Mormon. Testified to the truth of the Book of Mormon the rest of his life. First church historian, 1831-1838, and careful steward of important documents. A member of the Missouri Church Presidency from 1834-1838. Helped found Far West, Caldwell County, where the family continued to live folowing the 1838 expulsion of the Mormons from Missouri. Erected 1999 by John Whitmer Historical Association and Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation."
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