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Oliver H. P. Cowdery (October 3, 1806 – March 3, 1850) was an American religious leader who, with Joseph Smith, was an important participant in the formative period of the Latter Day Saint movement between 1829 and 1836.
Oliver Cowdery. Born in Vermont in 1806, Oliver Cowdery was the eighth and final child of William and Rebecca Fuller Cowdery. He grew up in a religious family that endured many hardships during his early life, such as crop failures and several moves.
Oliver Cowdery, the “second elder of the Church,” and one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, was born in the town of Wells, Rutland County, Vermont, on October 3, 1806. His parents were farming people of the neighborhood.
Oliver Cowdery’s Gift. D&C 6, 7, 8, 9, 13. Jeffrey G. Cannon. Image. portrait of Oliver Cowdery. Oliver Cowdery lay awake wondering if the stories he was hearing were true. The 22-year-old schoolteacher was boarding at the Palmyra, New York, home of Joseph Smith Sr. in the fall of 1828.
Oliver Cowdery, ca. 1845, daguerreotype, copy by Coe studio, 1883, Church History Library, PH 1700 3773. Oliver Cowdery was born in Wells, Vermont, in 1806. He was working as a schoolmaster in Manchester, New York, when he met the Smith family.
Oliver Cowdery was the first member of the Church to speak in a public meeting after the Church had been officially organized on April 6, 1830. Oliver’s speeches and writings were known for their logic, grounded in personal knowledge.
From April 1829 to April 1838 Oliver Cowdery was a close associate and friend of the Prophet Joseph. He scribed most of the Book of Mormon as Joseph translated the sacred writ.
