The Twelve ExApostles of the Restoration
Faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints often omit the reasons why Martin Harris, David Whitmer or Oliver Cowdrey stood by their Book of Mormon witness to their grave. It's because they invested their whole lives money and reputation into it. David Whitmer an investor in the Book of Mormon publication, wasn't going to allow his excommunication to screw up the ROI on his venture, so founded the Whitmerites faction of the Restoration. So he must believe the book of Mormon as true to gain followers to his faction. Young Men were converting in numbers to take up plural wives, just look at the ages of the new apostles he replaced the Exed apostles of Missouri with: The Twelve (in the order presented at the meeting) were Lyman Johnson, age 23; Brigham Young, 33; Heber C. Kimball, 33; Orson Hyde, 30; David W. Patten, 35; Luke Johnson, 27; William E. McLellin, 29; John F. Boynton, 23; Orson Pratt, 23; William Smith, 23; Thomas B. Marsh, 34; and Parley P. Pra...