David Whitmer’s Seer Stone
This is David Whitmer’s seer stone. It was likely that David obtained this stone from Native American burial sites in western New York. The seer stone is in reality a Native American gorget, which was a rock worn around the neck as a decorative, but functional piece of armor. The stone was used during David Whitmer’s church organization and was used to obtain revelations during the 1870s and 1880s by his grandson George Schweich. The David Whitmer Stone is in the Library-Archives of the Community of Christ in Independence Missouri.
David Whitmer Indian Gorget, Community of Christ Library and Archives.
The David Whitmer Stone by Photo by Alvin R. Dyer, 1955
This is a similar gorget (but not a seer stone) currently for sale at Ripley Auctions
Wee-tá-ra-shá-ro, Head Chief of the Wichita Tribe, 1834. Image copyright George Caitlan, now held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. (note the gorget)
Learn More:
- Wikipedia – David Whitmer
- Ripley Auctions – Banded Slate Gorget Perry Co OH Indian Artifact
- Amazon.com – Early Mormonism and the Magical World View
Featured Image Photo – George W. Schweich