The letter Joseph Smith wrote in Liberty Jail between March 20 and 22, 1839, is perhaps his most famous letter: substantial excerpts from it have been canonized as Doctrine and Covenants 121, 122, and 123. But few have ever read the letter in its entirety, and thus many do not realize that it also contains further words of advice and inspiration that are well worth study.
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President Eyring points to then-unseen successes of Utah’s silkworm industry at monument commemoration
Returning to his boyhood ward, President Henry B. Eyring repeatedly urged his audience to “follow the prophet” as he spoke at the 80th anniversary celebration of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers monument in Salt Lake City’s Yalecrest neighborhood Saturday, Oct. 9, honoring Utah’s silkworm industry.
Experience Liberty Jail in a Chilling New Video
Historical events can sometimes be difficult to picture because the modern world is so different from the world of the past. But recently, Casey Paul Griffiths and the Book of Mormon Central video team came up with the idea to create a 3D model of Liberty Jail. This 3D model would provide an immersive experience to help people understand what the prison might have looked like in Joseph Smith’s time.
New Joseph Smith Papers podcast: Why the Nauvoo Temple is essential to understanding the Restoration
The Nauvoo Temple is the focus of the third Joseph Smith Papers miniseries podcast that McBride has hosted. The first of the documentary-style podcasts is about the First Vision and the second is focused on the priesthood restoration. All of the episodes of “The Nauvoo Temple: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast” were released Thursday, Oct. 14.
Praise to the Man: How Joseph Smith Freely Forgave a Grievous Wrong
Few caused as much pain and devastation to the Saints as W.W. Phelps. He believed he could never be forgiven.
How Wilford Woodruff, the Missionary, Became a Father, Almost a Widower, and Finally an Apostle
His family and his faith in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ were paramount to him. His relentless quest was to bind his family and his faith together in a covenant so strong that no governor’s order, no dungeon cell, not even death could overturn it.
Lessons from the Restoration: Asked to Leave Their 3-Year-Old Behind
This story from Church history is unusual enough to cause some reflection. Why would the prophet and the Lord separate both a mother and a father from a 3-year-old child for five years? What were the lessons that needed to be learned?
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