As persecution mounted and Nauvoo flourished, Joseph Smith received one of the most hopeful revelations of the Restoration: baptism for the dead. In this episode, we explore the origins, meaning, and power of this doctrine, a voice of gladness that extends salvation to both the living and the dead.
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