Podcast appearances and mentions of Liberty Jail

This episode talks about finding how the Savior can strengthen us in our trials.  Liberty Jail, my experience on the cruise ship, and Section 25 about Emma. Click the link below to listen to Saints!  Woo hoo! See also Saints, 1:89–90, 94–97. Here is a link to buy the book I mentioned, “I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better.”  I highly suggest it for anyone in leadership roles or just about anyone who wants to learn how to validate people's feelings.  I think I need to re-read it every few years.  It's such solid advice.   Here is the talk from Elder Holland, “Lesson's From Liberty Jail.”   https://youtu.be/RpOylYSEaqA     Here are the links in the manual to take you to the other resources they suggest about Emma. See also “An Elect Lady” (video, Homepage - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ); “Thou Art an Elect Lady,” Revelations in Context, 33–39; Joy D. Jones, “An Especially Noble Calling,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2020, 15–18. Check out my book, "Feasting on the Words of Christ," where I share a simple, five-step method for receiving answers to your prayers through the scriptures. You're really going to love it!    

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Less than a year after being the Liberty Jail, Joseph smith knocked in the door of the White House in Washington DC- and insulted the President. And impressed the public.

The fall of 1838 marked the first time the Latter-day Saints engaged in organized retaliation against their enemies. The setting was Northern Missouri and the situation was what is referred to as the “Mormon War.” Here the Saints marched on some nearby settlements that were supporting and equipping their enemies and conducted raids where they pillaged stores and torched buildings. Things only escalated from there and eventually culminated in the infamous “Extermination Order” of Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, the Hawn's Mill massacre, the imprisonment of Joseph Smith and other Church leaders in Liberty Jail, and the wholesale removal of Latter-day Saints from the state of Missouri.   On this episode of Church History Matters, Casey and I walk through the history of this tumultuous time and think about what the conflict of 1838 might teach us about the justified and unjustified use of violence among Latter-day Saints—and its consequences. For show notes and transcript for this and other episodes go to https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/church-history-matters-podcast/   

In August 1844, there were two major contenders to assume leadership of the church following the deaths of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. On the one hand was Sidney Rigdon, a gifted man who had been at Joseph Smith's side as his confidante since 1830. Sidney initially proved quite effective as Joseph's scribe and mission companion, and later as his first counselor. Over time, however, Joseph lost confidence in Sidney's stability and, therefore, his ability to serve effectively as his counselor. Things came to a head in 1843 when, at a Church conference, Joseph officially sought to vote Sidney out of the First Presidency for his suspected role in a kidnapping attempt against Joseph to get him back to Missouri. And although they appear to have reconciled to some degree prior to Joseph's death, the question remained: did Joseph intend for Sidney to preside over the Church following his death? On the other hand there was Brigham Young and the Quorum of the Twelve apostles. It seemed that at the same time Sidney's star was falling, that of Brigham Young and the Twelve was rising. As time passed, their leadership only proved more and more vital and trustworthy. From leading the frantic exodus out of Missouri to Quincy, Illinois while Joseph was in Liberty Jail, to leading crucial missions to England where thousands of converts were brought into the Church, the Twelve, under Brigham Young's leadership, were proving to be not only reliable but critical to the success and growth of the Church. And following his death, multiple members of the Twelve attested to a private meeting Joseph held with them that previous Spring wherein he officially commissioned and empowered them to lead the Church should his enemies kill him.   In this episode of Church History Matters, we explore all of this in detail and set the stage for the watershed Church meeting held on August 8 1844 where Church members get to vote on who they will follow. For show notes and transcript for this and other episodes go to https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/church-history-matters-podcast/   

Feeling isolated in depression, either your own or a loved one's? Let's break that barrier together. I dive into my journey battling depression and unveil how the gospel of Jesus Christ can empower you to conquer it.Talks Mentioned:"Like a Broken Vessel" President Jeffrey R. Holland, General Conference October 2013"Lessons from Liberty Jail"  President  Jeffrey R. Holland, BYU Devotional September 7, 2008"Hallmarks of Happiness" Elder Gary B. Sabin, General Conference October 2023Connect with Jennie:https://www.instagram.com/thelatterdayladies/https://www.thelatterdayladies.com/

The conclusion of the Missouri-Mormon war of 1838! Two events which are incredibly infamous in Mormon history, the Haun's Mill Massacre, and the Liberty Jail stint, feature throughout this episode. But we discuss the context that led to the circumstances and the criminal proceedings that resulted from the war once Joseph Smith and the Mormons had surrendered. While certain figures are vilified for turning against the prophet, we spend a bit more time with those individuals to see what they had to say for themselves. The section ends with the Mormon resettlement in Quincy, Illinois and Joseph escaping prison to live the rest of his days a fugitive of murder, arson, robbery, larceny, and treason. Then we wrap with some good news about consumption, or TB!   Show notes:  https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-from-thomas-b-marsh-15-february-1838/2 https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/doctrine-and-covenants-1835/95 https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/revelation-12-january-1838-a/1 https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/minute-book-2/99 Pick up Stephen LeSueur's book here! https://www.benchmarkbooks.com/ https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Danite_Manifesto http://boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/BFJohnson.html http://www.withoutend.org/missouri-sow-cannon-folis-folly https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~livcomo/letters/mormon.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Extermination_Order https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/oliver-cowdery-letter-to-warren-a-cowdery-olivers-brother-january-21-1838/ https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/appendix-1-letter-to-oliver-cowdery-and-others-circa-17-june-1838/1 https://user.xmission.com/~research/mormonpdf/article4.pdf http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/rigd1838.htm https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/findingaids/rg005-01 http://www.olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1840s/1841Misr.htm https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b02_f25_f01.pdf https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b02_f24_f01.pdf https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b02_f24_f15-16.pdf https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b02_f25_f03-06.pdf https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b47_f7_f03-04.pdf   NaMo Links:  https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-40-second-mass-exodus-plus-marie-bom/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-41-gloria-ecclesia-fili-raptus-nominee-deorum/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-42-schism-grenade-john-hamer/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-43-red-sermon/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-44-battle-begins/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-45-militant-seekers-truth/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-46-mo-conquest-mythicist-milwaukee-pt2/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-47-executive-order-atrocity-andrew-torrez/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-48-hauns-mill-massacre-listen-ep-48/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-49-profit-high-treason/ https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-50-mo-justice-mo-peace/   Happy News:   Johnson & Johnson Letting Nonprofit Distribute Life-Saving Generic Tuberculosis Drug—Greatly Expanding Access In Poorer Countries: https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/07/13/johnson--johnson-letting-nonprofit-distribute-life-saving-generic-tuberculosis-drug-greatly-expanding-access-in-poorer-countries/?sh=58a324e03dcd    John Green videos:  Barely Contained Rage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW0h4  The Good News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywz5xYuNPo    Stop TB Partnership non-profit: https://www.stoptb.org/    Other Appearances:    Come see us on Aron Ra's YouTube channel! He's doing a series titled Reading Joseph's Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist:   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf    Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glassboxpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlassBoxPod  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on “Store” here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com   

Part 3. We can learn some tremendous lesson from Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail about hearing Him in the Dark.

Part 2. We can learn some tremendous lesson from Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail about hearing Him in the Dark.

We can learn some tremendous lesson from Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail about hearing Him in the Dark.

In “We Can Do Hard Things through Him,” Elder Morrison reminds us of the importance of trials. Here are some questions to consider as you study: What lessons have you learned from past/current trials? What past/current trials have helped you care for others in similar situations? And if you're looking for further study: "Lessons from Liberty Jail" by Jeffrey R. Holland, BYU Speech September 2008 "Joy and Spiritual Survival" by Russell M. Nelson, October 2016 Gen Conf "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" You can also watch this podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoiavmFctfCBB68kWaKVy0g Find the study guide for purchase as a digital download here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KCBatesDesigns?section_id=40714472 Find the study guide for purchase as a physical book here: https://www.kcbates.com/copy-of-general-conference-quotes If you'd like to send in comments on your favorite talks or if you have any other questions or comments, you can comment below, email me, or message me one any of my social media platforms. Email: genconfconvos@gmail.com Facebook: General Conference Conversations Instagram: @generalconferenceconversations

Not Compassion, Not Justice, But Faith Not Compassion, Not Justice, But Faith - Job moves back and forth from humility and commitment to contending and bitterness. This is a process we all go through. He is "wrestling" with the Lord. - Joseph Smith's words from Liberty Jail in D&C Sections 121 & 122 give great context to the Book of Job. - Compassion and Justice are not enough. The Lord wants your trust/faith and a deeper relationship with you.   Website - www.cwicmedia.com   

Have you ever driven through the night to Wyoming and sat at the entrance of Devil's Tower to welcome in the dawn? I did. That was three years ago. The trip where I got to see the Badlands again and notice that they looked completely different than I had remembered. But, Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore looked about the same. Road trips are an important part of my life. Though we flew a lot when I was a young girl, my parents always made sure that there was time each year for a road trip. Some years we went just a few hours a way for a few days, but most of the time we'd pack up and head out of town for a few weeks - traveling from east to west, from mid-west to east (often through Canada), and from west to east. And, everywhere in between. This past year I went on a big road trip across the country, and several shorter trips within that trip. It spanned over a year. Kolob Canyon, City of Rocks, Warm Springs Nevada, Yellowstone, White Sands, Lake Powell, Sun Valley, Brian's Head, Nebo Loop, The Grand Tetons, Squaw Peak, Liberty Jail in Missouri, Bedford Indiana (Limestone quarries), and the massive forest that is the east coast. Just a few adventures along the journey. I chose to learn quite a few lessons from this experience. This episode captures some of them. Of course, I remembered more after I finished my ramble. Part of me feels like I need to edit this further because it's over an hour. But, lately I've been asked to continue saying more in less time. So, I finally just allowed myself to bring this to you in it's long form. Listen or not, I hope you take time for a road trip sometime in the next few months. If you live in the city, go through the country. If you live in the country, I hope you try out the city. We need to experience both right now. There's too much confusion and judgement going on from sources that don't have boots on the ground, yet have a lot to say about what they think is going on. I'm back home, but wishing that I was out on the next adventure. The road trip changed me, and that's exactly why I will go again. “I MAY NOT HAVE GONE WHERE I INTENDED TO GO, BUT I THINK I HAVE ENDED UP WHERE I INTENDED TO BE.” – DOUGLAS ADAMS #podcast #moveyourdesk #kolobcanyon #cityofrocks #therockies #yellowstone #lakepowell #Brianshead #sunvalley #twinfalls #mtharrison #wasatchfront #neboloop #warmsprings #whitesands

In honor of the 1847 and later Pioneers, in this episode of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner provides "the rest of the story", little known details of LDS Church history, including the likely date of Joseph Smith's "First Vision", what happened to the original Nauvoo Temple, how Wilford Wood acquired for the LDS Church, the Nauvoo Temple site, the Newell K. Whitney Store, the Johnston Farm, the Adam-Ondi-Ahman property, part of the original Book of Mormon manuscript, Liberty Jail, Carthage Jail, and other Church History sites.  He describes how the Salt Lake Valley looked when the Pioneers arrived and how it was already occupied, and described as beautiful and lush by the early Pioneers.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joseph Smith spent about six months in Liberty Jail following the Mormon-Missouri War of 1838. Historian Steve LeSueur talks more about the court hearings, and Joseph's escape from jail, (or was he let go by the sheriff?) Liberty Jail Hearing Steve:  Yes, and it appears that he was let go by the sheriff. So, he's […]

Sometimes, we mistakenly believe that, if we have enough faith, God will remove painful obstacles from our paths. That could be true – He does work miracles and, sometimes, those miracles include healing in all forms. But what if He does not take our challenges away? Does that mean we lack faith? In this episode, we explore the story of Liberty Jail, one of the darkest times in the life of the Prophet Joseph and those who followed him. We all have our Liberty Jail moments. We can learn much about how to approach our dark days by examining how the Lord instructed Joseph in the grueling months of his imprisonment. This week's SHINE challenge: Read Doctrine and Covenants sections 121-123. In your journal, record at least one thing you learn from those sections that will help you navigate your personal trials. Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here. ** Follow along on Instagram References: 1. Lessons from Liberty Jail: Jeffrey R. Holland 2. Spiritual Whirlwinds: Neil L. Andersen 3. Doctrine and Covenants 121-123

Stories in this Episode: - The Blind Carver - Weak Things Made Strong - The Refuge in Illinois - The Prophet in Liberty Jail

We cover some history after Joseph escapes from Liberty Jail and then cover Section 124.

These three sections were extracted by Brigham Young in the 1870s from a much longer letter that Joseph wrote from Liberty Jail in 1839. While presented to the church as revelations, many are Joseph’s thoughts,...

Check out our Facebook page! www.facebook.com/groups/goyeforthpodcast/ Welcome, everyone! On today's show, I speak with Jennifer Bringhurst who served in the California, Los Angeles Mission from 2020 to 2021. And in my missionary minute, I talk about trials. So let's get to it! ---- Tune in to hear the podcast! ---- A big thanks to my long-lost cousin Jennifer Bringhurst. In today's missionary minute I was thinking about Jen's trials as a missionary. I never experienced the same trials, but I've watched the missionaries here in Port Angeles who have had Japanese on their name tags, but never made it out to Japan. I've seen so many of them faithfully serve and love their mission here in Port Angeles, and in the Tacoma mission. I mentioned William Bringhurst. He was sent to Las Vegas to build a fort and make a safe place for the saints to stop and rest who were traveling back and forth to California from Utah. Things didn't go the way he expected. They built the fort. He's credited with founding Las Vegas. But eventually, the fort was abandoned and he moved back to Utah. It didn't quite work out the way that he had hoped. I don't know if it was a disappointment to Brigham Young who had called him there, but I don't think that God is disappointed in us. We just need to keep trying. Joseph Smith I'm sure had different wants than to be cast in prison at Liberty Jail. But because of those trials we get some beautiful scripture. Doctrine and Covenants Section 122:7 And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. 8 The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he? Life will have its ups and downs and God will make it for our good. Well, that's about it for today's show. If you or someone you know has served a mission and you think that they would be a fun guest for the show, please contact me @ goyeforthpodcast@gmail.com If you liked the show, please subscribe so that you are notified when new episodes come out. We would also appreciate it if you could rate and review the podcast in Apple podcasts, or share it with a friend. Until next time, wax strong in the gospel my friends! This is not an official production of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed are by the host and guest.

From the fall of 1838 through the Spring of 1839, Joseph Smith and other Church Leaders were confined in the Liberty Jail.  They had several attorneys defending them, including Peter Burnett, a Missouri lawyer and--incidentally-- one of the Missouri militiamen who had marched against the Latter-day Saints at Far West.  In this episode, we discuss Peter Burnett's account of defending Joseph Smith.  Latter-day Saints are familiar with the harsh conditions of the Liberty Jail, but Burnett's account highlights an aspect of the experience that is less well-known: that Joseph and the other prisoners were in constant danger of being lynched by mobs, and they were particularly vulnerable during court hearings and while being moved to and from the jail.  Burnett's account highlights the heroism of Joseph's team of country lawyers, scratching out a living in a lawless frontier, and taking a stand for the rule of law against the murderous mob.We recount one pre-trial hearing where the prisoners and their attorneys were in imminent danger of being dragged out of the Liberty Courthouse and hanged.  Yet Burnett and Doniphan would not back down.  Burnett recounts how he drew his pistol and told his co-counsel, "Doniphan, let yourself out [i.e., give it all you've got], my good fellow.  I will kill the first man who attacks you."  And Doniphan proceeded to give the one of the most noble, withering arguments, growing bolder as the crowd grew more incensed.    He also describes the stream of curious visitors that came to the Davis County Jail to gawk at the famous Joseph Smith.  These visits led Joseph into theological debates and, memorably, a wrestling match against the best fighter of Davis County.  Burnett also leaves an incredible summation of his client's physical appearance, mannerisms, and character.  While Burnett had much criticism of Joseph's way of speaking, his lack of education, and his awkward way of expressing ideas, "with all these drawbacks," he wrote, "Joseph Smith was much more than an ordinary man."   For more information contained in this episode, please check out:   Peter Hardeman Burnett, Recollections and Opinions of an Old Pioneer (1880), available at https://www.loc.gov/item/01006673/  Search Terms:  Joseph Smith, Peter Burnett, Alexander Doniphan, Mormon War, Missouri Persecution, Clay County, Davis County, Liberty Jail, Lyman Wight, Sidney Rigdon, Samuel Lucas, court-martial,  lynch mobs, Country Lawyers

Back in 1839 Joseph Smith was in Liberty Jail facing a lot of difficulty. The conditions were poor and the trial seemed to be more than he could take. He asks God where is He, and why is He not helping him. Everyone has probably had their own Liberty Jail moment when the trial seems so hard and we ask God where is He, and why is He not helping. I want to share with you from the scriptures what God's answer was. How He really is always with us and how our trials shall be for our good. www.coachmegthomas.com

Why Did Joseph Write His Famous Letter from Liberty Jail? #621 by Book of Mormon Central

Liberty Jail.  Prayers of a Prophet

Uncle Andrew is back with us.  From Come Follow Me Manual:As difficult as the last six years had been for the Saints, things started to look up in the spring of 1839: The refugee Saints had found compassion among the citizens of Quincy, Illinois. Guards had allowed the Prophet Joseph Smith and other Church leaders to escape captivity in Missouri. And the Church had just purchased land in Illinois where the Saints could gather again. Yes, it was swampy, mosquito-infested land, but compared to the challenges the Saints had already faced, this probably seemed manageable. So they drained the swamp and drafted a charter for a new city, which they named Nauvoo. It means “beautiful” in Hebrew, though it was more an expression of faith than an accurate description, at least at first. Meanwhile, the Lord was impressing His Prophet with a sense of urgency. He had more truths and ordinances to restore, and He needed a holy temple where the Saints could receive them. In many ways, these same feelings of faith and urgency are important in the Lord's work today.While Nauvoo did become a beautiful city with a beautiful temple, both were eventually abandoned. But the Lord's truly beautiful work, all along, has been to “crown you with honor, immortality, and eternal life” (Doctrine and Covenants 124:55), and that work never ends.

"Liberty" and The Doctrine of Christ The exchange between Joseph Smith and the Lord in Liberty Jail should be seen through the lens of the Doctrine of Christ. What was the Lord teaching Joseph and what does He teach us? It's not always the circumstances that need to change but rather us that need to change.   Website - https://www.cwicmedia.com  

What lessons does Joseph Smith's experience in Liberty Jail teach us about God's love? How can our trials be both a prison and a temple? Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is part one of the lesson about Joseph in Liberty jail.  This episode includes my interview with Dawn Trythall about her own "Liberty Jail". 

Better Late Than Never:From Come Follow Me Manual:The bottom level of the county jail in Liberty, Missouri, was known as the dungeon. The walls were thick, the stone floor was cold and filthy, the food—what there was of it—was rotten, and the only light came from two narrow, iron-barred windows near the ceiling. This dungeon is where Joseph Smith and a few of his brethren spent most of their imprisonment—four frigid months during the winter of 1838–39—awaiting trial for charges of treason against the state of Missouri. During this time, Joseph was constantly receiving news about the suffering of the Saints. The peace and optimism of Far West had lasted only a few months, and now the Saints were homeless once again, driven into the wilderness in search of yet another place to start over—this time with their Prophet in prison.No wonder Joseph Smith cried out, “O God, where art thou?” The answers he received, the “knowledge from heaven” that came “pouring down” in that miserable jail, demonstrate that although it may not always feel like it, God is never far away. No power can “stay the heavens,” the Prophet learned. “God shall be with [His faithful Saints] forever and ever.” (Doctrine and Covenants 121:1, 33; 122:9.)

Our eighth Living Faith discussion centers around Joseph Smith and the turbulent times leading up to Liberty Jail. We learned so much from BYU-Idaho Professor Andrea Radke-Moss, and appreciate her willingness to speak to us about the important lessons learned during this time in our Church's history. The Living Faith discussion series was created to enrich your Come, Follow Me study of the Doctrine & Covenants and church history. We wanted these discussions to be a bit more informal than a typical fireside, and to end with some questions and answers. We echo the words of the “Bicentennial Proclamation to the World” that “those who prayerfully study the message of the Restoration and act in faith will be blessed to gain their own witness of its divinity and of its purpose to prepare the world for the promised Second Coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” If you missed previous discussions you can find links on our website: http://www.lnstake.org/living-faith

In this episode, we look at the sorrow and anguish of the saints in Liberty Jail and try to learn  of hope and a liberating God from Black liberation theology.  Along with this, God reminds us of all the friends we have who continue to stand by our side with their warm hearts. Finally, we find antidote to the priesthood woven into the final verses of section 121. For a full transcript, visit us online at thefaithfulfeminists.com

Ben and Shiloh are excited to talk about D&C 121, and they find that there are always new rich and beneficial conversations about the scriptures whenever we approach them with excitement. This week’s readings come from the time when Joseph and his companions were in Liberty Jail. Liberty Jail becomes a pivotal moment in Joseph’s life as he is not really the same person who comes out of that experience as he was when he went into it. In these particular sections we can see, hear, and feel Joseph’s trauma, and we can see that God is responding to and comforting Joseph in specific ways that are unique to his own fears, pain, and worldview. By seeing D&C 121 as God’s comforting Joseph’s particular fears and concerns in a language and way that Joseph comprehends, we can more clearly make sense as to the stark transitions that this section makes from a seemingly wrathful, vengeful, and spiteful God that doesn’t seem to necessarily follow through on his wrath to a comforting God that speaks of his own cosmic power and authority in terms of persuasion, long-suffering, gentleness, meekness, love, kindness, and pure knowledge that are all without compulsory means. What do we as a community actually know about the priesthood? We have all had many lessons about the differences between the power and authority of the priesthood, supporting the priesthood, and the administration of the rites/ordinances of the priesthood, but D&C 121 offers a very unique moment in discussing the meta-narrative and principle of God’s priesthood.

Come Follow Me podcast for kids! This week let's learn about the Liberty Jail! Doctrine and Covenants 121–123 “O God, Where Art Thou?” If you didn't get your prize for the Kirtland Ohio challenge please email ComeFollowMeKidsPodcast@gmail.com

In part 3, Dr. Baugh shares the beauty and power contained in the revelations from Liberty Jail. The crucible of difficulty purifies Joseph and enables him to become a more powerful, charitable, and Christlike man. Liberty Jail transformed Joseph, and the revelations have the power to transform the Saints as well.Shownotes: https://followhim.co/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-pianoPlease rate and review the podcast.

In Part II, Dr. Alex Baugh returns to discuss how the events at Haun's Mill influence the incarceration at Liberty Jail, the conditions at Liberty Jail, and the difference between enduring and enduring well. Dr. Baugh relates how good and loyal friends are a blessing in times of trial and difficulty.Shownotes: https://followhim.co/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-pianoPlease rate and review the podcast.

A verse-by-verse study of Doctrine and Covenants 121-123, excerpts from a letter written by Joseph Smith while imprisoned in Liberty Jail. This lesson focuses on faith through affliction, enduring it well, false accusations, the knowledge of God, unrighteous dominion, confidence before God, hitting Rock bottom, the chains of hell, remaining workways, and more.  Time stamps:    - Historical Background - 3:19    - Study of D&C 121 - 19:09    - Study of D&C 122 - 1:53:56    - Study of D&C 123 - 2:12:33

Joseph's months in Liberty Jail were some of the most difficult yet provided the most sublime, oft-quoted, and transcendent sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Dr. Alexander Baugh returns to share the background to these sections and the historical context to Joseph's incarceration, the Battle of Crooked River, and Haun's Mill  in Part 1 of this special three-part episode. Shownotes: https://followhim.co/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-pianoPlease rate and review the podcast.

Elder Holland (and others) have called Liberty Jail a "prison-temple" for Joseph Smith and others that were with him. For over four months they suffered; but they also changed and became something new. In this episode we take a look at our own prison-temple experiences, figure out how to endure them, and identify what we are supposed to learn from them.  Show Notes: Jeffrey R. Holland, "Lessons from Liberty Jail," BYU Devotional, September 2008. Joseph Smith, "Letter to the Church and Edward Partridge," March 20, 1839. scripturestudyproject.com or connect to us on Instagram or Facebook Music: “Do Not Go Gentle” by Josh Woodward

Having spent the last decade of his life working on the Joseph Smith Papers, Matthew Godfrey knows a thing or two about the Prophet's life. And as next week the Come, Follow Me chapters cover the stirring revelations Joseph received in Liberty Jail, we sat down to learn all we could from Matthew about them. For example, did you know that Joseph wrote nine letters total from Liberty Jail and just two them make up sections 121–123? On this special bonus episode, Matthew shares why he believes Liberty Jail changed Joseph as a person and as a prophet. “When you get into Joseph's life, you see that he's really not all that dissimilar from you or from me.”  Show Notes 2:40- Joseph Smith Papers 6:42- A Changing and Evolving Relationship with Joseph Smith 10:12- History: The Family Business 11:54- Attaching Meaning to History 13:38- The “Much” in “After Much Tribulation” 23:25- Other Characters 27:15- The Inhumanity of Liberty Jail 30:13- Value of Friendship in the Life of the Prophet 35:55- A Personal Liberty 37:55- Joseph and Emma's Letters 41:20- Empathy and Urgency 43:44- When God Seems Absent 47:55- Redemptive Experiences 51:07- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Find the full episode transcript at ldsliving.com/allin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:31 – Historical background. 02:18 – Joseph Smith demonstrated majesty in chains while in custody in Richmond. 05:38 – Ten eternal truths we can apply to our lives from the Liberty Jail experience. 07:43 – #1: God is aware of your trials, you areContinue Reading The post Ep 125 | D&C 121-123, Come Follow Me (October 18-24) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

A "Come, Follow Me" discussion based in Doctrine and Covenants 115-120. In this episode we discuss reasons why using the given name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is so important and how the name "Latter-day Saints" connects Church members directly to the Savior Jesus Christ.  We also discuss the significance of Adam-ondi-Ahman in relation to the Savior's Second Coming, tithing, and what parts of our work matters most to the Lord. The end of this episode also includes a lot of the historical context of the "Mormon-Missouri War of 1838" and circumstances that led to the prophet Joseph Smith and others being incarcerated in Liberty Jail. This builds the story that will help us in the next episode as we discuss the revelations the prophet received in Liberty.

Katelyn was driving around St. George, working during General Conference when her phone started buzzing nonstop. With the age-change requirements for missionary service, it became obvious in her eyes that serving a mission was her next step in life. What is Liberty Jail like? What is it like to serve as a missionary with a visitor's center? Katelyn, answers these questions and more!

Katelyn was driving around St. George, working during General Conference when her phone started buzzing nonstop. With the age-change requirements for missionary service, it became obvious in her eyes that serving a mission was her next step in life. What is Liberty Jail like? What is it like to serve as a missionary with a visitor’s center? Katelyn, answers these questions and more!

Come Follow Me October 18-24 Doctrine and Covenants 121-123 CFM Oct 18-24 DC 121-123 Enemies of the church have pressed in around Far West, Missouri as well as other church settlements. Tensions are at an all-time high, and Joseph Smith (as well as other leaders) have been sent to Liberty Jail. Thomas B. Marsh, who has long been disgruntled with Joseph, writes an infamous letter full of lies to the Missouri government regarding the Saints. What are the consequences of this letter? What lessons can we learn? For a written version of this podcast, check out: https://autumndickson.com/ For a video version of this podcast, visit “Come Follow Me - Autumn Dickson” on Youtube --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/autumndickson/support

Jay and Jon talk about Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail, and the powerful letter that became these three sections

"Authority" takes many forms. According to the gospel writer Mark, people responded to Jesus's teaching in the following way: “And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. (Mark 1:22). What does that mean? What is going on between the speaker and the hearer that would cause the latter to react like this? And how does this sort of authority differ from authority that is embedded in one's particular position? What does it mean when someone or some text is described as "authoritative"? What is the obligation of a member of a group that sees certain people or scriptures in that way? Are they required to agree with everything that person or text says, or is there room for each person to weigh these words, this person, or this text against their own lived experience and what it leads them to think or believe is true and/or inspired? And, if so, are there bounds to what they can say about their disagreements within group settings? What about "priesthood authority"? Does it differ from "priesthood power"? If so, how? What might Joseph Smith have meant when he wrote from Liberty Jail that "the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness. That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man." Is someone acting out of alignment with the principles of righteousness no longer "authorized" to serve within the priesthood office to which he (or she--coming soon?) has been ordained? That doesn't seem to be the case. So what is it that is lost? In this episode, you will find an expansive conversation between LDF host Dan Wotherspoon and his partner in Latter-day Faith and the Faith Journey Foundation, Mark Crego, on these and other aspects of "authority." What are the qualities of someone who we might designate as an "authority" for us? Does this make them "authoritative" in our lives in all things? And, finally, what about the title of "general authorities" that is granted to certain LDS male church leaders? How do most Latter-day Saints view that title with regard to their own spiritual lives? Is there a different (and better) way to understand this title? Tune in! 

What will happen, and what should you be doing now? 2 Ezra 12:18- speaking of the U.S- there shall arise great strivings, and it shall stand in peril of falling: nevertheless, it shall not then fall, but shall be restored again unto the beginning. D&C 101:77-80- The Lord established the Constitution BY: " Will the Constitution be destroyed? No. It will be held inviolate by this people; and, as Joseph Smith said, "The time will come when the destiny of the nation will hang upon a single thread. At that critical juncture, this people will step forth and save it from the threatened destruction. " (Journal of Discourses Volume 7, 17) Ether 2:9,12 Joseph Smith, shortly after he escaped from Liberty Jail, made his way to Nauvoo, met with the 12, and shared with them about a vision he saw. :I saw men hunting the lives of their own sons, and brothers murdering brothers, women killing their own daughters, and daughters seeking the lives of their mothers. I saw armies arrayed against armies, I saw blood desolation, fires, etc., The son of man hath said that mother shall be against daughter and daughter against mother. These things are at our doors. They will follow the saints of God from city to city. Satan will rage, and the spirit of the devil is now enraged. I do not know how soon these things will take place and with a view of them shall I cry peace? No! I will lift up my voice and testify of them. How long you will have good crops and the famine be kept off I do not know. When the fig tree leaves, know then the summer is nigh at hand. (Joseph Smith Papers, p.13) Elder Jedediah M. Grant was present when Joseph described what he had seen to some of the brethren. He said that Joseph told them he had gazed upon the scene his vision presented until his heart sickened, and he besought the Lord to close it up again. (Grant, improvement era, February 1915, 287) John Taylor: "When the people have torn to shreds the Constitution of the United States, the Elders of Israel will be found holding it up to the nations of the earth, and proclaiming liberty and equal rights to all men, and extending the hand of fellowship to the oppressed of all nations. This is part of the program, and as long as we do what is right and fear God, he will help us and stand by us under all circumstances. (Taylor, Gospel Kingdom, 219)

In This Episode:The guys get the chance to sit down with one of their new heroes, Sam Borquez. Sam is in a great place as a husband and a dad these days. With his wife, they have made some very intentional choices about what they are doing with their time and how they are raising their kids these days. The guys talk about old fashioned values like dinner at the family table, learning the value of hard work, and being careful about media influences. The net result is a powerful example of being present in kids' lives. Where does his story start? How about a dishwashing job at a family restaurant. From those humble beginnings, Sam learns about the restaurant business, what strong families look like, and the kind of person that he wanted to be. Now, almost 30 years later, Sam is grateful for the lessons that his life has taught him, especially the things he learned the hard way. With his wife by side, he's living a rich life and is excited about all the good things to come. Keep going Mr. Borquez!Show NotesWho Said It..."Life is a daring adventure or nothing." -Helen KellerReferences...Lessons from Liberty Jail by Jeffrey R. HollandDan Patrick ShowMexico Independence DayInspiration 4 Space FlightTang-the unofficial drink of astronautsGravity (2013)Ad Astra (2019)Interstellar (2014)The Matrix (1999)Mary's Pizza ShackVoices Youth Program in Sonoma, CAHarvard study about the importance of family meal timeHanna Boy Center in Sonoma, CAMaslow's Hierarchy of NeedsAlways Remember Being Saved by Thomas B. GriffithTubbs Fire-October 2017Carr Fire-August 2018Psst...Check out our website or visit us on our Facebook and Instagram platforms.Mike and Tyler are both members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  If you would like to learn more about the Church or their beliefs, we invite you to check it out by clicking here.

While I was in a meeting recently, a woman shared her insight about the place we are and experiences we are having when we are healed. I began to think about all the individuals from the scriptures who are going through so much suffering, trials, darkness, pain and loneliness and how they find peace and comfort in the most difficult trials. Join me to day as I share some of these scriptures of healing. “Now let's talk about those propositions for a moment. Every one of us, in one way or another, great or small, dramatic or incidental, is going to spend a little time in Liberty Jail—spiritually speaking. We will face things we do not want to face for reasons that may not have been our fault. Indeed, we may face difficult circumstances for reasons that were absolutely right and proper, reasons that came because we were trying to keep the commandments of the Lord. We may face persecution; we may endure heartache and separation from loved ones; we may be hungry and cold and forlorn. Yes, before our lives are over we may all be given a little taste of what the prophets faced often in their lives. But the lessons of the winter of 1838–39 teach us that every experience can become a redemptive experience if we remain bonded to our Father in Heaven through that difficulty. These difficult lessons teach us that man's extremity is God's opportunity, and if we will be humble and faithful, if we will be believing and not curse God for our problems, He can turn the unfair and inhumane and debilitating prisons of our lives into temples—or at least into a circumstance that can bring comfort and revelation, divine companionship and peace.” Jeffrey R Holland, Lessons from Liberty Jail, September 7, 2008 3 Nephi 17:7 "​Have ye any that are ​​​sick​ among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or ​​​leprous​, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will ​​​heal​ them, for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy." bethnewellcoaching.com bethnewellcoaching@gmail.com

While I was in a meeting recently, a woman shared her insight about the place we are and experiences we are having when we are healed. I began to think about all the individuals from the scriptures who are going through so much suffering, trials, darkness, pain and loneliness and how they find peace and comfort in the most difficult trials. Join me to day as I share some of these scriptures of healing. “Now let's talk about those propositions for a moment. Every one of us, in one way or another, great or small, dramatic or incidental, is going to spend a little time in Liberty Jail—spiritually speaking. We will face things we do not want to face for reasons that may not have been our fault. Indeed, we may face difficult circumstances for reasons that were absolutely right and proper, reasons that came because we were trying to keep the commandments of the Lord. We may face persecution; we may endure heartache and separation from loved ones; we may be hungry and cold and forlorn. Yes, before our lives are over we may all be given a little taste of what the prophets faced often in their lives. But the lessons of the winter of 1838–39 teach us that every experience can become a redemptive experience if we remain bonded to our Father in Heaven through that difficulty. These difficult lessons teach us that man's extremity is God's opportunity, and if we will be humble and faithful, if we will be believing and not curse God for our problems, He can turn the unfair and inhumane and debilitating prisons of our lives into temples—or at least into a circumstance that can bring comfort and revelation, divine companionship and peace.” Jeffrey R Holland, Lessons from Liberty Jail, September 7, 2008 3 Nephi 17:7 "​Have ye any that are ​​​sick​ among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or ​​​leprous​, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will ​​​heal​ them, for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy." bethnewellcoaching.com bethnewellcoaching@gmail.com

Last week we had a historical adventure traveling to Kansas City, Kansas Independence, Missouri and Liberty, Missouri to learn more about early American history and especially history relating to LDS Church History. #mormonmissouri #LDSChurchHistorySites #ldsmissouriSites we visited:Kansas City TempleMonument of the 8 WitnessesAlexander Doniphan SitesLiberty Jail and Visitors SiteIndependence MissouriCommunity of Christ TempleIndependence Missouri LDS Visitors CenterIndependence Temple Cornerstone SiteWe also talk a bit about Farr West and Adam Ondi-Ahman that we visited last summer. And in a few weeks, we'll be headed out to visit Carthage Jail and Nauvoo, Illinois. It was a great experience learning about LDS Church History and seeing the LDS Church History Sites as we've been reading the Doctrine and Covenants this year. We highly recommend the feature film Out of Liberty about the early latter day saints and prophet Joseph Smith.Follow along with our Worldschooling Family Adventures at: https://diapersonaplane.com/Also check us out here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiapersOnAPlaneMeWe: https://mewe.com/p/diapersonaplanePinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/diapersonaplaneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/diapersonaplaneTwitter: https://twitter.com/diapersonaplaneNew vlog episodes every Saturday morning! Next week we'll be sharing Part 1 of some of our favorite foods we ate in Korea!

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This episode talks about finding how the Savior can strengthen us in our trials.  Liberty Jail, my experience on the cruise ship, and Section 25 about Emma.  For episode resources go to www.comefollowmeforus.com/s3episode11 To consider donating to the Patreon go to www.patreon.com/cfm4us

In this episode...Tyler and Mike break the mold...again. This time, the guys sit down with Melissa and Aaron Englebright and the talk gets real. The Englebrights let listeners in on the journey that they have been through and are still going through as they work on building a strong marriage. They speak up to tear down the myths and stigmas about getting help...help from friends, help from spiritual leaders, and help from therapists. Their story shows the courage it takes to go through a "holy demolition" with the hope that Christ can heal and that the love that they have is worth the wrestle. And their house still stands...Topics include:SinShameTherapyStrong foundationsOwning our "stuff"RepentanceTearing down to build it betterPersonal changeSanctification through struggleShow NotesWho said it...“We do not live in this moment. We, in fact, try desperately to get out of it-by thinking, doing, talking, worrying, remembering, hoping, whatever. We pay thousands of dollars to have a device in our pockets to ensure that we are never bored. We sign up for endless activities and obligations, chase money and accomplishments, all with the naïve belief that at the end of it will be happiness. Remember there’s no greatness in the future. Or clarity. Or insight. Or happiness. Or peace. There is only this moment.” -Ryan Holiday in Stillness is the Key"Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and hoping the other person to die." -John BythewayReferences...Paul's "Thorn in the Flesh" in 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10"Like a Broken Vessel" by Jeffrey R. Holland"Listening to Shame" by Brené BrownSalt Lake Temple foundation historyMichael Jordan's Hall of Fame speechAll Things New by Fiona and Terryl GivensWhere Is the Pavilion? by Henry B. EyringLessons from Liberty Jail by Jeffrey R. Holland"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." -John 14:27Psst...Check out our website or visit us on our Facebook and Instagram platforms.Mike and Tyler are both members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. If you would like to learn more about the Church or their beliefs, we invite you to check it out by clicking here.

Special guest, my sweet friend, Lisa Stassforth, shares her faith along with Elder Jeffrey R Holland and, of course, myself. Welcome! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/LDSRPRLPODCAST/message

Today we delve into what a prison temple is and how to create our own sacred experience in something difficult we are going through. This podcast references the talk given in 2008 by Jeffrey R. Holland called "Lessons from Liberty Jail" as well as a quote from @courtneycasper.letters on instagram. If you would like to connect with us further visit us at www.thelatterdayladies.com, find our private group on facebook called the latter-day ladies, or find us on instagram @thelatterdayladies.

Joseph Smith is imprisoned in Liberty Jail, accused of treason. In this low point in his life and in the lives of the faithful Saints, the Lord shares a personal yet universal message of comfort.

In this episode, we share some of our favorite quotes from General Conference. We also talk about ways to find hope during trials through prayer, forgiveness, humility, and trusting in God. We'd love to hear your insights from General Conference! Feel free to send us an email with any questions or comments to adifferenceforone@gmail.com. -Listen to General Conference here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/general-conference/?lang=eng -Video with the Steve Harvey quote: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=378583922743440 -Lessons from Liberty Jail talk by Jeffrey R. Holland: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2009/09/lessons-from-liberty-jail?lang=eng -The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom: https://www.amazon.com/Hiding-Place-Triumphant-Story-Corrie/dp/0553256696 -"Make the Exercise of Faith Your First Priority" talk by Richard G. Scott: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2014/10/make-the-exercise-of-faith-your-first-priority?lang=eng --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adifferenceforone/support

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Stories in this episode: Brooke’s love of buying cars on eBay sends her on an epic road trip through Church history; an unexpected breakdown in a small town puts Cheryn’s family in the path of miracles; Retta discovers the power of reaching out when her travels to the Greek Isles land her in a precarious position.  SHOW NOTES To see pictures of Brooke with her trusty eBay cars and Retta in Greece, go here.  TRANSCRIPT: KaRyn: Welcome to "This is the Gospel," an LDS Living podcast where we feature real stories from real people who are practicing and living their faith every day. I'm your host, KaRyn Lay. I honestly don't think there's anything quite as satisfying as that moment on an airplane after you've been herded down the jetway, and you've listened to the safety instructions and put away all your devices. That engine starts to whir and your body lurches back against your headrest as you barrel down the tarmac for takeoff. I love that little stomach flip as the plane takes flight. Or what about when you finally settled into your spot in the backseat of the family station wagon, and you've got pillows tucked all around you and a huge bag of Twizzlers—not Red Vines, never Red Vines—and you're ready with the next installment of your book series. And don't even get me started on the virtues of trains and boats. I love traveling. There's just something about that space in between everything. Between where you've been and where you're going, that seems to ignite every ounce of my imagination. And listen, I'm also a huge fan of arriving at my final destination, especially if I've been squeezed into a middle seat in coach. But I think it's possible to focus so much on the endpoint that we might miss some of the beauty inherent in the act of getting there. This can be especially true of our spiritual lives as we labor in our faith. Well, in this episode of the podcast, forgive me for saying it, if course I have to say it, we are celebrating the joy we find in the journey. We've got three stories of travel and how the trips we take can become solid spiritual touchstones along the road of discipleship. Our first story comes from Brooke, whose epic solo road trip started with eBay, and ended with a very important lesson about where we put our time and our energy. Here's Brooke. Brooke: Okay, I just need to tell you, I never wanted a new car. And when I say new car, I mean a used car because I don't buy new cars. And in my life, cars have always been a thing. I grew up with a dad who just had a thing for cars, not nice cars, not fancy cars, not fast cars, just cars. And when we would hang out together, he and my mom and I would go out to town. And we could cruise the used car lots. And that's what we did. And he tell us all the specs and the make and model and why this is good. And so I knew a lot about cars. And the funniest part about it is my dad had, you know, back in the early 90s, mid 90s, I guess discovered eBay. And so all of a sudden, this was a new source of cars. People would put a car on there for $1,000 and then the bidding war would start and then you just, you win or you don't, you know, and it was very exciting, this adrenaline rush, plus, you get a car out of it. And then, since my sister was a flight attendant, he would jump on a plane and, you know, go look at the car and usually drive it home to Montana. And so all through graduate school, I drove just kind of a clunker car that got me from here to there. I mean, they were kind of these, like it was an Acura, but it had like 200,000 miles on it. And if a car could get you from point A to point B, that's all we really needed. And so as we're nearing graduation, we're, all the classmates, are talking about what we're going to do with that first paycheck and what they're going to buy. And a lot of my classmates wanted, you know, a new car. And they were all driving clunkers, well, I was driving the clunker and I was totally fine with that. And I didn't need a new car. And my dad's eBay wisdom was working for me where I hadn't had a car payment, didn't need a car payment, didn't need a fancy car. Well, sure enough, my first day as a therapist, I am, you know, making a left-hand turn and another woman just went through a red light and t-boned me and totaled my car that I was just going to drive forever. So here I found myself needing a new car with the first paycheck that I was going to have as an adult. So what do I do? Look on eBay. I knew what kind of car I wanted. And again, nothing fancy. It was $8,000, which is more than I'd ever spent on a car. So I bid on this car, and I won and the car was in Florida. Great, perfect. So I get on an airplane and I fly to Florida to pick it up. PILOT’S VOICE: Ladies and gentlemen this your captain speaking, prepare for takeoff. Brooke: Now mind you, I'd done this the time or two. But this is probably the longest distance that I'd ever traveled to purchase the car. But you know, excited. I'd never really spent any time in Florida. I get the car, it's everything I thought it would be, it runs great. So I start driving. Of course, I was smart enough to pack a huge binder of CDs. This was actually 2005 and so I had a cell phone. But you know you didn't have music anywhere else besides CDs. And so I had a binder of CDs and realized very quickly that there were at least 40 hours of driving I was going to be doing and my CD and music selection was probably going to get boring, and definitely did. As I was flipping through my CD binder to find something new, I came across the CDs of the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants. So my dad had burned these CDs for me, probably, I don't know, maybe two or three years prior. And you know, going to school and I was working full time. Yeah, I just didn't think I had the time to, or maybe even didn't want to, you know, listen to the Book of Mormon. And I'm about 25 and I would say I'd kind of coasted in my life a little bit spiritually, I was focused. I'm in the car, I'm somewhere around Tennessee, Nashville and I find these CDs of the Book of Mormon. I'm like, all right, well, all I got is time now, so maybe now's a good time to, to start listening. And I'd read the Book of Mormon a couple of times, just kind of going through the motions. So I pop in the CDs to start listening. And I was surprised like it was one of those CDs where, I can't remember the narrator, but he kind of comes in and gives a little inserts about what's happening in the Book of Mormon at that time. So it kind of helped me understand on a new level. And I was kind of like, oh, wow, I'm learning a lot here. This is great. I realized pretty quickly, like, Hey, I have all this time. And I don't really have to take this southern route home. Man, I could probably hit some church history sites like that's out here somewhere, right in the Midwest. So you know, I pull out my Atlas— and oh, I literally had an Atlas. There was no Google mapping at that time, or at least probably not that I was savvy enough to use. But yeah, I pull out the Atlas and realize like, Oh, hey, if I just went north a little bit, like I could hit Nauvoo. So I called my dad, which he was obviously well versed in road trips with all of his eBay car purchases. He's like, yeah, you should really yeah, you should go to Nauvoo and then you could hit Independence and Liberty Jail and you can kind of do that route. And I was like, cool. So I start heading north, and I'd gotten, you know, probably halfway through the Book of Mormon and I realized, oh, I'm headed to these church history sites. And I have all these Doctrine and Covenants, CDs, maybe I should get some background. And so I popped in the CDs for the Doctrine and Covenants and started listening. You know, pioneer stories, that sort of thing we're never really a huge part of my life, my parents are converts and I didn't grow up in Utah. And so I just feel like I probably breezed over that in seminary and just, you know, thought, oh, must have been hard for them.  So as I'm listening to the Doctrine and Covenants, and I get to Nauvoo, again, never having been there before, and probably not really feeling the sacrifice and having the vision of that place. I was really just struck. I think when I walked up to Carthage Jail, and, you know, just reading the plaques and the story, again, I don't know how to explain it. It just, I mean, it touched me, it hurt a little, it felt like, how did I not know this? Or how did this even happen to our prophet? And I think that's really what it was, is that the Spirit confirmed to me that Joseph Smith was a prophet there. I mean, I feel like I knew that, kind of. Because honestly, if you would have asked me, I would have said, "Yeah, you know, I believe Joseph Smith was a prophet." And, of course, I believed that those people, the saints, and the pioneers made that journey, that was never a question in my mind, necessarily. But it was almost like this fable that had come true to me. You know, it's something that I'd heard for so long, but it was real. And the people were real. And their hardship was intense and real. I spent a long time in Nauvoo and it was the most gorgeous night. I mean, the sunset was incredible on the river. And I just sat there for a long time and I remember just lingering there. And I didn't leave until dark. I think I just, I think, really, my mind was blown. So I finally I left Nauvoo and the next day drove to Independence, Missouri. And again, you know, now all the sudden, this, like fire was inside of me, like this curiosity. I was like, oh, give me all the church history. Why don't I know about any of this stuff? Like, who has been keeping this from me? And I'm calling my parents like, "Okay, what happened next? What's in the story?" Like what, you know, and where do I find all of this, and my dad is probably laughing at me. But I think he was also like, really eager to share, which was fun. I'm like still kind of listening to the Doctrine and Covenants and then the Book of Mormon, you know, I kind of switch back and forth. So I come to Independence, Missouri. Well, first of all, when you pull into a church history site, and there's missionaries and senior couples everywhere, and you know, people eager to show you the sites or help. And they're like, "Hey, what are you doing here?" And I said, "Oh, I'm on this road trip."  "Oh, why are you on a road trip?" "Well, I bought a car. And I'm driving, you know, back home." "Oh, well, who are you with?"  Well, I'm by myself."  And oh, that sets off alarms with these senior couples, they get very worried about you, by yourself. So I raised a lot of eyebrows, I think, and again, cool experience there. And that just kind of learning about what had happened there and drive from Independence to Liberty, Missouri. When I arrived there, I remember a senior missionary couple, greeting me and welcoming me and, you know, asking again my story about why I was alone, traveling, and I think I was the only one at Liberty Jail at that moment. And if you've been to Liberty Jail, you know, there's kind of a visitor center section, and then they walk you down where you can sit right in front of the room where Joseph Smith was held. They led me down to the jail area. And it felt a little awkward because this senior couple was kind of following me around a little bit and hovering, which was kind of nice. But then, she sat me there on the bench and we just kind of sat in silence for a minute. And then she left. And I was just alone. Before I got there, I had listened to the Doctrine and Covenants, to those verses that Joseph wrote during the jail and his hardships there. And so of course, my emotions were definitely on the surface. And I just was sitting there with this piece of history of the church. But I think even more than that, it was like the piece of the puzzle of just the restoration for me, the gospel, like what I believed in. I don't think I ever questioned that Joseph Smith was the Prophet, but he was so pivotal to this gospel, and that he, being a human, being flawed, just like the rest of us could receive such inspiration and guidance, and to set that example, that I can do the same thing. And I think I learned that in those moments, especially in Liberty Jail when he was at such a dark place, questioning himself probably, questioning was this revelation, was this his path? Was this what God wanted him to do? I mean, I think we've all been there. And if he did what he did, and all these saints did what they did, to bring forth this book, that I was now gaining this understanding of the Book of Mormon as I was listening, that I knew that my savior lived and, and died for me. So it was a moment that I'll never forget. And I feel so grateful to have had that time to just be quiet, and to listen, and to feel the words of the Book of Mormon, the words of Joseph Smith, and to feel their sacrifice. I mean, it really is, you know, kind of this anchoring point as the years go by, and a witness that I feel like I can never, that I can never deny. When I got home from my road trip, I started back into work. But I realized, I think I realized what I was missing. There was this desire that had never been there before. I started taking three Institute classes. I just, I just that's what I wanted to do. I took a church history class, and I think I had an institute three or four times a week, different classes. And the funniest part about it is that's how I met my husband at an institute class. But to have a desire as now "adult" to learn, and really, like, dive into the gospel. I feel like Heavenly Father knew that I was kind of coasting. And I, you know, I've done that since. There are definitely moments that I coast in my spirituality. I remember saying this in church, actually, this year, when we change to the "Come, Follow Me" program. And I was like, oh, man, wait a minute, this isn't being spoon-fed to me anymore. And I think that's what that road trip taught me is that I have to seek after it, I have to go after it. I have to make the time, I have to be present, be open to learning, be quiet. Because I can coast, I can fake it and if I don't take the time, I won't receive a witness. I won't have that desire, that fire to make my testimony grow, unless I'm quiet, unless I take the time. KaRyn: That was Brooke. Since that road trip, years ago, Brooke's eBay car-buying criteria has changed just a little bit to include room for four more people and some car seats. And as you can imagine, the time for quiet seeking is even harder for her to find. But that's the whole point of Brooke's story, right? We have to choose to keep the fire of our testimony even when, and especially when it's harder to do. I also find it so interesting that it wasn't until Brooke was on the road with a relatively solid plan that God offered her the opportunity to take that detour that would affect her testimony so powerfully. Maybe those unexpected but holy deviations in our path are the place where God finally has our attention fully enough to show us something new. And I also think that whether they are thrust upon us, or offered as an option, we have a choice to show up to those detours with a curious heart to learn what he wants us to learn along the way. Our next story comes from Cheryn and while it's also about a car and a road trip, her experience is so unique and so surprising that we couldn't help but share it here Cheryn. Cheryn: Around Christmas time my family had gone to visit my grandparents who lived in Preston, Idaho. When it was time for our trip to end, we headed home. We were going along and as per normal for a family road trip, our car broke down. My dad got out of the car to see what was wrong. And if it was something that he could fix, but it was so cold. And the thermometer said that it was 17 below outside and that didn't take into account the wind chill factor and it was crazy windy. It was so windy I remember sitting in the van and it was just shaking from the wind blowing it. And he kind of looked to see if there was anything obvious that he could see and he got back in the car. And we said a prayer. And I remember that we prayed that we could figure out what was wrong, that we could get somewhere where we could fix it or that we would you know at least get home safely. As we waited in the car, a state trooper stopped and he asked us what was going on. And he actually called the tow company for us. So we were towed to the closest town which was on the border of Utah and Nevada. Now I had six kids in my family growing up. And this was before you could ride in the car as it was being towed. And so we had to all pile into the cab of a tow truck with the driver. And it was so crowded and cramped and crazy. And the tow truck driver kept asking my brother to get his foot off of the accelerator because there was just no room and his foot kept spilling over into his space and he'd move his leg and his knee would pop the gears out of place. We were very cramped, there was a lot of groaning as we would turn or hit a bump and a lot of laughing. We just laughed so hard because it was exactly something that would happen to us on a vacation. But we ended up at a gas station. We all slithered out of the tow truck as our legs were numb from sitting in those positions for so long. As we were there at the gas station, my dad was trying to figure out what was going on. But it was so bitterly cold that taking his gloves off, it just was killing his hands. And so he couldn't have his gloves off for very long, which made it difficult to figure out what was going on and how to fix it. Meanwhile, the kids, you know, it was just an adventure for us. We were running all around trying to stay warm and to stay positive and play. One by one, we each needed to use the restroom. And so my mom, you know, first she took my oldest brother, they went to the bathroom and came back and five minutes later another had to go. And then later another had to go. And so she kept going back to this gas station bathroom. And you could tell that they were not very happy with us there. She even bought snacks to try and you know, say well, we're customers, can we use your restroom? But they were getting irritated. And by the time my youngest sister had to go to the bathroom, my mom was feeling a little insecure about the thought of using the restroom again. And so instead, we walked down a little ways to a little cafe that was open so that we could use their bathroom. When we walked into the restroom, I saw a woman from my Sacramento, California ward in the bathroom. And I said, "Mom, look!" And they, you know, they looked at each other and they recognized each other and they started chatting.  "Well, what are you doing here?"  "Well, we were visiting family, we're headed home. What are you doing here?"  “Well, we were visiting family, but our car broke down. And so we're stuck here just trying to figure out where we go from here."  And as they chatted about it, they decided that they were not going to leave us until they knew that we could get home safely. And so they joined our family at the gas station. And the two dads together tried to fix the car. And after not having any success with that, decided that they were going to use the 20-foot tow rope that my dad had in the car, and they were going to tow us home. So most of my family joined them in their van. And they had a lot of kids too. I can't remember exactly how many they had, but I think that there were about 13 of us in their van. And it was a, you know, big passenger van. And I think if I'm remembering correctly that all of the seats were taken out except maybe a couple of them. So we were just a pile of kids, tons of blankets, lots of pillows. And I remember being very warm. I remember being in there very tight and snuggly and secure. And we were singing and playing games and falling asleep on each other. But my parents and my older brother had a very different ride home. They rode in our van and it had no power to keep them warm. So they were bundled up in sleeping bags. They were just really cold in the van riding home and trying to keep that tow rope tight. We were traveling home over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which were very, you know, it was the middle of winter, so it was really icy and very slippery. There were five times that the driver of the good van would, the brother and our ward would start too fast and the rope would snap. It snapped five times. And they would stop and you could just feel, you know the van as a kid, I just remember thinking, oh, you know, there's a little extra power here. And that's because the tow rope had snapped and they'd have to pull over, back up to my parents. They'd get out, retie the rope, and we'd be on the road again. We really finished our trip with about seven foot of the rope left because it had snapped and broken so many times. So they ended up taking us all the way home from the border of Utah and Nevada to Sacramento, California to our little suburb of Alberta. And they dropped us off at our house. I remember thinking how grateful I was. And I remember, at 10 years old, how that experience solidified my testimony of prayer and that prayers are answered. Because we got home, we didn't know, you know, we didn't fix it. We hoped we could fix it, we hoped we'd be able to get ourselves home. And it didn't work that way. But because of the love of our neighbors that we found in a bathroom, in the middle of nowhere, 520 miles away from home, we were able to get home and they were willing to make their trip home harder in order to get us home safely. Through the years I've thought about this, as my struggles have come personally or as a parent now with a family of my own. There are times that you just you feel maybe a little defeated. But I know, because of this experience that I had when I was 10 years old with my family, that prayers are heard and answered. And you never know how they're going to be answered. And you never know who's going to answer them. I just hope that someday that I can be the hands of the Lord in the life of someone else who needs a miracle. KaRyn: That was Cheryn. We received Cheryn's story from our pitch line and while I love the miracle of bumping into her board member at a random cafe, I honestly think my favorite part was the role the grumpy gas station owners played in helping God's work get done. It's a total testament to me that our Heavenly Father can use every circumstance, including people who are not having their best human moment, to show us His goodness. It's an invitation for all of us to give everyone in our stories, including the ones behaving badly, just a little more grace than we might otherwise.  Our final story of travel comes to us from Retta, who despite her best attempts to learn the language, found her communication skills lacking when she was struck with a sudden illness on a trip overseas. Here's Retta. Retta: I don't really consider myself an adventurous person, although I love to travel. Even though I really wanted to see the theater of Dionysus and the theater of Epidaurus, Greece seemed a little far. It just seemed a little too exotic and out of my comfort zone to go there. So when my son called and said their friends had backed down on a trip that they had planned for Greece, my husband and I were up for it, a little nervous, but we thought it'd be really fun and I thought it'd be pretty exciting to see the Parthenon. My daughter-in-law had planned this trip out to the T, we knew exactly how many days we were in Athens, how many days were in the Peloponnese. Everything was planned out, where we were staying, everything. So we felt secure about that, it's just the difference in culture, language. I had tried to learn some Greek before I left. I put an app on my phone and found out how terrible I am about languages. I kept getting the wrong consonant sound. I couldn't say much. That made me really nervous because I like to at least know how to say, "Where's the restroom? How much does this cost? Is it left of the building," or, or whatever, just little common things that you could say. It took me forever to learn to say "thank you" and "hi" in Greek. And it just seemed impossible to me. When I landed in Athens, we took a bus into town which took about an hour and a half. It was like a spiritual experience looking up and seeing the Acropolis and the Parthenon up there. I took my breath away every time I looked at it. I've been a high school and middle school theatre teacher for many, many years, so it was exciting to see all of the things that I had been teaching all those years.  So we're moving along on the agenda, and everything's going wonderful, but I'm starting to feel some pain. And I have had some health issues a number of years ago. So I knew exactly where this was headed. And I started to get a little concerned that I was going to be very sick because it comes on pretty rapidly. So we had, for our next destination, just a little town. And by this time, I'm really not feeling well. We arrived in the early evening, we had dinner, I'm starting to feel more and more pain and feeling more and more concerned. And we are in lodging that's called the "Captain House." And it's a beautiful, redecorated home that that's very old and historic. But I can barely enjoy it now because I am feeling so much pain. And I asked my husband if he could give me a blessing. Because in the past when this happened, I would end up in the hospital and I had surgery. He didn't have any oil, but he gave me a comfort blessing. And he started to search on his iPhone for some medical facilities. We found out there were no medical facilities. We were like two and a half hours to three hours away from Athens. We were out in the middle of nowhere, literally. And in this little town of Galaxidi, they had a clinic that was open once a week from seven to 10 on Monday morning, and that was it. This was Friday night and I knew that would not make it, especially when we're supposed to fly out Sunday. So he looked around in the area to see if there was anything that was even available. And he found a little Hospital in a little place called Amfissa and it was a half-hour away. But that was the closest thing. So we thought, that's a possibility. But as the pain increased, I just really felt the strong need to reach out to some of my friends and my niece to pray for me. Now, this is really unusual. This is not something I do, I feel very private about health issues. I know that Heavenly Father answers prayers for other people. I just didn't think that this is something that I needed to ask for. So this was really unusual. And my husband was shocked when he asked me, "What are you doing?" And I said, "I'm texting to have my friends pray for me." And he gave me a strange look because he knew this was very, very unusual. And then he, I think he thought is that bad that you really feel like you have to ask people to pray. In fact, I was getting to the point where I just felt like I needed to go home. And it was just ridiculous. The flights were like 10-hour layovers in London, another layover in New York would've been like 20 hours. And I knew with this kind of pain, I would not make it. So what we decided is that in the morning, if I could make it through the night, we would drive up to Amfissa, the little town that had the hospital. I think the blessing helped me through the night, I really do. I know the Heavenly Father could have just stopped the pain and healed me right then, but that didn't seem to be the answer that I needed. But I did make it through the night. So I felt blessed. I felt like I had been blessed. So my son drove us 30 minutes away up to the little hospital. And when we pulled into the emergency entrance, we pulled clear and back at the hospital because we didn't know how to get to the front. And you went in and there was a little desk and the two doctors that were on duty were around that little desk talking. And then there were three beds, not far from that desk where, I guess, they'd put people who'd come in for the emergency. And I thought, "Oh, dear." It was so different than our medical facilities in the United States. But they asked me what was wrong. My son understood some Greek, but not anything medically. And I couldn't say anything but hello, or thank you. But the two doctors did speak some English. And then they had explained to me that I needed a blood test and some lab work. When they got the results, they called me in and said they were actually quite surprised that the infection was as bad as it was. They said, "You need to stay in the hospital tonight." This was Saturday and we were supposed to fly out of Athens for Naxos the next day, that was the next step of our agenda. And I was going to ruin the trip for everyone. And I said I can't stay in the hospital tonight, we're supposed to fly to Naxos tomorrow. And the doctor looked at me horrified, "You can't go to Naxos." And I said, "Well, I can't stay here." I said, "Is there a train or some way I can get to Athens from here?" And she said, "No, I'm sorry." And I said, well, then I have to leave with my family tomorrow. I was starting to panic because the pain was really, really severe at this point. It was nonstop, it didn't even let up. I didn't know what I was going to do. And then she told me I had to stay in the hospital that night. And I thought I can't do this. It's going to ruin it for everybody and I have no way to get home. So I was really panicking. And she looked at me and she said, "Well, what we can do is admit you and put an IV in with some very strong antibiotics and just see what it's like from there." And I said, "Please," because that sounded like our only option. So she sent me up on the second floor.  No one, and I mean, no one was in the hospital. A nurse came in who didn't speak English at all, and she let me know, "No English." That was what she said, don't even attempt to speak English to me, because I don't understand one word. So we would gesture, but she put the IV in. They said that this would take till five o'clock. That was the time my son was supposed to come back and pick us up. And the doctor came in to talk to me for a little bit. And she said, "Are you sure you can't stay tonight?" And I told her that wasn't a possibility. So she gave me a very strong prescription that we need to fill at the pharmacy and gave me, before they took the IV out, a very strong painkiller. And that is the last pain I had. It was like a miracle. Because the doctor had told me I would not feel well. She still tried to talk me out of the flight, she said, "You will not feel well tomorrow, you could probably go to the even the next day where you're not going to feel well." But the minute I left that hospital, I felt better. And I kept feeling better and better until the next morning. I literally woke up and felt great and I knew that I could get on the flight to Naxos. I made it through the rest of the trip without any further incident. I took it easy, but I was fine. When we finally landed in Naxos, I texted my friends and my niece back because they were concerned how I was and had found out that not only had they prayed, but they had texted their extended family and had them pray. And my niece called and had my name placed on the prayer roles in two different temples. Besides the blessing my husband gave me, I really felt like their prayers were answered. I guess it was just— this was a time where I needed to learn that sometimes you're in a situation where you need more than your faith. Sometimes Heavenly Father wants you to know that you have to ask others to help you. And as uncomfortable as that may be, to ask other people to pray for you, sometimes maybe that is going to be your only solution. That their prayers, their faith, sometimes when you're feeling weak, and not strong enough, their prayers can get you through it. And maybe that's why I wasn't just healed immediately. Whoop dee doo, I'm, you know, I'm healed, you know. So maybe that's what I had to learn, that no matter where you are, even if you're in a little remote area in Greece, where you don't speak the language, where you don't have access to church members or the most up-to-date medical facilities, I could have other people pray for me, and that I was taken care of. KaRyn: That was Retta. When we were recording this story. I was so surprised to hear her say that while she believed that her prayers for others reached the heavens, she wasn't sure that prayers from others could help her. Because I have truly never met a person who embodies generosity of spirit more than Retta. But I actually think that the lesson she learned is one that we could all use, I know I could use it. If it was only so easy to strike that balance between selflessly extending God's love to others while also believing ourselves worthy of God's love, I don't think the Savior would have had to spell it out so clearly when he told us that greatest commandment to love others as we love ourselves. Asking for help and seeking support is one of the most self-loving things we can do. And sometimes, I think it can take a lot of courage to believe that we're worthy of it, and welcome to it. But the thing that struck me about Retta's story is that God knew. He prompted her to reach out and when she courageously obeyed, she was blessed to know just how He felt about her. We have one more part of Retta's story that I wanted to share. It's short, but I think it's important. Here's Retta. Retta: I do have to say, though, I listened to "This is the Gospel." The night I was in pain, I sat and listen to other people's stories. And I particularly listened to the podcast about the simple things. And when the lady told about the story about the woman from Nigeria, bringing her a cup of sugar, it really touched my heart and gave me the strength to spiritually stay strong, even though I was so frightened. KaRyn: There's this part of any trip that doesn't work really make the cut when we're picking out all the pretty pictures for our Instagram feed. It's that moment when you've been driving for seven hours and everyone else is asleep, but you. You're in the middle of nowhere and the radio is just a mishmash of jumbled signals. You're tired, but you have to keep going because what waits for you on the other end of the cornfields on those never-ending cornfields is something worth driving toward. Or maybe it's that dark night in a Greek hospital bed, wondering if the pain will subside in time for you to make it to your scheduled flight off the island. Those lonely moments where exhaustion and doubt and even boredom threatened to derail our hope is the exact moment when we need our fellow travelers to find us. Of course, God knows where we are, but He definitely expects us to help illustrate it to one another. To meet each other on the road or in the cafe bathroom on the border of California and Nevada. He needs us remind one another that our travels are worth it and that we are connected to something more than ourselves. He wants us to walk together as we traverse the sometimes rocky terrain toward our Savior. And isn't it amazing to think that your stories, our stories, can do this for one another even when we can't be there in person? We give each other strength in the middle of our travels and detours and dark nights when we bear witness of His goodness with our authentic true experiences. They don't have to be perfect, we don't have to be perfect. We just need to show up and get on the road, He'll take care of the rest. That's it for this episode of "This is the Gospel." Thank you to Cheryn and my friends Brooke and Retta for sharing their stories and their testimony. We'll have the transcript of this episode as well as some fun pictures from Brooke and Retta's stories in our show notes at ldsliving.com/thisisthegospel. That's ldsliving.com/thisisthegospel. Go to the episode and then down at the bottom you'll see the transcript and the show notes. So head on over. We love hearing from you on our pitch line. If you have a story to share, leave us a short three-minute pitch, a story pitch at 515-519-6179. You can find out what themes we're working on right now by following us on Instagram and Facebook @thisisthegospel_podcast. And don't forget to tell us about your experience with this episode or with the whole podcast. Take the time to leave a review on the Apple Podcast app or on Bookshelf PLUS+ from Deseret Book. Believe it or not, your reviews actually help us to move up in the rankings on Apple, which helps more people find it, and couldn't everyone use a little more storytelling in their lives?  This episode was produced by me, KaRyn Lay, with story producing from Katie Lambert. It was scored, mixed and mastered by Mix at Six Studios and our executive producer is, as always, Erin Hallstrom. You can find past episodes this podcast and other LDS Living podcasts at ldsliving.com/podcasts. Have a great week.

Joseph Smith is imprisoned in Liberty Jail, accused of treason. In this low point in his life and in the lives of the faithful Saints, the Lord shares a personal yet universal message of comfort.

Out of Liberty is an intense jailbreak western like no other. Today Doug and Steve are joined by the film’s Director Garrett Batty and Actor Jasen Wade to talk about the interesting challenges in creating the faith-based film with a western twist. Based on actual recorded accounts at the Liberty Jail, Missouri in the winter of 1839, Out of LIberty is an intense, evocative western, with an outcome you have to see to believe. Out of Liberty is now in theaters.  Movie Show guests for September 13, 2019.  The Movie Show with Doug Wright and Steve Salles. Listen Fridays 9 am to noon at 1160 AM & 102.7 FM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the App. Follow us on Facebook at @TheMovieShow. Join The Movie Show Club for exclusive perks! Text "Movie" to 57500.

LDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. @mattsroberts90 Today we celebrate the 100th episode of the LDS Study Session by delving into a favourite scripture or General Airport Authority quote. Please share yours @mattsroberts90 on Twitter so you can share the discussion and I'll look to doing a follow study session where we share them! Tad R Callister: How does He accomplish this? Sometimes He removes the affliction, sometimes He strengthens us to endure, and sometimes He gives us an eternal perspective to better understand their temporary nature. After Joseph Smith had languished in Liberty Jail for about two months, he finally cried out, “O God, where art thou?” Instead of providing instant relief, God responded, “My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high.”

Carthage, Nauvoo, and Warsaw, Illinois form a bit of an anti-Mormon Triangle.  Most Mormons know about the first 2 cities, but what do you know about the third?  In our next conversation, we'll get acquainted with both Brian Stutzman and Warsaw, Illinois, once a hotbed of anti-Mormon sentiment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkRwGiO2RFU Brian:  Before the Saints came to Nauvoo and before Warsaw was even started, there were some tracts of land on both sides of Mississippi. It doesn't sound politically correct, but on the Iowa side, (Iowa was a territory,) the government set up what was called the Half-breed Tract. Basically, it was for people that would be given land if they had one parent that was Native American, and another one that was a white person. That's why it was called Half-breed Tract. Well, the government gave this land away. And these Indians, half-Indians, half-breeds, whatever the term was in that time period, they didn't want it. So land speculators, like I said, Isaac Galland came, and would give them pennies on the dollar. He and his land development company had thousands of acres over on the Iowa side by Montrose, which became later the Zarahemla Stake. Well on the other side of the river by Commerce and Hotchkiss which became Nauvoo... GT:  Yeah, Commerce became Nauvoo. Brian:  So the United States government had 3.5 million acres. They had three different tracts. They called them military tracts, or bounty tracts, and basically, after the War of 1812, the United States government owed soldiers back pay. They didn't have any money, but they had all this land on the western frontier. That's what this military tract was. Essentially, if you were a soldier in the War of 1812, you would get 160 acres in one of these three military tracts. One of them came through western Illinois.  It covered 12 counties. Like I said, it's 3.5 million acres, so it's sizable. Well, the soldiers up in New England didn't want to move. Some of them didn't want to move, at least to Western Illinois, so they would sell their land for pennies on the dollar. So Isaac Galland and other land speculators had land on both sides of the Mississippi and they heard about Joseph Smith being in Liberty Jail, and he wrote him and said, "If you're looking for a place for your people, I'll make you a deal--nothing down...."  That's one reason I think the saints moved to Quincy and then on up as soon as Joseph escaped from Liberty to go up to Nauvoo. Brian is the first person to write a history of Warsaw, and we'll learn more about the dynamics that led to people of that city to storm the Carthage Jail and kill Joseph Smith, Jr.  Brian also had an interesting experience! Brian: I later became really good friends with the mayor, Tiffany Murphy and her husband Chris Bass. They had me over for dinner multiple times, took me out on the river. It was really cool. My experience with Warsaw not only on my multiple trips back because I was doing research for this book, but an apex of it was spending two nights in the bedroom of Thomas Sharp. GT:  There you go. GT:  Oh wow. Brian:  Now my wife says, “Is kind of like staying in the bedroom of Hitler or something?  Was it dark? Was it positive?” Thomas Sharp was editor of the newspaper and leader of the mob that stormed the jail in Carthage.  We'll talk about him quite a bit over the next few weeks.  We'll also talk about the events that led to a big rivalry between Nauvoo and Warsaw.  Check out our conversation…. Carthage, Nauvoo, and Warsaw formed an anti-Mormon triangle that led to the prophet Joseph Smith's death. Brian Stutzman has written the first history of Warsaw, Illinois. If you're interested in Joseph Smith, don't miss our conversations about the First Vision! 292: First Vision Conflicts (Vogel) 291: 1835 Account of First Vision (Vogel) 290: Making a Case for Melchizedek Priesthood in 1831? (Vogel) 289: Methodist Visions (Vogel)

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Joseph Smith is imprisoned in Liberty Jail, accused of treason. In this low point in his life and in the lives of the faithful Saints, the Lord shares a personal yet universal message of comfort.

Details around the Liberty Jail period. Why Joseph Smith was sent there and how the Mormons faired in Missouri.

This week we have a little fun as we take a lighthearted look at Joseph Smith's loyal companion, friend, and pet—Old Major. Dr. Alexander L. Baugh shares the tenuous nature of historical sleuthing. Often disparate references are all that scholars have to reconstruct the past. In this case, they include a library collection found, a newspaper clipping remembered, a memoir referenced, and letters written, coupled with Dr. Baugh’s expert knowledge of the Missouri period. Each item provides an important piece of the puzzle. Dr. Baugh hopes his work uncovering the footprints of Old Major will help listeners gain insight into the personality of Joseph Smith and his time in Liberty Jail with his loyal companion. The story of Joseph’s English Mastiff paints a relatable human picture of the Prophet that we don’t often hear, read, or talk about. This podcast is the first episode in our special Triplecast in remembrance of the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. If you like what we are doing at LDS Perspectives, be sure and like our Facebook page in order to keep informed of the ongoing work of our scholar-guests. About Our Guest: Alexander L. Baugh is a professor and chair of the Department of Church History and Doctrine at BYU where he has been a full-time faculty member since 1995. He received his BS from Utah State University and his MA and PhD degrees from Brigham Young University. He specializes in researching and writing about the Missouri period of early LDS Church history (1831–1839). He is the author, editor, or co-editor of eight books. In addition, he has published over eighty historical journal articles, essays, and book chapters. He is a member of the Mormon History Association and the John Whitmer Historical Association, having served as president of that organization in 2006–2007. He is also the past editor of Mormon Historical Studies and past co-director of research for the BYU Religious Studies Center. He also serves as an editor of three volumes of the Document series for the Joseph Smith Papers and is current chair of the department of church history and doctrine at BYU. He is married to the former Susan Johnson and they are the parents of five children. He and his wife reside in Highland, Utah. Extra Resources: Episode 84 Transcript "Joseph Smith's Dog, Old Major" "Documents Tell of Joseph Smith's Dog" LDS Perspectives Podcast Episode 85: Old Major with Alexander L. Baugh (Released June 27, 2018) This is not a verbatim transcript. Some grammar and wording has been modified for clarity. Laura H. Hales: This is Laura Harris Hales, and I’m here today with Alex Baugh, who is the chair of the Department of Church History at BYU. Can you tell our listeners a little bit about your training and your areas of research focus? Alex Baugh: Well, it’s good to be with you Laura, and I’m always excited to talk about historical subjects associated with Mormonism. Believe it or not, I went to Utah State and majored in marriage and family studies. I was teaching seminary for the LDS Church in Bountiful when they came out with a master’s degree in western American history. And I thought, “Well, that would be kind of neat.” I got my degree in that, a masters, and then went for a PhD at BYU in American history with an emphasis in Mormon and western American history. Laura H. Hales: You’re also known as the Missouri guy now with your expertise on the Missouri War and that period of time. You’re one of the editors of a couple of volumes from the Joseph Smith Papers on the Missouri era. But recently you wrote an article for BYU Studies Quarterly (volume 56, issue 4) that we’re going to talk about. It’s on a topic a little bit lighter than the topics you usually write about. Alex Baugh: I probably ought to tell you how I even came to writing this. Laura H. Hales: That’s the next question I was going to ask you. Why did you decide, “I’m going to go from writing about the Missouri War to Joseph Smith’s pet”?

The Interview: This week we have a little fun as we take a lighthearted look at Joseph Smith's loyal companion, friend, and pet—Old Major. Dr. Alexander L. Baugh shares the tenuous nature of historical sleuthing. Often disparate references are all that scholars have to reconstruct the past. In this case, they include a library collection found, a newspaper clipping remembered, a memoir referenced, and letters written, coupled with Dr. Baugh’s expert knowledge of the Missouri period. Each item provides an important piece of the puzzle. Dr. Baugh hopes his work uncovering the footprints of Old Major will help listeners gain insight into the personality of Joseph Smith and his time in Liberty Jail with his loyal companion. The story of Joseph’s English Mastiff paints a relatable human picture of the Prophet that we don’t often hear, read, or talk about. This podcast is the first episode in our special Triplecast in remembrance of the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. If you like what we are doing at LDS Perspectives, be sure and like our Facebook page in order to keep informed of the ongoing work of our scholar-guests. About Our Guest: Alexander L. Baugh is a professor and chair of the Department of Church History and Doctrine at BYU where he has been a full-time faculty member since 1995. He received his BS from Utah State University and his MA and PhD degrees from Brigham Young University. He specializes in researching and writing about the Missouri period of early LDS Church history (1831–1839). He is the author, editor, or co-editor of eight books. In addition, he has published over eighty historical journal articles, essays, and book chapters. He is a member of the Mormon History Association and the John Whitmer Historical Association, having served as president of that organization in 2006–2007. He is also the past editor of Mormon Historical Studies and past co-director of research for the BYU Religious Studies Center. He also serves as an editor of three volumes of the Document series for the Joseph Smith Papers and is current chair of the department of church history and doctrine at BYU. He is married to the former Susan Johnson and they are the parents of five children. He and his wife reside in Highland, Utah. Transcript: Download PDF LDS Perspectives Podcast Episode 85: Old Major with Alexander L. Baugh (Released June 27, 2018) This is not a verbatim transcript. Some grammar and wording has been modified for clarity.   Laura H. Hales: This is Laura Harris Hales, and I’m here today with Alex Baugh, who is the chair of the Department of Church History at BYU. Can you tell our listeners a little bit about your training and your areas of research focus? Alex Baugh: Well, it’s good to be with you Laura, and I’m always excited to talk about historical subjects associated with Mormonism. Believe it or not, I went to Utah State and majored in marriage and family studies. I was teaching seminary for the LDS Church in Bountiful when they came out with a master’s degree in western American history. And I thought, “Well, that would be kind of neat.” I got my degree in that, a masters, and then went for a PhD at BYU in American history with an emphasis in Mormon and western American history. Laura H. Hales: You’re also known as the Missouri guy now with your expertise on the Missouri War and that period of time. You’re one of the editors of a couple of volumes from the Joseph Smith Papers on the Missouri era. But recently you wrote an article for BYU Studies Quarterly (volume 56, issue 4) that we’re going to talk about. It’s on a topic a little bit lighter than the topics you usually write about. Alex Baugh: I probably ought to tell you how I even came to writing this. Laura H. Hales: That’s the next question I was going to ask you. Why did you decide, “I’m going to go from writing about the Missouri War to Joseph Smith’s pet”? Alex Baugh: Well, first of all,

What lessons does Joseph Smith's experience in Liberty Jail teach us about God's love? How can our trials be both a prison and a temple? Jeffrey R. Holland answers these questions and more in this BYU Devotional. Support the show.

Episode 193: The Mormon War, Part 1 Joseph and the leadership of the church (minus Brigham Young) are in the Liberty Jail after they lost the Mormon War of 1838. How did they get there? Behold (drink!), part 1 of Bryce educating us all on the terrible decisions made by basically everyone in the fall of 1838. Patron Bonus Episode: Marie and Bryce their adventures about Seattle The Mormon War in Missouri, by Stephen C LeSueur   Drink count - whatever you want it to be   Support the show at Patreon.com/MyBookofMormonPodcast

Respuesta al artículo de la revista LDS Living “El verdadero nombre de Liberty Jail + 4 fascinantes cosas más que no sabías sobre esta icónica prisión”.  Puede leer el artículo completo en el blog de Pesquisas Mormonas.

LDS Perspectives is pleased to announce a new podcast interview with David W. Grua, a historian and documentary editor with the Joseph Smith Papers. David holds a Ph.D. in American History from Texas Christian University and an M.A. and B.A. from Brigham Young University. He is the author of Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory (Oxford, 2016), which was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title and was awarded the Robert M. Utley Prize from the Western History Association. David worked five years as a research assistant for the Joseph Smith Papers while a student at BYU and has spent the last four and a half years as a volume editor. In David’s work for the project, he specializes in the Mormon experience in Missouri, Mormon-Indian relations, and Joseph Smith’s legal papers. In this episode, LDS Perspectives podcaster Taunalyn Rutherford interviews David about the latest volume in the Joseph Smith Papers—Documents, Volume 6—which covers February 1838–August 1839. This was a tumultuous period in the life of Joseph Smith and the history of the church, marked by internal dissent, the abandonment of Kirtland, Ohio, as church headquarters, the outbreak of violence with anti-Mormons in Missouri, the emergence of the Danite Society, the Missouri-Mormon War, Governor Lilburn W. Boggs’s infamous “extermination order,” Joseph Smith’s imprisonment in Liberty, Missouri, and the exodus and relocation of the Saints to Illinois. This was also a time characterized by spiritual outpourings and revelation, with the Prophet dictating D&C 115–120, writing the letters that included D&C 121–123, and delivering several doctrinally-rich discourses to the Twelve Apostles as they prepared for their mission to England. Taunalyn and David review this history in detail and the documents published in the volume. David also discusses his “Joseph Smith’s Missouri Prison Letters and the Mormon Textual Community,” an essay that will be published in Foundational Texts of Mormonism: Examining Major Early Sources in February 2018 from Oxford University Press. The book is edited by Joseph Smith Papers scholars Mark Ashurst-McGee, Robin Scott Jensen, and Sharalyn D. Howcroft. David’s chapter grew out of research conducted while editing the extant letters composed by Joseph Smith to church members while he was in Missouri state custody for Documents, Volume 6. The essay provides a fine-grained analysis of the prophet’s approach to writing the letters. While in state custody, Joseph wrote five handwritten missives for his wife, Emma Smith. Relying on scribes, Joseph also composed three general epistles addressed to the church as a whole. David places Joseph’s letters in conversation with other famous “prison letters” written by the Apostle Paul, Protestant and Catholic prisoners during the Reformation, and Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights Movement. David concludes that while Joseph Smith’s focus on the meaning of suffering was similar to the other letter writers, the prophet differed from the others by connecting suffering with divine revelation. Join us for this fascinating podcast. Extra Resources: Joseph Smith Papers: the Website Joseph Smith Papers: Documents, Volume 6

LDS Perspectives is pleased to announce a new podcast interview with David W. Grua, a historian and documentary editor with the Joseph Smith Papers. David holds a Ph.D. in American History from Texas Christian University and an M.A. and B.A. from Brigham Young University. He is the author of Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory (Oxford, 2016), which was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title and was awarded the Robert M. Utley Prize from the Western History Association. David worked five years as a research assistant for the Joseph Smith Papers while a student at BYU and has spent the last four and a half years as a volume editor. In David’s work for the project, he specializes in the Mormon experience in Missouri, Mormon-Indian relations, and Joseph Smith’s legal papers. In this episode, LDS Perspectives podcaster Taunalyn Rutherford interviews David about the latest volume in the Joseph Smith Papers—Documents, Volume 6—which covers February 1838–August 1839. This was a tumultuous period in the life of Joseph Smith and the history of the church, marked by internal dissent, the abandonment of Kirtland, Ohio, as church headquarters, the outbreak of violence with anti-Mormons in Missouri, the emergence of the Danite Society, the Missouri-Mormon War, Governor Lilburn W. Boggs’s infamous “extermination order,” Joseph Smith’s imprisonment in Liberty, Missouri, and the exodus and relocation of the Saints to Illinois. This was also a time characterized by spiritual outpourings and revelation, with the Prophet dictating D&C 115–120, writing the letters that included D&C 121–123, and delivering several doctrinally-rich discourses to the Twelve Apostles as they prepared for their mission to England. Taunalyn and David review this history in detail and the documents published in the volume. David also discusses his “Joseph Smith’s Missouri Prison Letters and the Mormon Textual Community,” an essay that will be published in Foundational Texts of Mormonism: Examining Major Early Sources in February 2018 from Oxford University Press. The book is edited by Joseph Smith Papers scholars Mark Ashurst-McGee, Robin Scott Jensen, and Sharalyn D. Howcroft. David’s chapter grew out of research conducted while editing the extant letters composed by Joseph Smith to church members while he was in Missouri state custody for Documents, Volume 6. The essay provides a fine-grained analysis of the prophet’s approach to writing the letters. While in state custody, Joseph wrote five handwritten missives for his wife, Emma Smith. Relying on scribes, Joseph also composed three general epistles addressed to the church as a whole. David places Joseph’s letters in conversation with other famous “prison letters” written by the Apostle Paul, Protestant and Catholic prisoners during the Reformation, and Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights Movement. David concludes that while Joseph Smith’s focus on the meaning of suffering was similar to the other letter writers, the prophet differed from the others by connecting suffering with divine revelation. Join us for this fascinating podcast.

D&C 121, 122—What can we learn about adversity from Joseph Smith's experiences in Liberty Jail?

On this episode, we shift focus from Quincy to Liberty Jail and back as we follow Bloody Brigham Young stepping into the vacuum of leadership, making a power play in Jo’s absence. Jo agrees to buy the land deal proposed by Isaac Galland sight unseen after he screeds to him about Mormon doctrine. Then Jo and friends are charged again in a Grand Jury with everything they’d already been charged, then proceed to escape during a transfer to Boone County. Everybody plays their part in the building up of Zion in their clean slate state, Illinois.   Links: Please take a quick 30-second survey to help out the show!!! https://survey.libsyn.com/nakedmormonismpodcast Letter to Isaac Galland http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-isaac-galland-22-march-1839/2#full-transcript Letter to Judge George Thompkins http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/petition-to-george-thompkins-15-march-1839/1#full-transcript Letter to Emma Smith http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-emma-smith-4-april-1839/1#full-transcript AOA Beyond the Trailer Park podcast https://www.spreaker.com/user/atheists/atheists-on-air-beyond-the-trailer-park-_42 Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366)

On this episode, we view the Mormon exodus from Missouri to Illinois through the eyes of those locked up in Liberty Jail. Jo and Hyrum try to run the church from their dungeon, while Rigdon is trying to reestablish the Mormon kingdom which was lost. Jo has letter correspondence with his wife and Presendia Huntington Buell at the same time. We finish, as usual, with random musings about Hingepin Rigdon and his belief in a God that would dare to cause him such personal suffering.   Links: LDS article on Liberty Jail https://history.lds.org/article/doctrine-and-covenants-liberty-jail?lang=eng Letter to the Chuch in Caldwell County 16 Dec 1838 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-the-church-in-caldwell-county-missouri-16-december-1838/1 Letter to Brigham Young and Heber Kimball 16 Jan 1839 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-heber-c-kimball-and-brigham-young-16-january-1839/1#full-transcript Memorial to Missouri Legislature 24 Jan 1839 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/memorial-to-the-missouri-legislature-24-january-1839/1#full-transcript Letter from Edward (Party-boy) Partridge 5 March 1839 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-from-edward-partridge-5-march-1839/1#full-transcript Letter from Don Carlos and William Smith 6 March 1839 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-from-don-carlos-smith-and-william-smith-6-march-1839/1#full-transcript Letter from Emma Smith 7 March 1839 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-from-emma-smith-7-march-1839/1#full-transcript Letter to Emma Smith 21 March 1839 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-emma-smith-21-march-1839/1#full-transcript Letter to Presendia Huntington Buell 15 March 1839 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-presendia-huntington-buell-15-march-1839/1 Isaac Galland—Mormon Benefactor https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/isaac-galland-mormon-benefactor Journal of Discourses 23:12 John Taylor on Sidney Rigdon http://jod.mrm.org/23/11 Pulpit Podcast – Naked Mormonism and Gilgal Gardens http://pulpit.libsyn.com/bryceisback   Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366)

On this episode, we discuss just how terrible the winter of 1838-1839 was for the Mormons, especially for the incarcerated leadership. The Saints were forcefully removed from Missouri and landed in temporary refugee camps along the Mississippi, settling a little town called Quincy, IL. Jo, Hyrum, Rigdon, McRae, Baldwin, and Wight are all wasting away in Liberty Jail until Doniphan gets cert for an habeus corpus hearing. Rigdon pulls out the ol’ preacher moves and sways the congregation to release him; even in his fractured mental state, he’s still got it. We end the episode with a brief wrap up of the Mormon history tour as well as ReasonCon. Links: LDS History article “Within the Walls of Liberty Jail” https://history.lds.org/article/doctrine-and-covenants-liberty-jail?lang=eng Patience Delila Pierce Palmer personal history https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/2568053 Jeffrey Holland – Lessons from Liberty Jail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOylYSEaqA&t=1354s Chris Nemelka (Marvelous Work and a Wonder) https://www.facebook.com/tonysaiki/videos/10212454351650766/ Shawn McCraney (Heart of the Matter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkJOXPVKoLQ#action=share Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366)

In October 2016 General Conference, Elder Holland told a story about the tragic death of Troy Russell's son, Austen, and how he was helped out of despair by a "home teacher extraordinaire," John Manning. In this interview we talk with Troy and John as they give more background to the story and the tender mercies that the Lord bestowed upon the Russell family and their surrounding community. Troy shares how it was ward leaders, ward friends, and community that didn't know what to do, but still showed love to their family, that really made the different and helped them through this tragic time in their life. John Manning talks about the friendship that was established long before the the passing of Austen that made it possible to be there for John as his home teacher, but most importantly, as his friend. The early morning basketball games gave Troy something to do and to get active again. Now the basketball group wears a jerseys that proudly displays Austen's logo in his memory. The Christlike love and service that came out of this story has truly honored Austen and will inspire all that listen to truly minister. The transcript of this episode is available below. Links: In Loving Memory of Austen Russell Facebook Page Emissaries to the Church, by Elder Holland Lessons Learned at Liberty Jail, by Elder Holland "Remember Lot's Wife": Faith is for the Future, by Elder Holland Interview Transcription Leading Saints (LS): We are talking with, Troy Russell and John Manning. How are you Troy and John? Troy: Good! Thank you. John: Great! Thank you. LS: Great, now, as we will talk about in this episode, John, you are actually Troy's home teacher and so this may be the first recorded home teaching appointment ever in the Church. John: Yeah, it's getting close to the end of the month so I figured I'd come down anyway. LS: Yeah, you know, I got to encourage you to get over to Troy's house and do an interview and we'll call it as your home teaching visit. [laughter] I'm joking, of course. ... Many people will be familiar with your story, Troy, and in which John played a role in and definitely a story we heard in Conference and that we were touched by as Elder Holland talked about it and shared that story about home teaching but also the story, Troy, of the tragic passing of your son Austen and we'll get into those details but before we jump into that story and how that Conference talk came to be, Troy, let's start with you and maybe just give us a background of who you are, where you live, what you do for a living. What do we need to know about you Troy? Troy: Well I was born in Ohio, my dad was in the Air Force, and so every 3-4 years of my childhood we would move and I spent most of my high school years and half my middle school years in Mesa, Arizona where I attended Mountain View High School there and went up to Ricks for a year and then I served a mission in Perth, Australia and came home to Utah where my dad and stepmom had moved while I was out of high school and went to Weber State where I met my wife, Deedra. She played soccer there for 5 years and then when we both graduated we went to Portland Oregon where I went to chiropractic school there and ended up here in Henderson, Nevada. I've been working as a chiropractor since 2002 here. LS: How long have you lived in that ward that you are currently in? 09:07 Troy: We moved into this house about a month or two after Austen was born, and now it has been about 10 years. nwo the ward has changed a few times through boundary changes, but we have been in the same house a little over 10 years. 10:26 LS: John, what about you? What led you to Henderson? John: I graduated from BYU, got a Masters at Utah State and back then there were lots of good jobs in Las Vegas so I came down in '97 and housing was very affordable. I'm a civil engineer and there's a lot of work here. Yeah,

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Joseph Smith and his friends suffer in Liberty Jail for more than four months. The Lord comforts him.

Joseph Smith and his friends suffer in Liberty Jail for more than four months. The Lord comforts him.

Joseph Smith and his friends suffer in Liberty Jail for more than four months. The Lord comforts him.

Chapter 31: “God Shall Be with You Forever and Ever”: The Prophet in Liberty Jail. Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, (2007), pages 358-368.