Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Carthage Controversies
Consider the following Carthage controversy questions: Was Governor Thomas Ford complicit in the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith? When Joseph fired back at the Carthage attackers, did he kill anyone? Also, does the fact that Joseph fired back at the mob somehow take away his status as a martyr for his religion? Did Joseph and his friends in Carthage Jail drink wine together? Also, were they not wearing their temple garments in jail? Were Joseph Smith’s last words a Masonic Cry for help? Are the death masks of Joseph and Hyrum Smith an accurate representation of them? Is John Taylor’s account of how his pocket watch was damaged during the attack accurate? Who actually wrote Doctrine & Covenants 135?
In this episode of Church History Matters we are tackling these and other “Carthage Controversies.”
For show notes and transcript for this and other episodes go to https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/church-history-matters-podcast/
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So interesting! Questions were posed and discussed that I had never thought of.
3 days ago
Trying to put myself in Governor Ford’s situation, I believe that he was misguided and incompetent, but not complicit in their murders.
4 days ago
In our modern Information Age we take virtually instant information for granted. This fact combined with all the details from all the sources ‘in front’ of us now, it’s easy to make the assumption that Governor Ford was complicit in the assassination of the prophet and patriarch.
4 days ago
Excellent content as always! 👏🏻
4 days ago
We served as a senior couple in Carthage in 2017-2018 giving tours through the jail during the busy summer and at least once a day someone asked “where is the blood on the floor”. Please address that and debunk that myth. Even the MTC told the Young Sister Missionaries that it was acid put on the floor before the church owned it to be able to charge more to see Joseph’s blood. Thank you for all the research you do and the thoughtful insights to bring the truth to light.
7 days ago
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