Opening the text

Essentials in Church History: A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"Smith, Joseph Fielding

History

Essentials in Church History: A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"

Name: Essentials in Church History: A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"
Author: Smith, Joseph Fielding

Smith, Joseph Fielding

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History

The Return to Nauvoo

The persecutions of enemies were easy to bear, but when he was thus
accused by those who should have been his dearest friends, the Prophet
was stung to the quick. It was not for himself he sought safety, but
for his people. If this was all they cared, he would not seek to
save himself. He replied: "If my life is of no value to my friends,
it is of none to myself." Turning to Rockwell he said, "What shall I
do?" Rockwell answered: "You are the oldest and ought to know best;
and as you make your bed, I will lie with you." Joseph then turned
to Hyrum and said: "Brother Hyrum, you are the oldest, what shall we
do?" Hyrum said, "Let us go back and give ourselves up, and see the
thing out." The Prophet remained in deep reflection for some time, and
then remarked: "If you go back I will go with you, but we shall be
butchered." Hyrum said, "No, no; let us go back and put our trust in
God, and we shall not be harmed. The Lord is in it. If we live or have
to die, we will be reconciled to our fate."

They then returned, and the first thing the Prophet did was to notify
Governor Ford, by the hands of Theodore Turley and Jedediah M. Grant,
that he would be ready to go to Carthage on the morrow. The governor
promised to send a posse to protect him on the way, but through the
influence of the Nauvoo conspirators, he changed his mind and ordered
the Prophet and Patriarch to come to Carthage without escort.

The Start for Carthage

Early on the morning of the 24th of June, Joseph and Hyrum with the
accused members of the city council and a few tried friends, left
Nauvoo for Carthage. On the way the Prophet hesitated, and looked back
with admiration upon the city, the temple, and his farm. "This is the
loveliest place, and the best people under the heavens," he said;
"little do they know the trials that await them!" They passed the home
of Esq. Daniel H. Wells, who was unwell. The Prophet stopped and called
on him, and as he parted, he said: "Squire Wells, I wish you to cherish
my memory, and not think me the worst man in the world either."

The Governor's Demand for Arms

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Opening the text

History

Essentials in Church History: A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"

Smith, Joseph Fielding

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History

The Return to Nauvoo

The persecutions of enemies were easy to bear, but when he was thus
accused by those who should have been his dearest friends, the Prophet
was stung to the quick. It was not for himself he sought safety, but
for his people. If this was all they cared, he would not seek to
save himself. He replied: "If my life is of no value to my friends,
it is of none to myself." Turning to Rockwell he said, "What shall I
do?" Rockwell answered: "You are the oldest and ought to know best;
and as you make your bed, I will lie with you." Joseph then turned
to Hyrum and said: "Brother Hyrum, you are the oldest, what shall we
do?" Hyrum said, "Let us go back and give ourselves up, and see the
thing out." The Prophet remained in deep reflection for some time, and
then remarked: "If you go back I will go with you, but we shall be
butchered." Hyrum said, "No, no; let us go back and put our trust in
God, and we shall not be harmed. The Lord is in it. If we live or have
to die, we will be reconciled to our fate."

They then returned, and the first thing the Prophet did was to notify
Governor Ford, by the hands of Theodore Turley and Jedediah M. Grant,
that he would be ready to go to Carthage on the morrow. The governor
promised to send a posse to protect him on the way, but through the
influence of the Nauvoo conspirators, he changed his mind and ordered
the Prophet and Patriarch to come to Carthage without escort.

The Start for Carthage

Early on the morning of the 24th of June, Joseph and Hyrum with the
accused members of the city council and a few tried friends, left
Nauvoo for Carthage. On the way the Prophet hesitated, and looked back
with admiration upon the city, the temple, and his farm. "This is the
loveliest place, and the best people under the heavens," he said;
"little do they know the trials that await them!" They passed the home
of Esq. Daniel H. Wells, who was unwell. The Prophet stopped and called
on him, and as he parted, he said: "Squire Wells, I wish you to cherish
my memory, and not think me the worst man in the world either."

The Governor's Demand for Arms

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Essentials in Church History: A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"

Essentials in Church History: A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"

No reviews yet