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Snow is correct...this is a case of nothing more than Alma's hypothetical case. Even the Prophet Joseph Smith spoke about this in Leture 4 to the Apostles concerning the nature of GOD. (verse 13). God would cease to be God] "God cannot and will not cease to be God. His title, his status, and his exalted position are forever fixed and immutable. Nor need the Saints of God spend a particle of a second worrying and fretting about the Almighty falling from grace. Joseph Smith explained in the Lectures on Faith (lecture 4) that for the Saints to do so is to err in doctrine as to the true nature of God and thus fall short of that dynamic faith which leads to life and salvation. Alma's hypothetical case is just that- purely hypothetical. He is arguing toward the impossible, the absurd, to emphasize the logical certainty of the principle that mercy cannot rob justice. It is as if Alma had said: 'It is as ridiculous to suppose that mercy can rob justice and that men and women can break the laws of God with impunity, as it is to suppose that God can cease to be God.' In fact, Alma concludes, 'God ceaseth not to be God, and mercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the atonement.' (Alma 42:23)." (Robert L. Millet, Life in Christ, p. 78.)

The problem with this, we assumed that this is HIS end of creation or progression due to the limited amount of information provided, for I believe this is not the case. Why would we need a a device (white stone) to see above GOD - higher kingdoms - if we stand in HIS presence? Just a thought...

Excellent article... After reading the part about Samuel responding to the voice in the night, thinking it was the Priest Eli, it was resounding of my wife called me on the cell phone to ensure I was still breathing (alive). She thought as she was in the living room, heard my voice calling to her. :) I figure after the second time, the Priest Eli would of caught the intent of the Spirit but it took three times for him to understand what was transpiring for the child.

Do you have a time frame? He has over 20 plus articles to sift through.

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The Lord covenantal with Abraham concerning his righteous seed; that covenant included the promise that Abraham's descendants would be the stewards of the gospel of salvation among all nations of the earth. To Abraham and his seed went the promise that they would hold the priesthood and be the ministers of salvation among all men. Further, Abraham and Sarah were promised that their union would be eternal and their posterity endless. (See Abraham 2:9-11.) In the complete and perfect sense this promise is remembered by the seed of Abraham when as man and woman they kneel at an altar in the house of the Lord and receive the very promises made by the Lord anciently to Abraham and Sarah as father and mother of the faithful (see D&C 132:30-32). Messiah will set himself again the second time to recover them] In the broad sense Israel has often been gathered. Christ sought unsuccessfully to bring all Israel together in his mortal ministry. He concluded his last preachment in the temple, saying, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!" (Matthew 23:37.) In a more specific sense the scriptures speak of two occasions wherein Christ directed Moses to return and restore the keys of the gathering; first, on the Mount of Transfiguration (Matthew 17); second, in the Kirtland Temple (D&C 110). (Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, vol. 1by Robert L. Millet, Joseph Fielding McConkie)

Then I know I am in the right place if world's opinion is against the church. This is no different of the times of Christ mortal ministry of the Jews if I would poll them.

If you spend more time in studying the accounts of creation from various first-hand witnesses and then adding other scholars viewpoint, after formulating your own answer, ask GOD for whether or not that it is correct. You have the ability to know more than Darwin will ever know. This includes his stay in the spirit world (prison). This information is still not given to those who reside in that sphere. You now have a greater opportunity than him. Let you know, I have spent endless amount of energy to seek out what is truth and what is fabrication, the shocker of which, Darwin was partially correct in a sense but not close how and why it happened. The closes person in writing and talk, who I can endorse, is the work of W. Cleon concerning the atonement. In it reveals a lot or truth most will never understand but if you apply your time with the aid of the Spirit, you will find your answer. It does coincide with the statement of being with GOD in the beginning, which was stated in the Book of Abraham.

Original Lesson: LDS.org - Lessons Chapter - The Church of Jesus Christ in Former Times Other resources: LDS Living Magazine GPC16: The Church of Jesus Christ in Former Times, Gospel Principles Comments and Resources http://forums.mormonshare.com/printpdf/15594

Exactly...he made a detour with his lovely bride to a public bed and breakfast where a man had a copy of the Book of Mormon that was left there by one of Joseph's brother - who was on his mission selling books. The book was given to the inn keeper instead of money. Apostle Pratt asked if he could read the book. That evening until the next morning, he wanted to meet the man who wrote it. At the time, Pratt was a Campbellnite, serving with Sidney Ridgon. (see Autobiograph of Parley P. Pratt, 1807-1857) Pratt had nothing to do with the term...Joseph learned it from Moroni.

Sorry...which lesson?

Treasured people by GOD...

Tom, I do welcome you to the forum...

Old Testament - LDS Mormon Forums Another source by Deseret Books: LDS Living

Although Moroni is mentioned as having "the keys of the record of the stick of Ephraim" (D&C 27:5)—the plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated-we have no evidence that any of the angels or heavenly messengers who visited the young prophet during the years of 1823 to 1827 gave him any keys of priesthood authority. Elder George Q. Cannon said: If you will read the history of the Church from the beginning, you will find that Joseph was visited by various angelic beings, but not one of them professed to give him the keys until John the Baptist came to him. Moroni, who held the keys of the record of the stick of Ephraim, visited Joseph; he had doubtless, also, visits from Nephi and it may be from Alma and others, but though they came and had authority, holding the authority of the Priesthood, we have no account of their ordaining him, neither did Joseph ever profess, because of the ministration of these angels, to have authority to administer in any of the ordinances of the Kingdom of God. (Journal of Discourses, 13:47.) Earliest recording was found in Isaiah: Isa. 22:22 22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.

"Known as the 'peace sign' throughout the 1960's and into the present day, this symbol is the Teutonic rune of death. 1950's peace advocate Gerald Holtom may have been commissioned by communist sympathiser Bertrand Russell to design a symbol to unite leftist peace marchers in 1958. It is clear that either Holtom or Russell deemed the Teutonic (Neronic) cross as the appropriate symbol for their cause. "Throughout the last 2,000 years this symbol has designated hatred of Christians. Nero, who despised Christians, crucified the Apostle Peter on a cross head downward. This hideous event resembled the Teutonic cross and became a popular pagan insignia of the day. Thereafter, this sign became known as the 'Neronic cross.' "The symbol's origin in history proves it to be the visual mystic character for 'Aum' (the split 'Y'). This is the sacred word to the Hindu. Chanting 'Aum' is supposed to help awaken 'the serpent power of Brahma' at the base of the human spine. Occultist Albert Pike also identifies this symbol as mystical in his book on Freemasonry Morals and Dogma. The peace symbol (also called the "broken cross," "crow's foot," "witch's foot," "Nero Cross," "sign of the 'broken Jew,'" and the "symbol of the 'anti-Christ''') is actually a cross with the arms broken. It also signifies the "gesture of despair," and the "death of man.'' "The Germanic tribes who used it attributed strange and mystical properties to the sign. Such a 'rune' is said to have been used by 'black magicians' in pagan incantations and condemnations....To this very day the inverted broken cross--identical to the socialists' 'peace' symbol--is known in Germany as a 'todersrune,' or death rune. Not only was it ordered by Hitler's National Socialists that it must appear on German death notices, but it was part of the official inscription prescribed for the gravestones of Nazi officers of the dread SS. The symbol suited Nazi emphasis on pagan mysticism.'' With the arms of the cross raised in an upright position, it is "a Pythagorean emblem of the course of life, in the form of a rising path with fork roads to Good and Evil.'' It also signifies fertility, but with the arms pointing downward, it denotes evil and death. Reference: The Peace Sign and Satanism -------------------- Then we have another viewpoint: "The peace symbol is so familiar today that it seems difficult to believe that it hasn't always existed. But in fact it was just half a century ago that a British designer named Gerald Holtom sat down at his drawing board and invented it – and this the story of how a design of extraordinary simplicity came to be one of the most iconic images in history." -------------------- Another venture of the history behind this symbol from another source: " The design for the familiar crow's-foot-in-a-circle we know as the peace symbol was completed February 21, 1958, by British commercial artist Gerald Holtom. Holtom had been commissioned by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. The CND, headed by philosopher Bertrand Russell, was planning an Easter march to Canterbury Cathedral to protest the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston. After doodling around with several versions of the Christian cross set in a circle, Holtom hit on the crow's-foot idea. This had a couple things going for it. First, it was a combination of the semaphore signals for N and D, standing for Nuclear Disarmament. N is two flags held in an upside-down V, and D is one flag pointed straight up and the other pointed straight down. Second, the crow's-foot has an ancient history as a symbol of death and despair--it looks like somebody spreading his hands in a gesture of defeat. The symbol is shown in a 1955 tome called The Book of Signs by Rudolph Koch, a German calligrapher, although it's unclear whether Holtom saw it there. The circle, finally, can mean "eternity," "the unborn child," and so on. From this you can no doubt cook up a suitably apocalyptic interpretation of the symbol as a whole. During the heyday of the peace movement, other interpretations of the symbol were also offered. A national Republican newsletter noted that it looked a lot like an emblem used by the Nazis during World War II--an apparent coincidence. Another interpretation, widely promoted by the John Birch Society and other right-wing groups, was that the symbol was really the "broken cross," sign of the Antichrist. One Bircher wrote that the broken cross had originally been devised by the Roman emperor Nero, who had Saint Peter crucified upon it upside down. In the Middle Ages the symbol allegedly was used to signify the devil. I have been unable to discover any good evidence for either of these contentions. The Birchers, you may remember, also distributed bumper stickers featuring the peace symbol with the slogan, "Footprint of the American Chicken." The far-right crowd, I tell you, they are such a stitch. " The Straight Dope: What is the origin of the peace symbol?

I am not advocate of his work, nor endorse it at any level, or, seeing what was his true motive of publishing such during the time when three other men that cause a great deal of world's agony. Was it really for truth or 'five seconds' of fame? However, anything that was written and claimed as science, will be rewritten and corrected when the Lord returns. However, I do endorse the Darwin award...

Defining fun and what is reality fun are not the same. To remain faithful, it starts with the desire to do so. What is our core desire, remains a state of hope to receive such. Remember, there is no "lukewarm" person will enter into the kingdom of the FATHER.

One could use it as a "token" between GOD and man.

It is not a matter if the jury is out and what applies to us in this fabrication of evolution, whether we truly understand how it was done by the GOD(s) through various accounts that are written. A key that could aid any person here regarding evolution, is "progression of intelligence" - from previous intelligence form will only give credence to how it is done.

You are correct. He was a god fearing man in his youth. Years ago, learning Charles background in Christian beliefs stemmed from his parental upbringing. Later, his basis of finding the truth was the stem of bad preaching of genesis from the local clergy. Sad to say, the rest is history. :)

Part 3: Background Historical Viewpoint Joseph Fielding Smith - Shooting of Ex-Governor Boggs.—On the 6th day of May, 1842, Ex-Governor Lilburn W. Boggs was shot while sitting alone in a room of his residence in Independence. He was badly wounded and for several days his life was in the balance, but he soon recovered. President Smith Accused as an Accessory.—July 20, 1842, Boggs went before Samuel Weston, justice of the peace in Independence and made affidavit that Orrin Porter Rockwell, a resident of Illinois had done the shooting. He applied to Governor Carlin in his affidavit for the surrender of Rockwell "according to law." Subsequently he made another affidavit in which he said he had "good reason to believe, from evidence and information now in his possession, that Joseph Smith, commonly called 'the "Mormon" Prophet,' was accessory before the fact of the intended murder, and that the said Joseph Smith is a citizen or resident of the state of Illinois." He applied to Governor Thomas Reynolds of Missouri, for a demand on Governor Carlin of Illinois, to deliver up Joseph Smith, to be dealt with according to law. Governor Reynolds very willingly granted the request and appointed Edward R. Ford agent to receive the Prophet. In the requisition, Governor Reynolds stated "Joseph Smith is a fugitive from justice, charged with being accessory before the fact, to an assault with the intent to kill, made by one O. P. Rockwell, on Lilburn W. Boggs, in this state (Missouri) and is represented to the executive department of this state as having fled to the state of Illinois." He therefore demanded the surrender of the Prophet on these grounds. Boggs had not accused Joseph Smith of being a fugitive, or with fleeing from Missouri; this charge was added by Reynolds. No doubt his reason was that he knew Missouri could have no claim upon Joseph Smith without making it appear that he had committed the alleged crime within Missouri and fled from her borders. The foundation for this accusation was perhaps based on the rumor circulated at the time, and printed in the Quincy Whig, that Joseph Smith had prophesied that Boggs would die a violent death. As soon as the Prophet heard of this rumor he took occasion to deny it publicly, saying that he had made no such statement. Nevertheless, it gave occasion for an accusation, and it appears evident that Boggs and his fellow conspirators thought it an opportunity, and an excuse, to get the Prophet within their clutches, where they might kill him "according to law." Governor Carlin's Action.—Governor Carlin of Illinois appeared to be a party to this conspiracy. He had, at least, become embittered against President Joseph Smith, and was very willing to accede to the demand from Missouri. He was thoroughly acquainted with the law and knew perfectly well that the Prophet was in Nauvoo on the 6th day of May, 1842, consequently was not subject to the requisition of Governor Reynolds of Missouri. He knew that President Smith was not a fugitive from justice; and, even if the false and malicious charge had been true, he knew the Prophet was entitled to a fair and legal trial in Illinois, not Missouri. Yet he would yield to this unlawful and unrighteous demand against his knowledge of these facts. The Rocky Mountain Prophecy.—On Saturday, August 6, 1842, President Joseph Smith passed over the river to Montrose, in company with General James Adams, Colonel Brewer, Hyrum Smith and a number of others, and witnessed the installation of the officers of the Rising Sun Lodge of Masons, by General Adams, deputy grand master of Illinois. While General Adams was giving instructions to the master-elect, Joseph Smith had a conversation with a number of the brethren who were resting in the shade of the building. His topic was the persecutions of the Saints in Missouri, and the constant annoyance which had followed them since coming to Illinois and Iowa. In the course of his conversation the Prophet uttered a prophecy which he recorded in his journal as follows: "I prophesied that the Saints would continue to suffer much affliction and would be driven to the Rocky Mountains, many would apostatize, others would be put to death by our persecutors, or lose their lives in consequence of exposure or disease, and some of them would live to go and assist in making settlements and build cities and see the Saints become a mighty people in the midst of the Rocky Mountains." Arrest of President Smith.—The governor of Illinois honored the demand of the Missourians, and on the 8th day of August, 1842, President Joseph Smith and Orrin P. Rockwell were both taken into custody by the deputy sheriff of Adams County, on a warrant issued by the governor. The prisoners demanded the right of habeas corpus, and the court of Nauvoo issued a writ demanding that the bodies of the two accused men be brought before that court. The deputy sheriff and his aids refused to recognize the jurisdiction of the court, and returned to Governor Carlin for further instructions, leaving the Prophet and Rockwell in the hands of the marshal of Nauvoo. The marshal had no papers by which they could be held, so permitted them to go about their business.The Prophet's Comments on His Arrest.—Commenting on his arrest, the Prophet said: "I have yet to learn by what rule of right I was arrested to be transported to Missouri for a trial of the kind stated. 'An accessory to an assault with intent to kill,' does not come under the provision of the fugitive act, when the person charged has not been out of Illinois. An accessory before the fact to manslaughter is something of an anomaly. The isolated affidavit of ex-Governor Boggs is no more than any other man's, and the constitution says, that no person shall be liable to be transported out of the state for an offense committed within the same. The whole is another Missouri farce." Expecting the return of the deputy sheriff, President Smith secured a writ of habeas corpus from the master in chancery for the district of Illinois, fearing that the court of Nauvoo might be deemed without jurisdiction or authority. Two days later when the officers returned, President Smith and Rockwell were not at home. The deputy sheriff made many threats and tried to intimidate the brethren at Nauvoo, but failing in this, when questioned, he admitted that the course the governor had taken was unjustifiable and illegal.President Joseph Smith in Retirement.—Because of the excitement which prevailed and the fear that they would be unlawfully dragged to Missouri, Joseph and O. P. Rockwell retired to seclusion. While in retirement the Prophet kept in touch with affairs in Nauvoo and wrote to the Saints from time to time. It was while thus confined that he wrote the important letters which now appear as sections 127 and 128 in the Doctrine and Covenants, on baptism for the dead. Threats of Mob Vengeance.—When the officers failed to find President Smith and Orrin Porter Rockwell, they were enraged and threatened to return with a sufficient force to search every house in Nauvoo. Ford, the officer from Missouri, declared that he would come with a mob from Missouri and take the Prophet by force. Hearing of these reports, President Smith wrote to Wilson Law, major general of the Nauvoo Legion, advising him to take necessary steps to protect the citizens of Nauvoo against any such attack. In his communication he said he had come to the conclusion that he would never suffer himself to fall into the hands of the Missourians alive, if he could help it. To surrender to the officers of Illinois meant the same thing, for Governor Carlin had joined hands with Missouri, taking unlawful steps to send him to that state. "I am determined, therefore," the Prophet said, "to keep out of their hands, and thwart their designs, if possible." Emma Smith Appeals to Governor Carlin.—August 17, 1842, Emma Smith wrote a pathetic appeal to Governor Carlin pleading the cause of her husband and the Latter-day Saints, and requesting that he rescind his order to turn President Smith over to his enemies in Missouri. She set forth in a clear, logical manner the fact that the decision to deliver him to the authorities in Missouri was contrary to law. That if he had been guilty of any crime it must have been committed in Illinois, and the pursuit of President Smith was a continuation of the old mob spirit and persecution which had followed the Saints during all the years of their sojourn in Missouri. Others also appealed to the governor, reminding him of the many threats that were made against the citizens of Nauvoo, by John C. Bennett, Edward R. Ford and others. His reply to all of these was that he could not conceive of an attack by violence upon the citizens, and there was "no excitement anywhere but in Nauvoo, amongst the Mormons themselves." There was no apprehension of trouble in other places, so far as he was able to ascertain. At the same time he confessed in conversation, that "persons were offering their services every day, either in person or by letter, and held themselves in readiness to go against the Mormons" whenever he should call upon them. Judge Ralston, who was present when the governor read Emma Smith's letter, asked him how he thought Mr. Smith could go through the midst of his enemies, without violence being used towards him; and, if acquitted, how was he to get back? The governor was unable to make satisfactory reply. Answering Emma Smith's letter, the governor said he had been "prompted by a strict sense of duty," and in discharge of that duty, had "studiously pursued that course least likely to produce excitement and alarm." He hoped that Joseph Smith would submit to the laws and that justice might be done. At the same time he said the Constitution and the laws of the United States, required him to take the course he did regarding Joseph Smith as a fugitive from justice. Yet he was perfectly aware that President Smith was not a fugitive in any sense of the term. He further suggested that if "he is innocent of any crime, and the proceedings are illegal, it would be the more easy for him to procure an acquittal," and he felt that Missouri would grant the "utmost latitude" in his defense. It was clear that he had no friendly disposition towards the President of the Church. (Essentials in Church History by Joseph Fielding Smith P.266-270)

Part 2: History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Record) Reference: Volume 2 – Chapter XLIX (49) AN attempt was made upon the life of ex-Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, of Missouri, on the 6th of May, 1842. The ex-governor was seated in a room by himself in the evening, when some person discharged a pistol loaded with buckshot through an adjoining window. Three of the shot took effect in his head—one of which, it was said, penetrated his brain. His son, hearing the shot, burst into the room and found his father in a helpless condition. The pistol from which the shot was fired was found under the window and there, too, were the footprints of the would-be assassin. GUESSES ON THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION No sooner was the news of the affair heard than speculation was rife as to the parties who had perpetrated the deed; and in consequence of the part taken by Boggs in driving the Latter-day Saints from the state of Missouri, during the period that he was governor, it was not long before "Joe Smith and the Mormons" were accused of the deed. The Quincy Whig, in its issue of May 21st, after detailing the particulars of the assault, said: "There are several rumors in circulation in regard to the horrid affair; one of which throws the crime upon the Mormons, from the fact, we suppose, that Mr. Boggs was governor at the time, and in no small degree instrumental in driving them from the state. Smith, too, the Mormon Prophet, as we understand, prophesied a year or so ago, his death by violent means. Hence, there is plenty of foundation for rumor." THE PROPHET'S DENIAL OF IMPLICATION IN THE CRIME To this charge of complicity in the attempted assassination President Smith entered a most prompt and emphatic denial. "My hands," said he, "are clean and my heart pure from the blood of all men." He also denied having predicted Boggs' death by "violent means," which denial he sent both to the Quincy Whig and the Nauvoo Wasp. 1 Orrin Porter Rockwell 2 was accused of making the assault upon Boggs; and as soon as the ex-governor recovered sufficiently from the effects of the assault to do so he went before a justice of the peace, and made affidavit charging Rockwell with the crime; and subsequently made a second affidavit charging President Joseph Smith with being accessory before the fact, saying in the body of the affidavit that he believed, "and has good reason to believe, from evidence and information now in his possession, that Joseph Smith, commonly called 'the Mormon Prophet,' was accessory before the fact of the intended murder, and that the said Joseph Smith is 'a citizen or resident of the state of Illinois.'" 3 Boggs applied to Thomas Reynolds, then governor of Missouri, to make a demand on the governor of Illinois, to deliver up Joseph Smith to some person authorized to receive him on behalf of the state of Missouri, to be dealt with according to law. Governor Reynolds promptly granted the request and made the demand on the governor of Illinois for the surrender of President Smith to one E. R. Ford, who was appointed the agent of Missouri to receive him. In making the demand, Governor Reynolds said: "Whereas it appears * * * that one Joseph Smith is a fugitive from justice, charged with being accessory before the fact, to an assault with the intent to kill, made by one O. P. Rockwell, on Lilburn W. Boggs, in this state (Missouri); and is represented to the executive department of this state as having fled to the state of Illinois; now, therefore, I, * * * do by these presents demand the surrender and delivering of the said Joseph Smith, etc., etc. THE DEFECTIVE REQUISITION This extract is given from the requisition verbatim, because, in the first place, the affidavit of Boggs, upon the strength of which Governor Reynolds made his demand for the surrender of Joseph Smith, does not claim that the latter was a fugitive from justice, or that he had fled from the state of Missouri to Illinois; but on the contrary, the Boggs affidavit says that "the Mormon Prophet" was a "citizen or resident of the state of Illinois," hence the statement of fact in the affidavit was not sufficient to justify the demand for Joseph Smith to be surrendered to Missouri. A person resident in one state may not be delivered up to the authorities of another state for alleged offenses, unless it is represented that he has fled from the state making the demand for his surrender. This charge was not made by Boggs in his affidavit, which was Governor Reynolds' only authority for making the demand. But in what Boggs failed, Governor Reynolds made up; and upon his own responsibility, in his demand on Illinois, charged that Joseph Smith was "a fugitive from justice," and had "fled to Illinois;" a statement that was at once untrue, and wholly gratuitous on the part of the executive of Missouri. Governor Carlin, however, responded to the demand of Missouri, and issued a warrant for the arrest of O. P. Rockwell as principal, and Joseph Smith as accessory before the fact, in an assault with the intent to kill upon Governor Boggs. The papers were placed in the hands of the deputy sheriff of Adams county, who, with two assistants, at once repaired to Nauvoo, and on the 8th of August, 1842, arrested the above named parties. There was no evasion of the officers, but the municipal court of Nauvoo at once, on the application of the parties arrested, issued a writ of habeas corpus, requiring the officers having the prisoners in charge, to bring them before that tribunal, in order that the legality of the warrant under which they were arrested might be tested. This the sheriff refused to do, and he claimed that the municipal court had no jurisdiction in the case; but he left the prisoners in care of the city marshal, without, however, leaving the original writ upon which alone they could be held. The deputy sheriff and his assistants returning to Quincy, the prisoners were left to go about their business. During the absence of the deputy sheriff, President Smith secured a writ of habeas corpus from the master in chancery, for the district of Illinois in which Hancock county was located, as it was questionable 4 if the municipal court of Nauvoo had the authority to issue such writs in cases arising under the laws of the state of Illinois, or of the United States. Two days after the first arrest the officers returned from Quincy to again take their prisoners, but in the interim it had been decided by President Smith and his friends, that the best thing for himself and Rockwell to do, in the then excited state of public opinion, was to keep out of the way for a season; so that the officers upon their return to Nauvoo were unable to find them. (Comprehensive History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, vol. 2 by B. H. Roberts, p.148-151)

Date: August 8, 1842 Short Narration: 1842— Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was arrested on a charge of being "an accessory to an assault with intent to kill" ex-Governor Lilburn Boggs of Missouri and was placed under custody of the city marshal after the court issued a writ of habeas corpus. History of the Church, 5:86–88 Location: Independence, Missouri & Quincy, Illinois Historical Raw Record: Monday, 8--This forenoon I was arrested by the deputy sheriff of Adams county, and two assistants, on a warrant issued by Governor Carlin, founded on a requisition from Governor Reynolds of Missouri upon the affidavit of ex-Governor Boggs, complaining of the said Smith as "being an accessory before the fact, to an assault with intent to kill made by one Orrin P. Rockwell on Lilburn W. Boggs," on the night of the sixth of May, A. D. 1842. Brother Rockwell was arrested at the same time as principal. There was no evasion of the officers, though the municipal court issued a writ of habeas corpus according to the constitution of the state, Article 8, and Section 13. This writ demanded the bodies of Messrs. Smith and Rockwell to be brought before the aforesaid court; but these officers refused to do so, and finally without complying, they left us in the care of the marshal, without the original writ by which we were arrested, and by which only we could be retained, and returned to Governor Carlin for further instructions, and myself and Rockwell went about our business. I have yet to learn by what rule of right I was arrested to be transported to Missouri for a trial of the kind stated. "An accessory to an assault with intent to kill," does not come under the provision of the fugitive act, when the person charged has not been out of Illinois, &c. An accessory before the fact to manslaughter is something of an anomaly. The isolated affidavit of ex-Governor Boggs is no more than any other man's, and the constitution says, "that no person shall be liable to be transported out of the state, for an offense committed within the same." The whole is another Missouri farce. In fact, implied power, and constructive guilt, as a dernier resort, may answer the purpose of despotic governments, but are beneath the dignity of the sons of Liberty, and would be a blot on our judicial escutcheon. I received a letter from the postoffice, which had been broken open, and I was grieved at the meanness of its contents. The city council passed the following "Ordinance regulating the mode of proceeding in cases of habeas corpus before the municipal court:" Ordinance on Habeas Corpus Procedure. Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the city council of the city of Nauvoo, that in all cases where any person or persons, shall at any time hereafter, be arrested or under arrest in this city, under any writ or process, and shall be brought before the municipal court of this city, by virtue of a writ of habeas corpus, the court shall in every such case have power and authority, and are hereby required to examine into the origin, validity and legality of the writ of process, under which such arrest was made, and if it shall appear to the court, upon sufficient testimony that said writ or process was illegal, or not legally issued, or did not proceed from proper authority, then the court shall discharge the prisoner from under said arrest; but if it shall appear to the court that said writ or process had issued from proper authority, and was a legal process, the court shall then proceed and fully hear the merits of the case, upon which said arrest was made, upon such evidence as may be produced and sworn before said court, and shall have power to adjourn the hearing, and also issue process from time to time, in their discretion, in order to procure the attendance of witnesses, so that a fair and impartial trial and decision may be obtained in every such case. Sec. 2. And be it further ordained that if upon investigation it shall be proven before the municipal court, that the writ or process has been issued, either through private pique, malicious intent, or religious or other persecution, falsehood or misrepresentation, contrary to the constitution of this state, or the Constitution of the United States, the said writ or process shall be quashed and considered of no force or effect, and the prisoner or prisoners shall be released and discharged therefrom. Sec. 3. And be it also further ordained that in the absence, sickness, debility, or other circumstances disqualifying or preventing the mayor from officiating in his court, as chief justice of the municipal court, the aldermen present shall appoint one from amongst them to act as chief justice, or president pro tempore. Sec. 4. This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed August 8, 1842. HYRUM SMITH, Vice-Mayor and President Pro Tempore. JAMES SLOAN, Recorder. A disgraceful and bloody riot occurred in Cincinnati this evening, in and about the "Sans Souci House."

August 8, 1831 — Independence, Missouri. Joseph Smith received D&C 60, a revelation concerning the elders called to serve missions to the East. (History of the Church, 1:201–2) Place. Jackson County, Missouri. Publication Note. Section 60 was first published as chapter 61 in the Book of Commandments in 1833. Historical Setting: George Q. Cannon - Having fulfilled the requirements of the Almighty [in Missouri], Joseph and ten companion Elders departed from Independence Landing on the Missouri River, for Kirtland, Ohio. It was on the 9th day of August, 1831, that they started to row down the river with a flotilla of sixteen canoes, carrying themselves and their provisions. (Life of Joseph Smith, 1907, pp. 102-3.) Joseph Smith, Jun. – On the 8th, as there had been some inquiry among the Elders what they were to do, I received the following. [section 60, follows.] (HC 1:201, August 1831, Jackson County, Missouri.) Background Narration: Joseph Fielding Smith - The Lord commenced his instruction by saying [sec. 60:1] that he was pleased with them for making the journey to Missouri, and now they were to return speedily to the land from whence they came. However, some of them received a rebuke, for the Lord was not pleased with them because on the journey from Ohio, they had not followed the counsels that had been given. They had been commanded to preach the Gospel along the way and bear testimony among the people, but some had failed to magnify this commandment because of their fear of man. It is true that not every man is a natural missionary, and there are those who shrink from the responsibility of raising their voices in proclamation of the Gospel, and yet this is an obligation that we owe to this fallen world. The elders in the very beginning had been commanded to serve the Lord with all their "heart, might, mind and strength" [sec. 4:2], for the field is white and ready for the harvest. A penalty was to be inflicted upon those who failed and they were not to stand blameless at the last day. The preaching of the Gospel was to be a means to them by which they were not to perish, but bring salvation to their souls. There are many who have been sent forth who have had a fear of man, yet the Lord has promised to support them in their labors if they will trust in him. (CHMR, 1947, 1:203-4.) Richard O. Cowan - On Monday, August 8, 1831, as the brethren from Ohio were preparing to return home, D&C 60 was received in which return travel instructions were given. The elders were told to go by river to St. Louis (D&C 60:5), from which point some were to continue speedily to their homes, but most were to preach along the way as they went. Joseph Smith and ten other elders left Independence the next day. On Thursday afternoon, dangerous conditions were encountered on the river, and manifestations of Satan's power and presence were experienced. The following morning, D&C 61 was received to explain these things and also to elaborate on further travel directions. Instructions for the missionaries to preach among the congregations of the wicked do not mean that they were necessarily to seek out the worst elements of the population. The Lord used the word "wicked" to refer to all the inhabitants of the earth who had not yet accepted the fulness of the gospel, perhaps many never having even heard it. (See D&C 35:12; 84:49) The word gentiles has sometimes been used in much the same sense as the Lord has used the term wicked here, in referring to those who had not become part of the covenant people. The Lord explained that he had allowed the group to come by water that they might better be able to bear witness to the dangers on the water, particularly upon the western rivers in that vicinity. (See verses 4-5.) Because Satan's power was upon the waters (verse 19), those whose faith might fail them should avoid these waters lest they be "caught in snares." (Verse 18.) Those whose faith is strong will not only have power to command the waters but will also be led by the Spirit. (See verses 27-28.) In such cases, it would not matter whether they went by water or by land, as long as they fulfilled their missions. (See verse 22.) (Doctrine and Covenants, Our Modern Scripture by Richard O. Cowan) Steven C. Harper - Having dedicated western Missouri as Zion and a spot near the courthouse in Independence as the site for the temple in New Jerusalem, Joseph Smith and his companions sought to know what the Lord would have them do next. In response the Lord gave the revelation recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 60, instructing some of the elders to return home. In Doctrine and Covenants 60 the Lord tells the elders planning to return quickly to Ohio that he is pleased with their trek to Missouri, except for those whose fears kept them from preaching the gospel along the way: "Mine anger is kindled against them" (v. 2). Those elders will lose what the Lord has given them if they do not offer it freely to others. The Lord commands the returning elders to speedily make or buy a boat to take them down the Missouri River toward St. Louis. Once there, Joseph, Sidney Ridgon, and Oliver Cowdery are to go to Cincinnati to declare the gospel with faith, not anger. Using a play on words based on his Old Testament title I Am—a variation on the name rendered in English as Jehovah—the Lord commands them to lift up "holy hands upon them. For I am able to make you holy, and your sins are forgiven you" (v. 7; see also Exodus 3:14; D&C 68:6). The remaining elders should leave St. Louis in companionships and preach the gospel to those who have not yet repented until they arrive in Ohio. The Lord issues this commandment as a way to benefit the branches of the Church. The Lord then speaks concerning the elders who have left Ohio for Missouri but have not yet arrived because of their missionary work on the way among those who have not yet repented. He commands them: "Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent that it may not be known" (D&C 60:13). After arriving in Missouri, now Zion, and preaching there, they are to return to Ohio quickly, again preaching along the way. They are commanded to preach thoroughly, kindly, and without provoking the people. Rather than condemning those who choose not to receive the gospel openly, the elders are to signify that they have freely offered the gospel. They are to wash their feet privately as evidence on Judgment Day that they did not hide the good news from the unrepentant. This act transferred accountability from the missionaries to their hearers. (Making Sense of the Doctrine and Covenants by Steven C. Harper) Section Header Notes: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, in Jackson County, Missouri, 8 August 1831 (see History of the Church, 1:201–2). On this occasion the elders who had been appointed to return to the East desired to know how they should proceed and by what route and manner they should travel. 1–9, The elders are to preach the gospel in the congregations of the wicked; 10–14, They should not idle away their time, nor bury their talents; 15–17, They may wash their feet as a testimony against those who reject the gospel. Versus amount: 17 Suggested link: D&C 24, 35, 61, 68, & 84 Summary and Conclusion: Church service rendered is a means of providing an opportunity for the gospel to become a blessing in the lives of the Lord's children. Sharing the gospel is of primary importance in the work of the kingdom. Such talent must not be hidden. (Sacred Truths of the Doctrine and Covenants , vol. 1 by L. G. Otten, C. M. Caldwell)