Welcome to part 20 of our epic series on Dr. John G. Turner’s landmark biography, “Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet.” Things are really heating up as we enter the mid-1830s in the life of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter-day Saint movement. This episode dives into one of the most controversial and debated episodes in early Mormon history –Joseph’s relationship with Fanny Alger, a young woman employed in the Smith household in Kirtland, Ohio in 1836. Was it adultery? Was

On June 27, 1844, at about 5:00 p.m., the Prophet Joseph and his brother Hyrum were murdered at Carthage Jail. A few days before he was killed, Joseph, aware of his danger, said, “I am going like a lamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer’s morning” (Doctrine and Covenants 135:4). Because of their faith in Jesus Christ, Joseph and Hyrum were not afraid to die. They had been obedient to His will and knew that they would be blessed in the life to come. In this video, Church historians exam

Today is the anniversary of Joseph and Hyrum Smith’s Martyrdom. In this video, Casey Griffiths and Scott Woodward travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, and to Nauvoo, Warsaw, and Carthage in Illinois to review the events that led up to the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. As they visit these sites, they discuss two questions: Why was Joseph murdered? And why do Joseph’s and Hyrum’s deaths mean so much today? Read more here: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-joseph-smith-murdere