Contemporary Reactions: Newspapers Wrong

What really happened in the final days leading to the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum, and why does D&C 135 still strike with such power today? Dr. Keith Erekson explores the history, context, and the testimony behind Section 135, correcting common myths and setting the stage for the Saints’ response in Section 136.

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2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 135 Part 1
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2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 135 Part 2
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TIMECODE:

• 00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Keith Erekson
• 01:45 Episode Teaser
• 03:58 Dr. Erekson bio
• 06:53 Come, Follow Me Manual
• 08:17 Background to Section 135
• 13:37 The Saints didn’t retaliate
• 15:25 A clear thesis
• 19:09 No limits on this dispensation
• 22:49 Pacific Islander Saints
• 24:35 Tribute to Hyrum
• 29:04 Hyrum served Joseph through their lives
• 31:53 Lucy Mack Smith’s losses
• 35:22 Willard Richards firsthand account of the martyrdom
• 39:11 Willard Richards’ record
• 41:12 John Taylor’s watch–fact or fiction?
• 46:36 No one convicted of crime related to Carthage
• 47:12 The fates of the mobsters
• 50:44 Oaks’ and Hill’s Carthage Conspiracy
• 52:21 Joseph Smith Papers The Road to Carthage
• 55:56 Governor Ford’s greatest fear
• 58:12 Boston Globe was totally wrong
• 1:02:14 Phoebe Woodruff’s account of Carthage
• 1:04:10 Dr. Erekson’s thoughts about Joseph Smith
• 1:11:58 End of Part 1 - Dr. Keith Erekson

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