Joseph Smith Rebukes the Guards at Richmond
From Out of Small Things · 8:07
Show by Gregory Sargent
In November eighteen thirty-eight, chained to his fellow prisoners in an old log house in Richmond, Joseph Smith rose to his feet with no weapon and rebuked the guards who had spent hours recounting their atrocities against the Saints. In this episode: • Chained under guard in Richmond • Joseph rebukes the guards • The hearing and Liberty Jail Sources: • Church History in the Fulness of Times: Chapter Sixteen: Missouri Persecutions and Expulsion https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/church-history-in-the-fulness-of-times/chapter-sixteen • Saints: How Will This End? https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/saints-v1/31-how-will-this-end?lang=eng • Joseph Smith Papers: Letter to Emma Smith, 12 November 1838 https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-emma-smith-12-november-1838/1 Show notes and transcript: https://gregsargent.com/out-of-small-things/2026-11-11
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