Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 135:1
"To seal the testimony of this book and the Book of Mormon, we announce the martyrdom of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Hyrum Smith the Patriarch. They were shot in Carthage jail, on the 27th of June, 1844, about five o'clock p.m., by an armed mob - painted black - of from 150 to 200 persons. Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man! Joseph leaped from the window, and was shot dead in the attempt, exclaiming: O Lord my God! They were both shot after they were dead, in a brutal manner, and both received four balls."
I thought about the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum sealing their testimony of this book and the Book of Mormon with their blood. What a great price they paid to share this with the world. There is so little asked of me in return, to but read both the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants. When I do so I am also honoring them.
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