The difficult days of Missouri and Liberty Jail passed in the spring of 1839 when Joseph Smith and his companions were able to escape captivity and join their families and other Saints in Quincy, Illinois, a community that had welcomed the refugees with open arms....
In Luke 20:22‒25, the chief priests and scribes sought to ensnare the Savior with a question they thought would condemn him either way he answered. "Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no?" they asked. If he answered yes, then they would condemn him for...
The years 1838 and 1839 were excruciatingly difficult for members of the Church in Missouri. When the persecution against them mounted, they made pleas to leaders in the civil government to protect them in their civil rights. But the rights guaranteed in the...