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

180 years ago today, the Prophet Joseph Smith was murdered at Carthage jail. “These are the words he spoke as he journeyed to Carthage: ‘I am going like a lamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer’s morning; I have a conscience void of offense towards God, and towards all men.’In Carthage Jail he was incarcerated with his brother Hyrum and others. On June 27, 1844, Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Willard Richards were together there when an angry mob stormed the jail, ran up the stairway,