We drove to Independence Missouri and went to the visitor center there. It was so cute. They had a little covered wagon for the kids to play on, and also a little cabin, and well. The kids learned about how the saints were driven out of the state, and also about the extermination order on the Mormons given by Govenor Boggs. We also visited Liberty Jail, and took pictures outside of the Kansas City Temple.
Here we are in front of the reconstructed Liberty Jail. Joseph Smith was sent there based on a conflict between two militia's. They charged Joseph Smith with anything that any Morman ever did against the law. He along with three other men we sent to the jail in winter for month's. The jail was freezing with no way of heating it. This time was a dark period for the LDS church. Govenor Boggs issued an extermination order against all Mormans. They were to flew the state or be killed. Emma Joseph Smith's wife had to flee without he husband. Inspite of how tremdendously difficult this time was for the prophet, he recieved some very important revelations found in the Doctorine and Covenants 121.
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