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Doctrine & Covenants 135
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135
D&C Text
Read the Text at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Earliest Manuscript at JosephSmithPapers.org
Context Helps
Historical Context and Background of D&C 135
Overview of Carthage, Illinois
Brief Biography of Joseph Smith, Jr.
Brief Biography of Hyrum Smith
Brief Biography of John Taylor
Brief Biography of Willard Richards
Verse-Level Helps
Verses 1-2
Verse 3
Verses 4-5
Verses 6-7
Additional Helps
Relevant Talks, Articles, Book Chapters
Stephen Markham's Letter About the Martyrdom
D&C 135-136 Resource Guide at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
"Joseph Smith, Robert Foster, and Chauncey and Francis Higbee", by Andrew H. Hedges
"The Prophet's Final Charge to the Twelve, 1844", by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel
"Joseph Smith Among the Prophets", by Robert L. Millet
"Scenes in Nauvoo after the Martyrdom of the Prophet and Patriarch", from " A Woman's View—Helen Mar Whitney's Reminiscences of Early Church History", by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Jeni Broberg Holzapfel
KnoWhy #1 - What Does it Mean to Be a Martyr?
KnoWhy #2 - An Apostle’s Witness
KnoWhy #351 - Why Does God Sometimes Allow His Saints to Be Martyred?
KnoWhy #614 - Why Was Hyrum Faithful to His Witness of the Book of Mormon?
John W. Welch's Themes
Martyrdom and Testimony of Joseph Smith
Location Near Where D&C 135 was Received
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Related Images
Carthage Jail
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2004
Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum
Artist: Gary E. Smith
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