Why Joseph Smith Met His End (Restoration Revealed Episode 26)

Why Joseph Smith Was Killed (Restoration Revealed Episode 26) 0:00 SLC Church History Museum 3:00 Nauvoo Visitors’ Center with Scott Woodward 5:07 Warsaw Illinois - Persecution of the Saints 7:08 Nauvoo - Internal conflicts and The Expositor 10:08 Carthage Jail - The dungeon cell 12:30 The debtor’s cell and jailer’s bedroom 14:56 The martyrdom 18:47 Sealing their testimonies with their blood In this sobering, deeply researched episode of Restoration Revealed, Casey Griffiths and special guest Scott Woodward take you step-by-step through the events that led to the murder of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum at Carthage Jail on June 27, 1844. This is not a high-level summary — it’s a detailed narrative designed to place you at each moment: the tensions that brought Joseph to Carthage, the conversations and clashes inside the jail, the approach of the mob, and the tragic final struggle that ended two lives and forever changed the Latter-day Saint movement. What you’ll see in this episode: A chronological walkthrough of Joseph and Hyrum Smith’s arrest and confinement. Eyewitness accounts and documented testimony that reconstruct the timeline inside and outside Carthage. An examination of the political, social, and personal forces that fueled the violence. Careful analysis of how events unfolded in the minutes before the attack, the assault itself, and the immediate aftermath. Thoughtful reflection on the legacy of the martyrdom and what it meant for the Restoration. Please leave a comment below with your thoughts and insights regarding this video and please consider subscribing to this channel and visiting our website for more content like this: https://scripturecentral.org/ *Donate to Scripture Central: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/scripture-central/donations *Sign up for our email list: https://forms.aweber.com/form/87/2078810487.htm *Download our free scripture study tool, the ScripturePlus app: https://www.scriptureplus.org/ ____________________________________________ *The opinions expressed may represent the views of the individual creators or guests alone, and do not necessarily represent official positions of Scripture Central or of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. *This channel may make use of copyrighted material, the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. *This Channel may also make use of artwork, voices, video, and effects that are generated by AI (Artificial Intelligence). We do our best to disclose when necessary our use of AI, but know that we make regular usage of AI materials in our content. We do not use AI to deceive or mislead. #ScriptureCentral #ComeFollowMe #ChurchOfJesusChristOfLatterdaySaints Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices