Show Notes: talkingscripture.org To enroll in an institute class: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng Timestamps: 00:31 – Historical background. 02:18 – Joseph Smith demonstrated majesty in chains while in custody in Richmond. 05:38 – Ten eternal truths we can apply to our lives from the Liberty Jail experience. 07:43 – #1: God is aware of your trials, you are not alone. The story of the yellow cup. 16:10 – #2: Your suffering will end. It will not last forever. 17:42 – #3: Be faithful in tribulation and endure it well. 23:09 – #4: Thy friends do stand by thee. Share your burdens. 29:35 – #5: Other people, like Job, survived their challenges. 30:53 – #6: God allows agency, but justice will prevail in the end. The Missourians eventually pay a bitter price for their actions. 34:37 – The classic problem of evil. 37:18 – #7: Mortality is oftentimes painful, but we are promised that joy will swallow up the suffering through divine compensation. 44:03 – Like Job and Joseph, we can communicate directly with God about our how we really feel. 46:36 – #8: All these things shall give thee experience and shall be for thy good. 50:13 – #9: Jesus is familiar with our pain and knows what we need to be saved. 52:50 – #10: Their bounds are set. Suffering is calculated for our benefit. 54:09 – An alternate view of D&C 122.9. Perhaps this verse applies to Joseph Smith only and is not universal in its application. 58:17 – An overview of the ten truths. 1:00:55 – Lyman Wight collects affidavits which are used to seek redress from the federal government. It is our duty to seek truth and light. 1:03:21 – The persecution in Missouri was both religious and political, but the main complaint against the Saints was their religion. 1:06:11 – A discussion about unrighteous dominion. Power comes from righteousness, not from position or compulsion. 1:16:37 – A description of God as a man of holiness, who invites his children with meekness to partake in all that He has. Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-scripture/id1481923946 Listen on Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5sZHNzY3JpcHR1cmV0ZWFjaGluZ3Mub3JnL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8 Listen on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-scripture?refid=stpr Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/29SzZOUi9PHoa3f6Sy4zur?si=NECQi0kLSOuSTN-DOcwhUw Listen on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkingScripturePodcast/

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