PPT-The Martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith

Lesson 22 Student Readings Doctrine and Covenants 13517 1363639 Thomas S Monson The Prophet Joseph Smith Teacher by Example Ensign Nov 2005 Influences that brought about the death of the Prophet. Martyrdom, Asceticism and Monasticism. 1. Martyrdom. According to Origen and Tertullian:. “ The life of the Christian ought to be a preparation for martyrdom”.. 2. Martyrdom, cont.. Origen differentiates between two types of martyrdom:. Joseph Smith History 1:1-20. “Two [missionaries] called at the home of Mr. Elmer Pollard. … They presented their message and asked if he would join in prayer. He agreed, on the provision that he could offer the prayer. Persecution of Christians. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. Why were Christians persecuted in the early centuries after Christ?. How did Christians understand martyrdom?. How did the doctrine of the Church develop in response to the problem of apostasy?. P. aul, to glory in tribulation; for to this day has the God of my fathers delivered me out of them all, and will deliver me from hence forth…Let all the saints rejoice,…and be exceedingly glad, for Israel’s God is their God.”. Come in. Get your Journal. Have a seat. . Please do not speak.. No words will be spoken in class today. Please prepare . your hearts and minds for today’s tribute . the . great . prophet. . Joseph Smith. Institute Fall 2015. Bro Daniel Peterson. Today, . Mormonism . and Western society seem to be parting ways in crucial respects. They’re no longer . aligned…In . an era when such things aren’t appreciated, Mormonism seems socially retrograde and corporate to many outside observers. Mormonism’s patriarchal orientation, for example, is, to put it mildly, out of fashion in fashionable circles. Its emphasis on heterosexual marriage is often seen as hateful, its insistence on fidelity within marriage as somewhat quaint, and its requirement of chastity outside of marriage as transparently ridiculous.. Lesson 126. “Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that . endureth. to the end will I give eternal life.” . 3 . Ne. . 15:9. Liberty Jail. November 30, 1838. The Prophet Joseph Smith and his companions (Hyrum Smith, Lyman Wight, Caleb Baldwin, Alexander McRae and, for part of the time, Sidney Rigdon. os. the Prophet, the expansion of Islam was not stopped..  Akbar, the Mughal king had started a series of experiments with Islam, propagating his own religion Din-. i. -. Ilahi. , an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim beliefs. In these circumstances, Sheikh Ahmad set upon himself the task of purifying the Muslim society. His aim was to rid Islam of the accretions of Hindu Pantheism. He was highly critical of the philosophy of . 1837 was . the worst year of apostasy this Church has ever known. . . What . is an apostate. ? . “. A traitor. ”. . Five major problems in Kirtland. :. . . 1. . . Economic distress. : . Members of the original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. . . Top row, left to right: Thomas B. Marsh (no picture available), David W. Patten (no picture available), Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball. Middle row: Orson Hyde, William E. Mc’Lellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke S. Johnson. Bottom row: William B. Smith, Orson Pratt, John F. Boynton, Lyman E. Johnson. H. igh . C. ouncil met to give an audience or hearing to Lyman Wight and Parley P. Pratt, delegates from the Church in Missouri (Joseph Smith, . History of the Church . 2:39).. Elders Pratt and Wight, who had left their families in Missouri without protection from mob violence and persecution, had come to solicit help and guidance from the leadership of the Church. Parley described his desperate journey from Jackson County to Kirtland: . Mormon had an interesting and remarkable history. . At age 15, like Samuel at Shiloh, he received a personal visitation from the Lord. . At age 16 he was launched upon what so far as I can find was the greatest military career in history, stretching as it did over a period of 58 years (Mormon 1:15, 2:16).. MISSION and PURPOSE Acknowledge and remember these largely forgotten women THE WIVES OF JOSEPH SMITH Wife Date Age Husband* Emma Hale Jan 1827 22 Fanny Alger 1833 1 Coptic Cultural Trauma Between Martyrdom and Rights. Miray Philips, PhD Candidate, Sociology, University of Minnesota. Who are the Copts?. Coptic Christians are the largest Christian group in the Middle East, and the largest ethno-religious group in Egypt. Copts make up 10% (10 million) of the Egyptian population, and the majority adhere to the Orthodox tradition..