Liberty Jail collection of stories and first hand accounts of people of the time The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Liberty Jail, Site and Stories
Liberty Jail collection of stories and first hand accounts of people of the time The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Visiting Liberty Jail Visitors Center, Missouri
Liberty Jail Visitors Center in Liberty Missouri of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Know Before you go
Eunice McRae Pioneer Women
Latter-Day Saints in Missouri in 1832 were under attack by the vicious Missouri Mob men. There was so much contention and animosity between the two groups. The problems escalated. Many were caught in the middle of the mess, especially women and children, who were left defenseless. The strength of the Latter-Day Saint women is evident […]
Overview of the Missouri Years
Move to Missouri The Latter-Day Saints, led by the Prophet Joseph Smith, lived and used Kirtland Ohio as the Headquarters of the Church, for seven years. While in Kirtland, the Prophet Joseph Smith received revelations informing the Saints they would not stay permanently in Ohio. The Lord told the Saints that there is another place […]
Fun Facts about Joseph Smith
-Joseph Smith Jr. was born in Sharon, Vermont on December 23, 1805 to Joseph Smith Sr. And Lucy Mack Smith. -Joseph Smith had a dangerous leg infection as a seven year old boy. The doctor performed a highly advanced surgery that saved his leg. This surgery would not be performed again successfully for almost a […]
Get to know Emma Hale Smith
Emma Smith was born in Harmony Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County on July 10, 1804. She is the daughter or Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Emma grew up in very prosperous circumstances. Lucy Mack Smith(Joseph’s mother) described Emma’s childhood home as a “mansion” with “every convenient appendage necessary.” Emma was the seventh of nine children of […]
Get to know Prophet Joseph F. Smith
-Joseph F. Smith is the son of Hyrum and Mary Fielding Smith. Joseph was born in Far West Missouri on November 3, 1839, while his father was in Liberty Jail.(Read Joseph F. Smith’s mom’s story here.) -In 1844, Joseph F. Smith’s father, Hyrum Smith, was martyred at Carthage Jail. Joseph F. Smith was only six […]
Mary Fielding Smith, during the imprisonment of Liberty Jail
Mary Fielding Smith was a faithful, determined women in the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mary faced many trials in her life and one of the hardest trials was when her husband, Hyrum Smith, was wrongfully imprisoned in Liberty Jail in the winter of 1838. Mary Fielding and Hyrum […]