Something surprised Joseph Smith in his vision of the celestial kingdom, and we'll tell

you what that is today.

Hello and welcome to Meridian Magazine's Come Follow Me podcast, where today we will

study sections 137 and 138 of the Doctrine and Covenants that includes Joseph F. Smith's

vision of the redemption of the dead and a vision Joseph Smith had of the celestial kingdom.

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