On Christmas Day in Kirtland in 1832, Joseph Smith received

Dr. and Covenants Section 87, which seemed in part a response to the current events.

Congress had passed laws that favored northern factories over southern plantations,

and South Carolina nullified the tariff and forbade its collection.

In response, President Jackson called out federal troops.

In this section, wars are prophesied, beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina,

until they become global and result in a full end of all nations.

At first, it seemed that this revelation was not fulfilled in a few weeks the South Carolina

rebellion blew over. Then, of course, more than two decades after Joseph's death,

the artillery rounds fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina,

signaled the start of the Civil War. A writer for the Philadelphia Sunday Mercury remarked

that he had a pamphlet containing Joseph Smith's 1832 revelation,

and he could not help but note the parallels. In the paper, the writer speculated about the

prophecy, concluding, the war began in South Carolina. In suractions of slaves are already dreaded,

famine will certainly afflict some southern communities. The interference of Great Britain on

account of the wand of cotton is not improbable, if the war is protracted. In the meantime,

a general war in Europe appears to be imminent. Then, the article in the Philadelphia Sunday Mercury

ended with this stark question. Have we not had a prophet among us?

Welcome to Meridian Magazine's Come Follow Me podcast. We're Scott and Maureen Proctor,

and we're so grateful to be with you as we discuss the proclamation on the family today.

Maureen and I can't get enough of church history and the scriptures, and that's why we created

the Kirtland Diary and the Come Follow Me Old Testament calendar for this next year's study.

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