The Prison That Became a Temple: God’s Tutoring at Liberty Jail - Doctrine & Covenants 121-123

Meridian Magazine--Come Follow Me Latter-day Saint Podcast

Scot Facer Proctor

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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October 20-26

So, here’s a question: In the midst of all the challenges, trials, privations and difficulties the Saints experienced in Missouri, how is it that when the Church really needed the leadership of the Prophet Joseph, God allowed him to be put in an obscure and remote Jail, ironically called Liberty? Why would God do that? This is the Kingdom of God on the earth. Isn’t the God of the Universe watching out for His chosen Prophet? Let’s explore that question today.

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0:00.0	So here's a question. In the midst of all the challenges, trials, privations, and difficulties
0:10.6	the Saints experience in Missouri, how is it that when the church really needed the leadership
0:16.5	of the Prophet Joseph, God allowed him to be put in an obscure and remote jail, ironically called
0:24.3	liberty. Why would God do that? This is the kingdom of God on the earth. Isn't the God of the
0:31.1	universe watching out for his chosen prophet? Let's explore that question today. Hello, dear listeners, and welcome to Meridian
0:41.0	Magazine's Come Follow Me podcast. This is Scott and Maureen Proctor, and we are so happy to be
0:47.6	with you again. We're going to be talking about Liberty Jail today, and it's a place we go every
0:53.7	year, so we know the things that happened
0:56.2	here really well. Before we get started, I want to remind you that our Come Follow Me Old Testament
1:02.8	calendar is now available and it is gorgeous. It is the perfect Christmas gift for everybody on your list because it not only helps
1:13.0	people keep track of the Come Follow Me lesson assignments, but it is like hanging an Old Testament
1:18.8	photograph on your wall that changes with the season. Through this calendar and Scott's stunning
1:25.4	photography, you are invited into the ancient world of the Old Testament.
1:30.8	Give them to your friends, your neighbors, your family members. This is an easy and meaningful way
1:36.8	to quickly purchase some of the difficult Christmas gifts that you have to give.
1:41.7	And don't be stopped by the fact that you can't fit one of these calendars
1:45.3	into a standard-sized Christmas stocking. You can just set it to the side. See the calendar at
1:51.4	Latterday Saintmag.com forward slash 2026. That's Latterdaystamagg.com forward slash 2026. You'll be glad you took a look.
2:04.1	Now let's go back to the horrific scenes as Joseph and his brethren were being taken from far
2:08.9	west. Intimidated by Alexander Donovan's stand, General Samuel Lucas made plans to take the church
2:16.1	leaders 35 miles to the south to Richmond for trial.
2:20.7	Joseph and the other leaders were taken to that horrible jail at Richmond
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