Hello, everyone, and welcome to follow him. We are continuing with our voices of the restoration lessons.

Our topic here is Liberty Jail, and we brought with us, as we always do, one of our voices of the continuing restoration, who is Dr. GarrettDirkmont, whom we love to have on here.

Hank and I are both enrolled in the Dirk-Moss Academy.

Yes, we are.

We affectionately call it.

A topic here is, to me, when I was a kid, I thought that is the dumbest name for a jail ever, Liberty Jail.

Today we're going to get some backstory.

Hank, when you think Liberty Jail, what comes to mind right off? John, I've said this every once in a while in our years together, but if Joseph Smith just gives us sections 121, 123, he's a prophet. Now, that's one of hundreds of incredible

sections of doctrine, covenants, the book of Mormon, the pearl of great price. But there is

something almost magical about these sections. I think of them as like 200 years before their time. How to win

friends and influence people, section 121. And then how do you get through dark times?

Joseph goes from section 121 verse 1, oh God, where art thou to section 123 verse 17? Let us cheerfully

do all things that lie in our power. It's a change that

takes place because of what is taught. You don't need to know the history of 121 through 123 to

appreciate them, but when you know the history, and that's what Garrett's going to do today,

it's 3D. This comes out. The text changes. I'm recalling one of the handcart pioneers that said we became acquainted with God

in our extremities. This is one of those, the worst situation you can imagine. Like you said, Hank,

these incredible words, thoughts and ideas and scripture come out of that place. I like what you said, Hank,

about the history. I can't think of anybody better than Garrett to help us out here. I'm going to

get snug here, get my popcorn, and get ready to learn. Get it ready? Yeah. Well, especially if you

want me to cover history leading up to it. I mean, we could talk all day just about the revelation itself and just how powerful a teaching this is.

And one of the reasons why people will refer to Liberty Jail as that temple prison, right?

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