And the office of thy calling shall be for a comfort unto my servant, Joseph Smith, Jr., thy husband, in his afflictions with consoling words in the spirit of meekness, and thou shalt go with him at the time of his going.

Doctrine in covenant's 25, verses 5 through 6.

Hey, listeners, this is Jasmine from Book of Mormon Central, and today's podcast addresses the question,

why did Emma Smith remain in Navu after the death of Joseph Smith?

Emma was one of the most important leaders in the early church.

As a newlywed of less than a year, she was present at the Hill Camorra when Joseph Smith received the gold plates from the Angel Maroni on September 22, 1827.

She was one of the earliest scribes of the Book of Mormon translation and left behind a significant

historical record that broadens our understanding of how and when the translation of the

Book of Mormon occurred.

Devoted to her husband and to her faith, Emma was driven from her childhood home in Pennsylvania

to New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. During the Missouri persecutions of 1838 to 1839,

Emma was forced to flee from that state with her children while Joseph Smith languished in Liberty Jail.

Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of the prophet, recorded this tribute to Emma.

I have never seen a woman in my life who would endure every species of fatigue and hardship

from month to month and from year to year with that unflinching courage, zeal, and patience,

which she has always done.

She has breasted the storm of persecution

and buffeted the rage of men and devils until she has been swallowed up in a sea of trouble,

which would have borne down almost any other woman. After Joseph Smith's death in 1844,

Emma remained in Navu for the rest of her life rather than traveling on with the

saints. And for several years, she did not associate herself with any of the groups linked to the

restoration. So why did Emma stay in Navu after Joseph's death? Emma was devastated at the death

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