This is the account of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon being attacked by a mob in the middle of the night on March 24, They were torn from their beds, stripped naked, had hot tar poured over their bodies, and then had feathers stuck to the tar. In the evening I told her she had better retire to rest with one of the children, and I would watch with the sicker child.
In the night she told me I had better lied down on the trundle bed, and I did so, and was soon after awakened by her screaming murder, when I found myself going out of the door, in the hands of about a dozen men.
She bore Hyde ten children and lived with him until their divorce in She died in Salt Lake City. Orson Hyde. Mormon History - a chronology. The mob also brings Joseph Smith to Dr. Dennison for castration but Dennison refuses to perform the operation. Now Mr. Editor, I call this a base transaction, an unlawful act, a work of darkness, a diabolical trick. But bad as it is, it proves one important truth which every wise man knew before, that is, that Satan has more power than the pretended prophets of Mormon.
It is said that they Smith and Rigdon had declared, in anticipation of such an event, that it could not be done - that God would not suffer it; that those who should attempt it, would be miraculously smitten on the spot, and many such like things, which the event proves to be false.
At this distance it looks like a comedy; to the Mormon leaders and the Hiram church it was more of a tragedy. The new ark of Mormonism had recently been set up at Kirtland.
There was a serious attempt to transfer it to Hiram. The Mormonism of was not that of Brigham Young, with its "revelation" of polygamy. John Johnson had built a fine large frame house on Ryder street. Johnson was miraculously? They became confirmed converts to the delusion. For a time their home was both palace and temple to Smith.
Sidney Rigden, who furnished the brains for the Mormon movement in its infancy, took up his abode in a log house across the street from the Johnsons. For a few months it seemed as though the whole Hiram church would be swept into the Mormon fold. But the real drift of Mormonism was soon apparent, and the end came suddenly, when on a March night in Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigden were treated to a coat of tar and feathers.
Every time I see him, he pushes me around. I hit him because he made fun of my little sister. My little brother scribbled on my schoolwork, so I had to do it over again. My best friend was rude to me today.
Maybe she is worried about something. Read or have a child read aloud Proverbs , and discuss its meaning with the children. Then tell the following story in your own words:. In the summer of , when Joseph Smith and his family were living in Far West, Missouri, a false story was spread that Joseph had killed seven men and was going to organize a group to kill everyone who was not a member of the Church. A large group of armed men led by eight officers came looking for Joseph at the house of his parents, where he was visiting.
Lucy responded calmly and introduced Joseph to the men. Joseph shook hands with the men in a friendly manner while they stared in disbelief. After all the stories they had heard, it was hard for them to believe this kind and sincere man was Joseph Smith. The Prophet talked with the men for a long time, explaining the views of the Church and the persecution the members had received.
He told the men that if any of the members of the Church had broken the law, they ought to be tried by the law in a courtroom, before anyone else was hurt.
Then Joseph prepared to leave, explaining to his mother that he needed to get home as Emma was expecting him. Two of the officers jumped to their feet and insisted that they accompany him home, as it was not safe for him to travel alone.
The armed men no longer had a desire to harm Joseph, and they returned to their homes with a great respect for him. How did Lucy and Joseph Smith follow Proverbs in dealing with these men? Have the children act out situations in which they can choose to have a forgiving attitude or an unforgiving one.
Help them understand that even when they have been hurt, they are free to choose what their attitude will be. Also help them understand that hurt feelings often come because of a misunderstanding rather than an intent to hurt. Use the following situations or those used in enrichment activity You cleaned your room before you went to school, but after you left, your younger sister messed it up.
When you get home from school, your mother will not let you play with your friends because your room is not clean. You are always chosen last for sports teams at school, which makes you feel hurt. On the way home from school one day you see one of the team captains fall off his bike.
His school books and papers scatter all over. Share and allow the children to share appropriate personal experiences in forgiving others or being forgiven. Share your testimony about the peace we can feel when we have a forgiving attitude. Tarring has roots in 12th-century England where criminals were hanged, burned at the stake, or tarred.
Tarring came to America with the pilgrims in , Black said. Typically, pine tar was heated and poured with a paddle down a person's throat where it formed a ball to suffocate the victim. If you wanted to mock the man and what he stood for, you pulled open a pillow case and feathered him, Black said.
At that point, Joseph had no fight. He was tarred and feathered and appeared dead. Someone said the words, "The Mormons are coming," and the mob dispersed, Black said. Joseph regained consciousness and removed the ball of tar from his mouth. He eventually made it back to the Johnson house where Emma saw him and fainted because she thought he was covered in blood, Black said. The Prophet's friends spent the night peeling off the tar off his body with cornhusker knives.
The next day Joseph preached a sermon and baptized three people, Black said. Sadly, month-old baby boy Joseph Murdock died from exposure to the cold during the night, Black said. If there's any message I want you to take is to stay true. My husband and I, as we talk about the Church, we hear many people say, 'well I have questions now' and they are leaving.
We find so many answers, we're staying. I trust and hope that will be the same with you. Lead image by C.
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