1349. Why Did Joseph Write His Famous Letter from Liberty Jail? By Book of Mormon Central · October 19, 2021 -- With video link to John Welch's reading of the whole letter! From Meridian Magazine
The Video Link for John W. Welch's telling of the whole letter by the Prophet Joseph Smith is in this post. You'll have to copy and paste it to access listening to it. Very fascinating! It is in the article the link refers to -- with his picture. Why Did Joseph Write His Famous Letter from Liberty Jail? By Book of Mormon Central · October 19, 2021 View the article on Book of Mormon Central . “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?” Doctrine and Covenants 121:1 The Know The letter Joseph Smith wrote in Liberty Jail between March 20 and 22, 1839, is perhaps his most famous letter: substantial excerpts from it have been canonized as Doctrine and Covenants 121, 122, and 123. These important sections contain some especially well-known and memorable passages. But few have ever read the letter in its entirety, and thus many do not realize that it also contains further words of advice and inspiration that are well worth study, reflectio