Doctrine and Covenants 135: 1

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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 135

1 To seal the testimony of this book and the Book of Mormon, we announce the ^amartyrdom of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Hyrum Smith the Patriarch. They were shot in Carthage jail, on the 27th of June, 1844, about five o’clock p.m., by an armed mob—painted black—of from 150 to 200 persons. ^bHyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a ^cdead man! Joseph leaped from the window, and was shot dead in the attempt, exclaiming: ^dO Lord my God! They were both shot after they were dead, in a brutal manner, and both received four balls.

Footnotes

1a	D&C 5: 22. 22 And that you be ^afirm in ^bkeeping the commandments wherewith I have commanded you; and if you do this, behold I grant unto you ^ceternal life, even if you should be ^dslain. D&C 6: 30. 30 And even if they ^ado unto you even as they have done unto me, blessed are ye, for you shall ^bdwell with me in ^cglory. TG Martyrdom.
b	JS-H 1: 4. 4 His family consisting of eleven souls, namely, my father, Joseph Smith; my ^amother, Lucy Smith (whose name, previous to her marriage, was Mack, daughter of Solomon Mack); my brothers, ^bAlvin (who died November 19th, 1823, in the 26th year of his age), ^cHyrum, myself, ^dSamuel Harrison, William, Don Carlos; and my sisters, Sophronia, Catherine, and Lucy.
c	TG Death. TG Murder.
d	Ps. 38: 21 (21-22). 21 Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me. Ps. 71: 12. 12 O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.