Temple History, p. 122
On the following evening the governor sent in a posse of about thirty
men, bearing a letter in which he made use of severe threats, and said
that if the prisoners did not appear at Carthage on the morrow, he
should take it as a resistance to the law and should immediately call
in force sufficient to take them, even if it required all the militia
of the State.
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23 June 1844, Sunday
Temple History, p. 122
During the day following some of the brethern, with Sister Emma Smith,
despatched messengers to request the President and those with him to
come and give themselves up, fearing that the city would be destroyed
and the people massacred if they did not do it.
About five o’clock, p.m., the little party returned and concluded to
surrender, although it was contrary to the President’s feelings to do
so.
Nauvoo 3 44
Sunday 23rd. At 5 A.m. Rockwood & Scott came to ask advice what to do
with the Cannon &c I went to Joseph & got all the public & private
records together and buried them.
Allen 2, p. 139”
Mark 4:22; “For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was anything kept secret, but that it should come abroad.”
Why would you need to conspire to hide things if they’re from the Lord?
This is obviously proof that Smith’s denials to the public and the feds about practicing polygamy were all lies.. You can read a list of the numerous times Smith denied practicing polygamy in our article Polygamy Denials .
I often wonder how these grown men slept at night…