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Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with his wife, Sister Mary G. Cook, listens to missionaries sing at the historic Carthage Jail in Carthage, Illinois, on Friday, May 28, 2021. Photo by Jeffrey D. Allred, courtesy of Church News.All rights reserved.This story appears here courtesy of TheChurchNews.com. It is not for use by other media.
By Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
The Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum Smith, were killed by a mob on June 27, 1844 — sealing their testimonies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with their lives. A new Church News video titled “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” features a visit that Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Mary G. Cook, made to Carthage Jail this year.
As Latter-day Saint missionaries serving at the historic site in Carthage, Illinois, sing the hymn “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” in the video, Elder and Sister Cook turn their thoughts to Joseph and Hyrum Smith.
“I love the Prophet Joseph,” says Sister Cook. “... I love his interaction with Hyrum and the fact that they were together in Carthage, and both gave their lives for this gospel of Jesus Christ.”
From Carthage Jail, Elder Cook reflects on Joseph Smith and “the sacrifice of his life in his witness of the Savior.” Then he shares his own sure witness of Jesus Christ.
“My faith and my testimony is in Jesus Christ,” testifies Elder Cook. “I bear my solemn witness that Jesus Christ lives, that it’s the doctrine and the principles and the ordinances that He provided for us that will allow us to return to live with the Father and the Son.”
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