Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me reading of Doctrine and Covenants 135-136. Choose one thing a day to do with your children or choose a couple to do for family home evening. All links are to church websites or websites approved for further gospel study.
Everyone
Activity – Do this Sing a Song of Joseph. You need to gather the pictures and have a music app to help you with the songs. Fun way to wrap up learning about Joseph Smith!
Saints, Volume 1 – A Lamb to the Slaughter – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelation.
Saints, Volume 1 – Word and Will of the Lord – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelation.
Video – Joseph Smith – The Prophet of the Restoration – (D&C 135) This review of the Prophet Joseph Smith’s ministry shows that he “has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world.” (13:09 minutes)
Video – Ministry of Joseph Smith: Sealed His Testimony with His Blood – Joseph Smith dies in Carthage Jail, a martyr for the cause of the gospel of Jesus Christ. (1:14 minutes)
Video – Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration – A motion picture about the life and legacy of Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (1:02:04 minutes)
Children
Activity – Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God – Color the pictures. Match the numbered items with the pictures.
Activity – For Doctrine and Covenants 135–136: Look at pictures from Church magazines or websites that show scenes from Joseph Smith’s life. Help your little ones say, “Joseph Smith was a prophet.” From Scripture Time Fun for Little Ones.
Activity – Joseph and Hyrum were Killed at Carthage Jail – Doctrine and Covenants Coloring Book
Activity – Life of Joseph Smith – Cut out the pictures and match them to the description of events in Joseph Smith’s life.
Activity – Journey to the Salt Lake Valley – Maze from the Doctrine and Covenants Coloring Book
Activity – Going West – Answer the questions by looking up the scriptures.
Activity/Article – Lessons From the Prophet Joseph by Henry B. Eyring. Includes two activities.
Activity/Article – Pioneers – Choose from a big selection of stories and activities from past issues of The Friend to help your children learn more about the pioneers.
Article – The Martyrdom of the Prophet page 1 and page 2 – An illustrated telling of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith.
Audio – The Prophet is Killed – A Primary teacher and children learn about more trouble for the Saints and the Martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum. Mobs in Illinois began to attack the Saints. The Saints asked for help from the governor of Illinois, but he refused to help. Joseph, his brother Hyrum, and others were arrested and taken to Carthage Jail. A mob broke into Carthage Jail and killed Joseph and Hyrum.
Audio – A New Leader for the Church – A Primary teacher and children learn about a new leader for the Church and about endowments in the Nauvoo Temple. After the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith, a new leader needed to be appointed. Brigham Young was appointed to lead the Church. The Saints dedicated a section of the Nauvoo Temple for endowment work and began to receive their endowments.
Audio – The Saints Leave Nauvoo – A Primary teacher and children learn about the Saints leaving Nauvoo. When the mobs realized that the Church would not go away after the death of Joseph Smith, they continued to persecute the Saints. The Saints began to leave for the West to escape the persecution.
Audio – The Mormon Battalion – A Primary teacher and children learn about the Mormon Battalion. Captain James Allen of the United States Army came to the Saints and asked them for 500 men to volunteer to help with the war in Mexico. Five hundred forty-one men volunteered to serve. They marched 2,000 miles to California, but they didn’t have to fight.
Audio – Establishing Winter Quarters – A Primary teacher and children learn about Winter Quarters. While the Mormon Battalion was marching towards Mexico, the Saints built a small town called Winter Quarters and began to prepare for the rest of their journey west.
Audio – The Pioneers Go to the Salt Lake Valley – A Primary teacher and children learn about the pioneers arriving in the Salt Lake Valley. In April of 1847, the Saints continued their journey across the plains to the Salt Lake Valley. When they got to the Rocky Mountains, Brigham Young sent men ahead to prepare the land. When they arrived, they dedicated the land and began to plant crops.
Video – The Prophet is Killed – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Video – A New Leader for the Church – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Video – Endowments Are Performed in the Nauvoo Temple – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Video – The Saints Leave Nauvoo – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Video – The Mormon Battalion – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Video – The Saints Establish Winter Quarters – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Video – The Pioneers Go to the Salt Lake Valley – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Youth
Article – Line Upon Line: Doctrine and Covenants 135:3 – Delve deeper into this scripture using the helps in the article.
Article – Brigham and Joseph – Learn about the remarkable relationship between Brigham Young and Joseph Smith.
Magazine – Special Issue: Times and Seasons of Joseph Smith – In this special issue, visit the places where the Prophet Joseph Smith lived, and feel the spirit of all he accomplished as the first President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Click the articles on the left column to see each one.
Video – Tried in All Things – (D&C 136:29-33) Neal A. Maxwell explains how the Saints will be tried in all things. (1:47 minutes)
Video – A Choice Seer Will I Raise Up: Prophet of the Restoration – (4:42 minutes) Youth share their testimonies of the Restoration and how it has impacted their lives. Based on a talk given by Elder Craig C. Christensen in October 2016
Youth & Adults
Article – Remembering the Martyrdom – Revelations in Context
Article – “This Shall Be Our Covenant” – Revelations in Context
Article – Deaths of Joseph and Hyrum Smith – Church History Topics
Article – Departure from Nauvoo – Church History Topics
Article – Nauvoo Expositor – Church History Topics
Article – Pioneer Trek – Church History Topics
Article – Settlement of Joseph Smith’s Estate – Church History Topics
Article – Succession of Church Leadership – Church History Topics
Video – The Unfolding Restoration Lesson 23: The Martyrdom of Joseph Smith – In today’s video, Anthony Sweat explains and expounds the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the events that led up to this somber ending. Church History Matters podcast(51:53 minutes)
Video – Why was Joseph Smith Murdered? – Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois. Join professors Casey Paul Griffiths and Scott Woodward as they travel to places in Illinois such as Nauvoo, Warsaw and Carthage. In these locations they explain the external and internal challenges the Saints were facing, such as the Nauvoo Expositor and Warsaw Signal newspapers. Casey and Scott then explain in detail what exactly happened in Carthage Jail the moments before Joseph and his brother were murdered by a mob. Scripture Central (20:38 minutes)
Video – John Taylor’s Song in Carthage Jail – Scripture Central (4 minutes)
Video – Prophetic Succession – Scripture Central (16:02 minutes)
Video – Why Was Hyrum Faithful to His Witness of the Book of Mormon? – Scripture Central (2:09 minutes)
Adults
Article – Section 135, A Tribute to the Martyrs – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Section 136, Organization of the Camp of Zion – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Chapter 54: Doctrine and Covenants 134–36 – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Joseph Smith, Robert Foster, and Chauncey and Francis Higbee – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – The Prophet’s Final Charge to the Twelve, 1844 – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Joseph Smith Among the Prophets – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Scenes in Nauvoo after the Martyrdom of the Prophet and Patriarch – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Six Days in August – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – “This Shall Be Our Covenant” – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – “The Poorest of the Poor and the Sickest of the Sick” – BYU Religious Studies Center
Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 135-136 The Martyrdom – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections. BYUtv (27:58 minutes)
Video – Hard Questions in Church History: Joseph Smith’s Martyrdom – Church History Matters podcast (51:45 minutes)
I’m Montserrat. I’m a farmer’s wife, mother of eleven children, and mega chocoholic. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A Gospel Centered Home was created to help parents unleash the power of families by transforming their homes into a sanctuary of faith.
Leave a Reply