This week: Lesson 32, “To Seal the Testimony” (D&C 135).

Subjects covered: The martyrdom of Joseph Smith.

Potential issues:

• Joseph fired a gun in Carthage Jail (related: The Church is hiding this fact).
• Martyrdom in Christian history.
• The Nauvoo Legion was supposed to rescue Joseph.
• Joseph and his companions drank wine the night before the martyrdom.
• The Council of Fifty / Joseph Smith anointed “king of the world”.
• Joseph’s Presidential candidacy.
• The Nauvoo Expositor.
• “Oh Lord, my God” was a Masonic distress call.
• Status of Joseph Smith in LDS belief (related: Joseph as subject of hymns).
• Joseph Smith is the Holy Ghost.

If you can think of any other issues from this week’s lesson, please comment below so we can add more links.

PLEASE NOTE: This information is a preparatory resource for gospel doctrine teachers to help them formulate answers to questions that might arise during their class. It is not in any way a substitute for the Gospel Doctrine manual, nor should instructors make these topics the focus of class instruction. This information is provided with the understanding that it is an additional resource only.