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Lesson 21: Joseph Smith Is Lesson 21: Joseph Smith Is Tarred and FeatheredTarred and Feathered

““Lesson 21: Joseph Smith Is Tarred and Feathered,” Lesson 21: Joseph Smith Is Tarred and Feathered,” Primary 5: Doctrine and Covenants: Church History, Primary 5: Doctrine and Covenants: Church History, (1997),110(1997),110

PurposePurpose

To help each child To help each child desire to develop a desire to develop a forgiving attitude. forgiving attitude.

““Help Me, Dear Father”Help Me, Dear Father”

Help me, dear Father, to freely forgiveHelp me, dear Father, to freely forgiveAll who may seem unkind to me.All who may seem unkind to me.Help me each day, Father, I pray;Help me each day, Father, I pray;Help me live nearer, nearer to thee.Help me live nearer, nearer to thee.

Help me, dear Father, to truly repent,Help me, dear Father, to truly repent,Making things right, and changing my Making things right, and changing my

ways.ways.Help me each day, Father, I pray;Help me each day, Father, I pray;Help me live nearer, nearer to thee.Help me live nearer, nearer to thee.

Words and music:Words and music: Frances K. Taylor, 1870–1952 Frances K. Taylor, 1870–1952

Added text (verse 2) © 1989 IRIAdded text (verse 2) © 1989 IRI

(Enter Name Here)(Enter Name Here)

OUR OPENING PRAYER OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BYWILL BE GIVEN BY

Kindness?Kindness?

I’m going to give each of you two I’m going to give each of you two pieces of paper and a pencil. pieces of paper and a pencil.

On the first piece of paper, write On the first piece of paper, write several blessings you have several blessings you have received. received.

On the second piece of paper, On the second piece of paper, write something unkind that write something unkind that someone has done to you. someone has done to you.

Kindness?Kindness?

Place the paper on which you have Place the paper on which you have written your blessings on your lap written your blessings on your lap and hold the paper that describes and hold the paper that describes the unkind acts right in front of the unkind acts right in front of your eyes, touching your nose. your eyes, touching your nose.

Can you see the paper on which Can you see the paper on which you listed your blessings? you listed your blessings?

Sometimes when someone Sometimes when someone hurts our feelings, we think hurts our feelings, we think about our hurt feelings so about our hurt feelings so much that we can no longer much that we can no longer see or enjoy our blessings. see or enjoy our blessings.

Please crumple up the papers Please crumple up the papers listing the unkind acts. listing the unkind acts.

Place them in the trash.Place them in the trash.

We can feel happier when we We can feel happier when we forgive and forget about the forgive and forget about the unkind things others do and unkind things others do and concentrate on our blessings. concentrate on our blessings.

Joseph Smith suffered Joseph Smith suffered persecution from many persecution from many people. Ministers of people. Ministers of other religions, other religions, strangers, and even strangers, and even some of his friends some of his friends were unkind to him. were unkind to him.

He had to decide whether to let He had to decide whether to let this unfair treatment make him this unfair treatment make him angry and unhappy or to be angry and unhappy or to be forgiving to these people. forgiving to these people.

Soon after the Soon after the Church was Church was organized, some of organized, some of the members began the members began to apostatize, or to apostatize, or leave the Church. leave the Church.

They quit attending Church They quit attending Church meetings, opposed the Prophet, meetings, opposed the Prophet, and persecuted the Saints. and persecuted the Saints.

People apostatized for various People apostatized for various reasonsreasons.

For example, one For example, one man left the Church man left the Church because his horse because his horse died while he was died while he was traveling to join the traveling to join the Saints in Missouri. Saints in Missouri.

Another man apostatized after he Another man apostatized after he saw Joseph Smith playing with saw Joseph Smith playing with children. He thought a prophet children. He thought a prophet should be too serious to play with should be too serious to play with children. children.

One man saw that his name was One man saw that his name was misspelled on a Church document misspelled on a Church document and thought that meant Joseph and thought that meant Joseph Smith was not inspired by God. Smith was not inspired by God.

Other people left Other people left the Church because the Church because they did not receive they did not receive the help they the help they expected with their expected with their financial problems. financial problems.

Some members left the Church Some members left the Church because they could not forgive because they could not forgive other members for actions that had other members for actions that had offended them. offended them.

After leaving the After leaving the Church, these Church, these offended people offended people often became the often became the Church’s worst Church’s worst enemies. enemies.

Ezra Booth joined the Church in Ezra Booth joined the Church in 1831 after seeing the Prophet heal 1831 after seeing the Prophet heal Elsa Johnson’s arm. Elsa Johnson’s arm.

Several months Several months later he was called later he was called on a mission to on a mission to Missouri. Missouri.

He was angry because he had to He was angry because he had to walk the entire journey and walk the entire journey and because missionary life was not because missionary life was not what he had expected. what he had expected.

He was He was disappointed disappointed because he did not because he did not see any more see any more miracles like the miracles like the healing of Elsa healing of Elsa Johnson. Johnson.

He began to think and say bad He began to think and say bad things about the leaders of the things about the leaders of the Church. Church.

Because of his improper behavior Because of his improper behavior during his mission, Ezra Booth was during his mission, Ezra Booth was excommunicated when he returned excommunicated when he returned to Ohio. to Ohio.

This meant that he was no longer a This meant that he was no longer a member of the Church.member of the Church.

Instead of repenting, Booth began Instead of repenting, Booth began writing letters to a local writing letters to a local newspaper, telling lies about newspaper, telling lies about Joseph Smith and the Church.. Joseph Smith and the Church..

These letters influenced many These letters influenced many people in Ohio to become people in Ohio to become suspicious of Church members and suspicious of Church members and to persecute them. to persecute them.

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Joseph Smith and Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon Sidney Rigdon continued to work continued to work on making on making inspired inspired corrections to the corrections to the Bible. Bible.

Jesus revealed to Joseph Smith the Jesus revealed to Joseph Smith the corrections that should be made, corrections that should be made, and Sidney Rigdon wrote them and Sidney Rigdon wrote them down (see chapter 16).down (see chapter 16).

Joseph Smith didn’t Joseph Smith didn’t understand some understand some parts of the Bible. parts of the Bible.

He prayed for He prayed for understanding, and understanding, and the Lord answered. the Lord answered.

Many of the revelations in the Many of the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants came as Doctrine and Covenants came as answers to questions the Prophet answers to questions the Prophet asked the Lord while translating the asked the Lord while translating the Bible (see, for example, Doctrine and Bible (see, for example, Doctrine and Covenants 76, 77, and 113).Covenants 76, 77, and 113).

Jesus was happy with Joseph’s Jesus was happy with Joseph’s work.work.

Joseph was a great prophet.Joseph was a great prophet.

During this time, Joseph and Emma During this time, Joseph and Emma Smith had twin babies who lived Smith had twin babies who lived only a few hours. only a few hours.

Joseph and Emma’s friends also Joseph and Emma’s friends also had twin babies. had twin babies.

The mother of The mother of these twins died, these twins died, and their father and their father allowed Joseph allowed Joseph and Emma to and Emma to adopt them.adopt them.

One night a mob of One night a mob of angry men went to angry men went to Joseph’s home. Joseph’s home.

They broke open They broke open the door and went the door and went inside. inside.

Joseph was holding Joseph was holding one of the little one of the little babies, who was babies, who was very sick.very sick.

The men grabbed Joseph and The men grabbed Joseph and dragged him outside in the cold dragged him outside in the cold night. night.

The baby was left alone, and five The baby was left alone, and five days later he died.days later he died.

The men choked The men choked Joseph and tried Joseph and tried to pour poison in to pour poison in his mouth. his mouth.

The bottle broke The bottle broke one of his teeth, one of his teeth, and the poison and the poison burned him.burned him.

The men tore off Joseph’s clothes The men tore off Joseph’s clothes and smeared tar on his skin. and smeared tar on his skin.

They covered the tar with feathers They covered the tar with feathers and beat him.and beat him.

The mob went The mob went away, thinking away, thinking Joseph would Joseph would die. die.

Joseph tried to Joseph tried to stand up, but he stand up, but he couldn’t. couldn’t.

He rested for a He rested for a while, then got while, then got enough strength enough strength to crawl back to to crawl back to the house.the house.

Joseph’s friends cleaned the tar Joseph’s friends cleaned the tar from his body. from his body.

It was hard to get the tar off. It was hard to get the tar off.

His skin was burned and sore.His skin was burned and sore.

The next day was The next day was Sunday. Sunday.

In great pain, In great pain, Joseph went to Joseph went to church and gave a church and gave a talk. talk.

Some of the men Some of the men in the mob came in the mob came to the meeting to the meeting and were and were surprised to see surprised to see Joseph. Joseph.

The Prophet had The Prophet had not let them stop not let them stop him from doing him from doing the Lord’s work.the Lord’s work.

The men that tarred and The men that tarred and feathered Joesph Smith, feathered Joesph Smith, also dragged Sidney also dragged Sidney Rigdon from his home. Rigdon from his home.

When Joseph saw Sidney When Joseph saw Sidney lying on the ground, he lying on the ground, he thought Sidney was thought Sidney was dead. dead.

Sidney Rigdon had been knocked Sidney Rigdon had been knocked unconscious from the severe cuts and unconscious from the severe cuts and bruises to his head, and he was bruises to his head, and he was delirious for several days.delirious for several days.

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Why did some of the early Church Why did some of the early Church members apostatize from the members apostatize from the Church?Church?

How could a forgiving attitude How could a forgiving attitude have helped them? have helped them?

What does the Lord say we should What does the Lord say we should do when others offend us? (do when others offend us? (D&C 64:8–11.) .)

What did the Lord say Ezra Booth What did the Lord say Ezra Booth had done wrong? (had done wrong? (D&C 64:15–16.) .)

What do we lose if we desire what What do we lose if we desire what is wrong? (is wrong? (D&C 64:16.) .)

What unkind things did the mob do What unkind things did the mob do to Joseph Smith and Sidney to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon? Rigdon?

Why do you think they did these Why do you think they did these things? things?

What did Joseph Smith do the What did Joseph Smith do the morning after he was tarred and morning after he was tarred and feathered?feathered?

Who was in the congregation? Who was in the congregation? How did Joseph Smith’s actions How did Joseph Smith’s actions

show that he was a forgiving show that he was a forgiving person? person?

Joseph Smith did not seek revenge on Joseph Smith did not seek revenge on those who had been cruel to him. those who had been cruel to him.


Who was in the Congregation?Who was in the Congregation?

How did Joseph Smith’s actions show How did Joseph Smith’s actions show that he was a forgiving person?that he was a forgiving person?

Joseph Smith did not seek revenge on Joseph Smith did not seek revenge on those who had been cruel to him. those who had been cruel to him.


Who was in the Congregation?Who was in the Congregation?

How did Joseph Smith’s actions show How did Joseph Smith’s actions show that he was a forgiving person?that he was a forgiving person?

He knew that Satan influenced them He knew that Satan influenced them to oppose the important work of to oppose the important work of teaching the restored gospel and teaching the restored gospel and establishing Jesus’ church on the establishing Jesus’ church on the earth.earth.

What did Joseph Smith do when What did Joseph Smith do when he was faced with trials and he was faced with trials and persecution?persecution?

He continued to do the Lord’s He continued to do the Lord’s work. work.


He continued to do the Lord’s He continued to do the Lord’s work. work. He understood that Satan would do He understood that Satan would do all he could to destroy the work of all he could to destroy the work of the Lord. the Lord.


He continued to do the Lord’s He continued to do the Lord’s work. work. He understood that Satan would do He understood that Satan would do all he could to destroy the work of all he could to destroy the work of the Lord. the Lord.

When bad things happened, Joseph When bad things happened, Joseph Smith made the best of the Smith made the best of the situation and continued serving the situation and continued serving the Lord.Lord.


How do you feel when someone is How do you feel when someone is unkind to you?unkind to you?


How do feelings of anger affect us?How do feelings of anger affect us?


How do feelings of anger affect us?How do feelings of anger affect us?Understand that being angry or unkind Understand that being angry or unkind

does not help us feel better.does not help us feel better.



does not help us feel better.does not help us feel better.If we remain angry or act unkindly in return, If we remain angry or act unkindly in return,

we cause ourselves even more unhappiness.we cause ourselves even more unhappiness.





What could you do when someone is What could you do when someone is unkind to you?unkind to you?






What might happen if you are unkind What might happen if you are unkind to the person who was unkind to you?to the person who was unkind to you?






What might happen if you are unkind What might happen if you are unkind to the person who was unkind to you?to the person who was unkind to you?

What might happen if you are kind to What might happen if you are kind to that person?that person?

How can we follow Joseph Smith’s How can we follow Joseph Smith’s example and develop a forgiving example and develop a forgiving attitude toward those who have attitude toward those who have hurt or offended us? hurt or offended us?

How does having a bitter and How does having a bitter and unforgiving attitude affect us? How unforgiving attitude affect us? How does having a forgiving attitude does having a forgiving attitude affect us?affect us?

Whom are we required to forgive? Whom are we required to forgive? ((D&C 64:10–11.) .)

Why is it important for us to Why is it important for us to forgive others? (forgive others? (D&C 64:9.) .)

How do we feel when we forgive How do we feel when we forgive someone who has hurt our someone who has hurt our feelings? feelings?

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Let’s read the Let’s read the following statements.following statements.

Put your thumb up if Put your thumb up if the statement reflects the statement reflects a forgiving attitude a forgiving attitude and put your thumb and put your thumb down if it reflects an down if it reflects an unforgiving attitude. unforgiving attitude.

Then we’ll discuss how Then we’ll discuss how each action described each action described shows forgiveness or a shows forgiveness or a lack of forgiveness. lack of forgiveness.

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Every time I see him, he pushes me Every time I see him, he pushes me around. He must have a problem or around. He must have a problem or he wouldn’t treat others so unkindly. he wouldn’t treat others so unkindly.

I hit him because he made fun of my I hit him because he made fun of my little sister. little sister.

My little brother scribbled on my My little brother scribbled on my schoolwork, so I had to do it over schoolwork, so I had to do it over again. I wasn’t angry with him again. I wasn’t angry with him because he is too young to because he is too young to understand how important that understand how important that paper was. paper was.

I’ll forgive her, but I’ll I’ll forgive her, but I’ll never speak to her again. never speak to her again.

My best friend was rude My best friend was rude to me today. Maybe she to me today. Maybe she is worried about is worried about something.something.


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Let’s Read Proverbs 15:1Let’s Read Proverbs 15:1

1 A soft answer turneth 1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.words stir up anger.

What do you think this What do you think this means?means?


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A large group of A large group of armed men led by armed men led by eight officers came eight officers came looking for Joseph looking for Joseph at the house of his at the house of his parents, where he parents, where he was visiting. was visiting.


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In the summer of In the summer of 1838, when Joseph 1838, when Joseph Smith and his family Smith and his family were living in Far were living in Far West, Missouri, a West, Missouri, a false story was false story was spread that Joseph spread that Joseph had killed seven had killed seven men and was going men and was going to organize a group to organize a group to kill everyone who to kill everyone who was not a member was not a member of the Church. of the Church.


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A large group of A large group of armed men led by armed men led by eight officers came eight officers came looking for Joseph looking for Joseph at the house of his at the house of his parents, where he parents, where he was visiting. was visiting.


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The officers told The officers told Lucy Smith, Lucy Smith, Joseph’s mother, Joseph’s mother, that they had that they had come to kill Joseph come to kill Joseph Smith and all the Smith and all the other members of other members of the Church. the Church.


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Lucy responded Lucy responded calmly and calmly and introduced Joseph introduced Joseph to the men. to the men.

Joseph shook hands Joseph shook hands with the men in a with the men in a friendly manner friendly manner while they stared in while they stared in disbelief. disbelief.

After all the stories After all the stories they had heard, it they had heard, it was hard for them was hard for them to believe this kind to believe this kind and sincere man and sincere man was Joseph Smith. was Joseph Smith.

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The Prophet talked The Prophet talked with the men for a with the men for a long time, long time, explaining the explaining the views of the Church views of the Church and the persecution and the persecution the members had the members had received. received.


He told the men that if any of the He told the men that if any of the members of the Church had broken members of the Church had broken the law, they ought to be tried by the law, they ought to be tried by the law in a courtroom, before the law in a courtroom, before anyone else was hurt. anyone else was hurt.

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Then Joseph Then Joseph prepared to leave, prepared to leave, explaining to his explaining to his mother that he mother that he needed to get home needed to get home as Emma was as Emma was expecting him. expecting him.


Two of the officers jumped to their Two of the officers jumped to their feet and insisted that they feet and insisted that they accompany him home, as it was not accompany him home, as it was not safe for him to travel alone. safe for him to travel alone.

The armed men no longer had a The armed men no longer had a desire to harm Joseph, and they desire to harm Joseph, and they returned to their homes with a returned to their homes with a great respect for him. great respect for him. 1 2 3 4 T

How did Lucy and Joseph Smith How did Lucy and Joseph Smith follow Proverbs 15:1 in dealing follow Proverbs 15:1 in dealing with these men? with these men?

What was the result of Joseph’s What was the result of Joseph’s “soft answer”? “soft answer”?


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We’ll now act out situations in We’ll now act out situations in which you can choose to have a which you can choose to have a forgiving attitude or an forgiving attitude or an unforgiving one. unforgiving one.

Even when you have been hurt, Even when you have been hurt, you are free to choose what your you are free to choose what your attitude will be. attitude will be.

Hurt feelings often come because Hurt feelings often come because of a misunderstanding rather than of a misunderstanding rather than an intent to hurt. an intent to hurt.


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What would you do?What would you do?

You cleaned your room before You cleaned your room before you went to school, but after you went to school, but after you left, your younger sister you left, your younger sister messed it up. messed it up.

When you get home from When you get home from school, your mother will not let school, your mother will not let you play with your friends you play with your friends because your room is not clean. because your room is not clean.


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You are always chosen last You are always chosen last for sports teams at school, for sports teams at school, which makes you feel hurt. which makes you feel hurt.

On the way home from On the way home from school one day you see one school one day you see one of the team captains fall off of the team captains fall off his bike. His school books his bike. His school books and papers scatter all over. and papers scatter all over.


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Your friend has a party but Your friend has a party but does not invite you. does not invite you.


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Would anyone like to share a personal Would anyone like to share a personal experience when you forgave others or experience when you forgave others or you were forgiven?you were forgiven?


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TestimonyTestimony

I’d like to testify to you about I’d like to testify to you about the peace we can feel when the peace we can feel when we have a forgiving attitude. we have a forgiving attitude.

I want to encourage you to I want to encourage you to strive to be understanding strive to be understanding and kind even when others and kind even when others are unkind to you.are unkind to you.

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OUR CLOSING PRAYER OUR CLOSING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BYWILL BE GIVEN BY

THE ENDTHE END

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D&C 64:8–11D&C 64:8–11

8 My disciples, in days of old, sought occasion against one another and forgave not one another in their hearts; and for this evil they were afflicted and sorely chastened.

9 Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one another; for he that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin.

D&C 64:8–11D&C 64:8–11

10 I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men.

11 And ye ought to say in your hearts—let God judge between me and thee, and reward thee according to thy deeds.

D&C 64:15–16D&C 64:15–16

15 Behold, I, the Lord, was angry with him who was my servant Ezra Booth, and also my servant Isaac Morley, for they kept not the law, neither the commandment;

16 They sought evil in their hearts, and I, the Lord, withheld my Spirit. They condemned for evil that thing in which there was no evil; nevertheless I have forgiven my servant Isaac Morley.

D&C 64:16D&C 64:16

16 They sought evil in their hearts, and I, the Lord, withheld my Spirit. They condemned for evil that thing in which there was no evil; nevertheless I have forgiven my servant Isaac Morley.

D&C 64:10–11D&C 64:10–11

10 I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men.

11 And ye ought to say in your hearts—let God judge between me and thee, and reward thee according to thy deeds.

D&C 64:9D&C 64:9

9 Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one another; for he that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin.

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