Power of Prayer
Governor Reynolds Fulfills Joseph's Prayer Within 48 Hours
1840s
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith, Governor Lilburn Boggs (Reynolds), the Twelve Apostles, Wilford Woodruff (eyewitness)
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Wilford Woodruff recorded the following account:
"Governor Reynolds, of Missouri, on one occasion employed men to try and kidnap Joseph, and they almost accomplished their designs. Thereafter, the governor continued to harass him with writs, and was determined to destroy Joseph. The Prophet and the Twelve went before God in prayer. Joseph asked the Lord to deliver him from the power of that man. In about forty-eight hours from that time, word reached Joseph that Reynolds had blown his brains out."
Sources & References
Wilford Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff's Journal, as cited in early Latter Day Saint historical accounts.
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