C.C. A. Christensen, \u201cLiberty Jail\u201d (19th century)
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Liberty Jail [was], for a time, a center of instruction. The eyes of the saints were turned to it as the place whence would come encouragement, counsel\u2014the word of the Lord. It was more temple than prison,\u00a0so long as the Prophet was there. It was a place of meditation and prayer. A temple, first of all, is a place of prayer; and prayer is communion with God. It is the \u201cinfinite in man seeking the infinite in God.\u201d Where they find each other, there is holy sanctuary\u2014a temple. Joseph Smith sought God in this rude prison, and found him. (B. H. Roberts, Comprehensive History of the Church<\/em>, 1:526)<\/span><\/p>\nThe lonely, limestone Missouri jailhouse (twenty by twenty-two feet) was more a dungeon than a cell. Ironically, because of its location in that city it was known as the Liberty Jail.\u00a0Herein, during his incarceration (December 1, 1838, through April 6, 1839) as a result of betrayals and distortions by some \u201cfriends\u201d as well as enemies, the Prophet Joseph Smith received some of the most rich and remarkable revelations ever given to any prophet. The double walls, four feet thick, kept Joseph and his companions in, but they could not keep the Spirit and revelation out. Though Joseph\u2019s physical vision suffered from incessant gloom, the \u201cchoice seer\u201d had that vision which mattered most.<\/span><\/p>\nBecause of its spiritual significance, Elder B. H. Roberts called this forbidding place the \u201cprison-Temple.\u201d (Neal A. Maxwell, But for a Small Moment<\/em>, p.1-6)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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