Episode 2: Appeals for Help

Road to Carthage: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast - A podcast by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This episode reveals the various avenues to protection that church and civic leaders in Nauvoo explored, including Joseph Smith’s presidential campaign and the Saints’ petitions to the United States Congress. The episode also considers Joseph Smith’s religious teachings in 1844. Guests: Christian Heimburger, Jessica Nelson, Matt Grow, Adam Petty, Chase Kirkham