just jessica

{june 27 1844}

"in life they were not divided,

in death they were not seperated"

original door from 166 years ago, bullet holes and all.

as a little girl of seven years old i remember walking into carthage jail and being overcome with the most powerful somber feeling i had ever felt. twelve years later i recognized the exact feeling as i went back. this time there were only three of us. me, my mom, and a sweet sister missionary. i can't seem to make out the right words to describe the experience and feelings i had that day.

if it has been a while since you have read the story of joseph smith going to carthage jail, read it. i had forgot how courageous these men were. i hope one day in the eternities i can meet the prophet. all i want to do is shake his hand and tell him thank you.

"Joseph Smith, the Prophet and seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it."

D&C 135:3

"praise to the man"