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After the Church was forced to leave Jackson County, and after the
Church’s long journey to the Salt Lake Valley, which prophet spoke frequently
on the redemption of the Church to Jackson County?
a.
Brigham Young
b.
John Taylor
c.
Wilford Woodruff
d.
Lorenzo Snow
Yesterday’s answer:
C The Smiths
They settled [the Joseph Smith Sr. family] in Palmyra, a village
mainly of log and frame buildings where five or six hundred people lived. They
rented a small frame house on the west end of Main Street. They were northern
New Englanders trying to fit into a culture of principally southern New
Englanders, some of whom looked down on the Smiths as unpolished country
people, a view exacerbated by their persistent poverty. The Smiths knew their
economic situation and something of their reputation and exerted strenuous
efforts to correct both. They set the goal of purchasing land and developing it
into a farm. They spent the next two years earning money for a down payment,
with Father Smith, Alvin, and Hyrum working at many day-labor tasks. Lucy
designed and painted oilcloth to sell, and the younger children took on family
chores and did whatever they could to assist the family. One of their projects
was helping at ta family “Cake and Beer Shop” established at the east end of
the village. The family also built a pushcart, from which Joseph Jr. sold
pastries and root beer.
Donald L. Enders, Treasures and a Trash Heap: An Early Reference
To The Joseph Smith Family in Palmyra, Journal of Mormon History, Summer
2014, 211.
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