A prayer for protection

At a time when Joseph Smith’s life was in peril in Kirtland, it became necessary for the prophet to be guarded at night so that he could get his necessary rest. One evening, Joseph Smith told the brethren that wanted to guard him to go home to their families because why?

a.      Those seeking his life went to a mob convention

b.      He heard the prayer of a child asking to watch over the prophet

c.       He just purchased a new hand gun that day

d.      His father blessed him stating that he would receive the Lord’s protection via the Stripling Warriors

Yesterday’s answer:

c.   Joseph Smith Jr.

On December 18, 1833, while the elders were assembled at the John Johnson inn to dedicate the printing office, Joseph Smith Sr. was called and ordained as Patriarch to the Church by his son, Joseph Smith Jr., and Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams.

   The first patriarchal blessings of this dispensation were also bestowed at the meeting. Since the Prophet Joseph Smith held the keys of all the authority in the Church, he gave the first blessings. Those who received blessings on this occasion were Oliver Cowdery, Joseph Smith Sr., and Lucy Mack Smith, as well as the Prophet’s brothers, Hyrum, Samuel, and William.

Joseph Smith’s Kirtland, Karl Ricks Anderson (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1989), 148.