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Testimony Unto Death

Testimony unto Death
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?The spiritual breadth of Hyrum [Smith]?s testimony [is] reflected in his sermons and teachings. . . . Said Hyrum: ?I had been abused and thrust into a dungeon, and confined for months on account of my faith, and the ?testimony of Jesus Christ.? However I thank God that I felt a determination to die, rather than deny the things which my eyes had seen, which my hands had handled, and which I had borne testimony to, wherever my lot had been cast; and I can assure my beloved brethren that I was enabled to bear as strong a testimony, when nothing but death presented itself, as ever I did in my life? (?A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter-day Saints in Missouri,? Times and Seasons, Dec. 1839, p. 23).?When death finally did present itself, Hyrum chose to accept it. . . . According to a First Presidency blessing given to him in 1835, Hyrum was promised power to escape his enemies if he so chose. Listen to the words of the blessing: ?Thou shalt have power to escape the hand of thine enemies. Thy life shall be sought with untiring zeal, but thou shalt escape. If it please thee, and thou desirest, thou shalt have the power voluntarily to lay down thy life to glorify God? (Kirtland High Council Minutes, Dec. 1832?Nov. 1837, typescript, p. 186, LDS Church Archives) M. Russell Ballard

Testimony Unto Death

What's up with testimony unto death needs to be emphasized now so there can be conceive so I can decide for myself.