The Prophet I am referring to was Joseph Smith III, who I am learning about by reading his Memoirs, published by the Herald House.
This is not read very much, and I can see why. It tells us too much about him. It shows us how determined he was to follow in his Father's footsteps and move people from his father's church into his church.
If he was a normal boy, he would have asked his mother "Why is Daddy in jail?" But he was not normal, he was Religious, and seemed to think Being in Jail was a normal state of affairs.
There is a passage in the Memoirs that indicates a bribe was paid to get them out of jail. Why they were in Missouri in the first place is not explained.
Somehow, he ended up in Lamoni, Iowa, and stayed there quite a while, building up his RLDS church, before moving to Independence, Mo. He spent a lot of money there on building projects. Especially the Auditorium, a huge building, where General Conferences could be held.
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