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Just before | Just before Joseph Smith died, did he begin to give the Masonic cry of distress? | ||
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It is reported that Joseph Smith uttered the words "Oh Lord, | It is reported that Joseph Smith uttered the words "Oh Lord, my God" as he stood at a second floor window in Carthage Jail -- just before he was shot by members of a mob. The words that accompany the Masonic 'Grand Hailing Sign of Distress' are "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow's son?" | ||
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Just before Joseph Smith died, did he begin to give the Masonic cry of distress?
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It is reported that Joseph Smith uttered the words "Oh Lord, my God" as he stood at a second floor window in Carthage Jail -- just before he was shot by members of a mob. The words that accompany the Masonic 'Grand Hailing Sign of Distress' are "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow's son?"