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Educational LeaderDel Parson, 1980"No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the priesthood, only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned" (D&C 121:41).The Historic Meeting BeginsWilliam Whitaker, 1970"I will not seek to compel any man to believe as I do, only by the force of reasoning, for truth will cut its own way" (History of the Church, 5:499).Joseph Smith Ordaining Parley P. Pratt as an ApostleWalter Rane, 2002"Whosoever will be great among you, . . . shall be servant of all" (Mark 10:43-44).General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States, 1844In his bid for the United States Presidency, Joseph Smith wrote his views on the government, it's history, and hopeful direction and destiny. Printed in Nauvoo, Illinois by John Taylor in 1844.The Last Public Address of General Joseph SmithJohn Hafen, 1888"[I] attended the review, and with my staff inspected the Legion; after which, I took my post and gave orders. . . . I was highly gratified with the officers and soldiers" (History of the Church 6:34).General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States, 1844In his bid for the United States Presidency, Joseph Smith wrote his views on the government, it's history, and hopeful direction and destiny. Printed in Nauvoo, Illinois by John Taylor in 1844.General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States, 1844In his bid for the United States Presidency, Joseph Smith wrote his views on the government, it's history, and hopeful direction and destiny. Printed in Nauvoo, Illinois by John Taylor in 1844.General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States, 1844In his bid for the United States Presidency, Joseph Smith wrote his views on the government, it's history, and hopeful direction and destiny. Printed in Nauvoo, Illinois by John Taylor in 1844.General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States, 1844In his bid for the United States Presidency, Joseph Smith wrote his views on the government, it's history, and hopeful direction and destiny. Printed in Nauvoo, Illinois by John Taylor in 1844.ColonizerDel Parson, 1980"He that is ordained of God and sent forth, the same is appointed to be the greatest, notwithstanding he is the least and the servant of all" (D&C 50:26).Joseph Smith Directing the Nauvoo LegionJohn Hafen, 1887"I, like the towering rock in the midst of the ocean, which has withstood the mighty surges of the warring waves for centuries, am impregnable, and am a faithful friend to virtue, and a fearless foe to vice" (History of the Church, 6:78).Lt. General Joseph SmithSutcliffe Maudsley, 1844"It is a love of liberty which inspires my soul -- civil and religious liberty to the whole of the human race" (History of the Church, 5:498).General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States, 1844In his bid for the United States Presidency, Joseph Smith wrote his views on the government, it's history, and hopeful direction and destiny. Printed in Nauvoo, Illinois by John Taylor in 1844.Leading with Love Video