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	:I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! I am the widow of a Master Mason [Joseph Smith] who, when leaping from the window of Carthage jail pierced with bullets, made the Masonic sign of distress; but...those signs were not heeded.<ref>{{Book:Jenson:LDS Biographical Encyclopedia\|vol=1\|pages=698}} Zina's statement about "leaping the window" matches very closely with what her father, Heber C. Kimball, said about the incident.</ref>		:I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! I am the widow of a Master Mason [Joseph Smith] who, when leaping from the window of Carthage jail pierced with bullets, made the Masonic sign of distress; but...those signs were not heeded.<ref>{{Book:Jenson:LDS Biographical Encyclopedia\|vol=1\|pages=698}} Zina's statement about "leaping the window" matches very closely with what her father, Heber C. Kimball, said about the incident.</ref>
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GregSmith: /* What did Joseph Smith mean? */

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What did Joseph Smith mean?

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	:I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! I am the widow of a Master Mason [Joseph Smith] who, when leaping from the window of Carthage jail pierced with bullets, made the Masonic sign of distress; but...those signs were not heeded.<ref>{{Book:Jenson:LDS Biographical Encyclopedia\|~~1Zina~~'s statement about "leaping the window" matches very closely with what her father, Heber C. Kimball, said about the incident.</ref>		:I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! I am the widow of a Master Mason [Joseph Smith] who, when leaping from the window of Carthage jail pierced with bullets, made the Masonic sign of distress; but...those signs were not heeded.<ref>{{Book:Jenson:LDS Biographical Encyclopedia\|vol=1\|pages=698}} Zina's statement about "leaping the window" matches very closely with what her father, Heber C. Kimball, said about the incident.</ref>

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	The account in the official ''History of the Church'' records:		The account in the official ''History of the Church'' records:

	:Joseph, seeing there was no safety in the room, and no doubt thinking that it would save the lives of his brethren in the room if he could get out, turned calmly from the door, dropped his pistol on the floor and sprang into the window when two balls pierced him from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward into the hands of his murderers, exclaiming. "O Lord, my God!"{{~~ref~~\|~~hc6_618~~}}		:Joseph, seeing there was no safety in the room, and no doubt thinking that it would save the lives of his brethren in the room if he could get out, turned calmly from the door, dropped his pistol on the floor and sprang into the window when two balls pierced him from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward into the hands of his murderers, exclaiming. "O Lord, my God!"<ref>{{HoC\|vol=6\|pages=618}}</ref>

	John Taylor reported:		John Taylor reported:

	:Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man! Joseph leaped from the window, and was shot dead in the attempt, exclaiming: O Lord my God! They were both shot after they were dead, in a brutal manner, and both received four balls. ({{scripture\|\|DC\|135\|1}})		:Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man! Joseph leaped from the window, and was shot dead in the attempt, exclaiming: O Lord my God! They were both shot after they were dead, in a brutal manner, and both received four balls. ({{scripture\|\|D&C\|135\|1}})

	Willard Richards' testimony was that		Willard Richards' testimony was that

	:two balls pierced [Joseph] from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward, exclaiming, "Oh Lord, my God!" As his feet went out of the window my head went in, the balls whistling all around. He fell on his left side a dead man.{{~~ref~~\|~~hc6_620~~}}		:two balls pierced [Joseph] from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward, exclaiming, "Oh Lord, my God!" As his feet went out of the window my head went in, the balls whistling all around. He fell on his left side a dead man.<ref>{{HC\|vol=6\|pages=618}}</ref>

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	Among the brotherhood of Freemasons, there is the ''Grand Hailing Sign of Distress'': "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow's son?" According to Masonic code, any Mason who hears another Mason utter the Grand Hailing Sign must come to his aid.		Among the brotherhood of Freemasons, there is the ''Grand Hailing Sign of Distress'': "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow's son?" According to Masonic code, any Mason who hears another Mason utter the Grand Hailing Sign must come to his aid.

	Most adult men in Hancock County, Illinois, were Masons, and there were Masons in the mob that attacked the jail. If Joseph was attempting to give the Grand Hailing Sign, they would have been obligated to stop their attack and defend Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Willard Richards.{{ref~~\|BetterAngels}}~~		Most adult men in Hancock County, Illinois, were Masons, and there were Masons in the mob that attacked the jail. If Joseph was attempting to give the Grand Hailing Sign, they would have been obligated to stop their attack and defend Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Willard Richards.<ref>Masons in antebellum America took the Grand Hailing Sign very seriously. Many accounts exist of it being used during the Civil War. See Michael A. Halleran, ''The Better Angels of Our Nature: Freemasonry in the American Civil War'' (University Alabama Press, 2010).</ref>

	John Taylor, a Master Mason himself, wrote:		John Taylor, a Master Mason himself, wrote:

	:...[T]hese two innocent men [Joseph and Hyrum] were confined in jail for a supposed crime, deprived of any weapons to defend themselves: had the pledged faith of the State of Illinois, by Gov. Ford, for their protection, and were then shot to death, while, ''with uplifted hands they gave such signs of distress as would have commanded the interposition and benevolence of Savages or Pagans. They were both Masons in good standing. Ye brethren of "the mystic tie"'' [Masonry] ''what think ye! Where is our good Master Joseph and Hyrum?'' Is there a pagan, heathen, or savage nation on the globe that would not be moved on this great occasion, as the trees of the forest are moved by a mighty wind? Joseph's last exclamation was "O Lord my God!"		:...[T]hese two innocent men [Joseph and Hyrum] were confined in jail for a supposed crime, deprived of any weapons to defend themselves: had the pledged faith of the State of Illinois, by Gov. Ford, for their protection, and were then shot to death, while, ''with uplifted hands they gave such signs of distress as would have commanded the interposition and benevolence of Savages or Pagans. They were both Masons in good standing. Ye brethren of "the mystic tie"'' [Masonry] ''what think ye! Where is our good Master Joseph and Hyrum?'' Is there a pagan, heathen, or savage nation on the globe that would not be moved on this great occasion, as the trees of the forest are moved by a mighty wind? Joseph's last exclamation was "O Lord my God!"
	:If one of these murderers, their abettors or accessories before or after the fact, are suffered to cumber the earth, without being dealt with according to law, what is life worth, and what is the benefit of laws? and more than all, what is the use of institutions which savages would honor, where civilized beings murder without cause or provocation?{{~~ref~~\|~~ts5_585~~}}		:If one of these murderers, their abettors or accessories before or after the fact, are suffered to cumber the earth, without being dealt with according to law, what is life worth, and what is the benefit of laws? and more than all, what is the use of institutions which savages would honor, where civilized beings murder without cause or provocation?<ref>{{TS\|article=The Murder\|vol=5\|pages=585\|date=15 July 1844}} Taylor's original italics have been removed, and italics added for emphasis. The article itself is unsigned, but John Taylor was the editor of the ''Times and Seasons'' and would have either written it or approved its publication.</ref>

	According to Heber C. Kimball:		According to Heber C. Kimball:

	:Masons, it is said, were even among the mob that murdered Joseph and Hyrum in Carthage jail. Joseph, leaping the fatal window, gave the Masonic signal of distress. The answer was the roar of his murderers' muskets.{{~~ref~~\|~~LoHCK26~~}}		:Masons, it is said, were even among the mob that murdered Joseph and Hyrum in Carthage jail. Joseph, leaping the fatal window, gave the Masonic signal of distress. The answer was the roar of his murderers' muskets.<ref>{{Book:Whitney:Life_of_Heber_C._Kimball/Full_Title\|pages=26}} It should be noted that while Heber C. Kimball personally knew Joseph Smith, he was not an eyewitness to the events at Carthage.</ref>

	Zina D. H. Young wrote in 1878:		Zina D. H. Young wrote in 1878:

	:I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! I am the widow of a Master Mason [Joseph Smith] who, when leaping from the window of Carthage jail pierced with bullets, made the Masonic sign of distress; but...those signs were not heeded.{{ref~~\|LDSBE1_698}}~~		:I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! I am the widow of a Master Mason [Joseph Smith] who, when leaping from the window of Carthage jail pierced with bullets, made the Masonic sign of distress; but...those signs were not heeded.<ref>{{Book:Jenson:LDS Biographical Encyclopedia\|1Zina's statement about "leaping the window" matches very closely with what her father, Heber C. Kimball, said about the incident.</ref>
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	~~#{{note\|hc6_618}}''History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'' 6~~:~~618.~~		<references />
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	#{{note\|BetterAngels}}Masons in antebellum America took the Grand Hailing Sign very seriously. Many accounts exist of it being used during the Civil War. See Michael A. Halleran, ''The Better Angels of Our Nature: Freemasonry in the American Civil War'' (University Alabama Press, 2010).
	#{{note\|ts5_585}}"The Murder," ''Times and Seasons'' 5:585 (15 July 1844). Taylor's original italics have been removed, and italics added for emphasis. The article itself is unsigned, but John Taylor was the editor of the ''Times and Seasons'' and would have either written it or approved its publication.
	#{{note\|LoHCK26}}Orson F. Whitney, ''Life of Heber C. Kimball'' (Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1888), 26. It should be noted that while Heber C. Kimball personally knew Joseph Smith, he was not an eyewitness to the events at Carthage.
	~~#{{note\|LDSBE1_698}}Andrew Jenson, ''Latter-day Saint~~ Biographical Encyclopedia~~'' (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901), Vol. 1, 698. Zina~~'s statement about "leaping the window" matches very closely with what her father, Heber C. Kimball, said about the incident.

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	Were Joseph Smith's final words, "O Lord, my God!" a cry for help or mercy from Freemasons in the mob at the Carthage jail?		Were Joseph Smith's final words, "O Lord, my God!" a cry for help or mercy from Freemasons in the mob at the Carthage jail?

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	From the above it appears the last words of Joseph Smith were believed by at least some people who knew him to be the Masonic cry of distress.		From the above it appears the last words of Joseph Smith were believed by at least some people who knew him to be the Masonic cry of distress.

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			===What did Joseph Smith say?===

	According to the accounts of both John Taylor and Willard Richards—the two eyewitnesses who survived the mob's attack on Carthage jail—Joseph Smith's final words were "O Lord, my God!"		According to the accounts of both John Taylor and Willard Richards—the two eyewitnesses who survived the mob's attack on Carthage jail—Joseph Smith's final words were "O Lord, my God!"

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	:two balls pierced [Joseph] from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward, exclaiming, "Oh Lord, my God!" As his feet went out of the window my head went in, the balls whistling all around. He fell on his left side a dead man.{{ref\|hc6_620}}		:two balls pierced [Joseph] from the door, and one entered his right breast from without, and he fell outward, exclaiming, "Oh Lord, my God!" As his feet went out of the window my head went in, the balls whistling all around. He fell on his left side a dead man.{{ref\|hc6_620}}

			===What did Joseph Smith mean?===

	Those who knew Joseph Smith believed that his use of the phrase "O Lord, my God!" was an attempt to save his life and the life of his friends by calling out to Freemasons in the mob. (Joseph and the other Mormons in the jail were Masons, Joseph himself having been inducted on 15 March 1842.)		Those who knew Joseph Smith believed that his use of the phrase "O Lord, my God!" was an attempt to save his life and the life of his friends by calling out to Freemasons in the mob. (Joseph and the other Mormons in the jail were Masons, Joseph himself having been inducted on 15 March 1842.)