Joseph Smith wasn’t just killed for his religion—it was also a political assassination, as he was running for president of the United States, and one political leader in particular was intent on seeing the end of Joseph Smith. By 1844, Nauvoo was booming—one of the biggest cities in Illinois, and Joseph Smith’s political influence terrified local leaders because the Latter-day Saints voted as a block. And then on top of that, Joseph Smith announced he would be running for the most important poli

Joseph Smith was assassinated while running for President of the United States on June 27, 1844. It was a political assassination orchestrated by newspaper editor Thomas Sharp and other politicians who felt threatened by Joseph Smith’s and the saints rising political influence in Hancock County, Illinois. . Less than a month (May 29, 1844) before Joseph Smith was assassinated Thomas Sharp stated that he wouldn’t be surprised to hear of Joseph Smith’s “death by violent means in a short time.” 2 w

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