Joseph teaches that the then-future US Civil war would be "the first outbreak of general bloodshed" and would commence at South Carolina.

Date
Feb 4, 1843
Type
Manuscript
Source
Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Summary
Reference

Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton [D&C 130], The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed August 1, 2024

Scribe/Publisher
William Clayton
People
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
N/A
Transcription

Once when prest. Joseph was praying earnestly to know concerning the wars which are to preceed the coming of the son of man, he heard a voice proclaim that the first outbreak of general bloodshed would commence at South Carolina— see Revelation

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