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Carthage {Movie Review}

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Last year my family and I were able to take a trip back east to a lot of the church sites, you can read about it here.  It was an amazing experience and I actually can’t wait to do it again.  This last year I feel like I have leanred more about Joseph Smith and his mission on this earth. One of the things that touched me most while being in the Illinois area was when we visited Carthage Jail, where the prophet Joseph Smith and his brothe Hyrum were shot and killed by a mob.  The spirit was very strong.  I recently watched this movie, Carthage, with my family and learned a lot from it.  It’s only 30 mins, but it teaches a lot about what happened while they were in Carthage, what they spent their last hours doing, and why they were in there.  It doesn’t show the actual killing, so it was ok for all my kids to watch.  The actors were great. Carthage

Jasen Wade and Darin Southem do a wonderful job playing the prophet and his brother.   I loved seeing Jasen Wade in 17 Miracles & Cokeville Miracle, and Darin Southam in Come Unto Me and Ephraim’s Rescue. And together in Carthage, they do an excellent job.  This is a great film for the whole family to see!

Product Description

While seething mobs converged around them, the Prophet Joseph and his brethren quietly submitted themselves to imprisonment in Carthage Jail. Now, as never before, audiences are invited to witness the events of the days preceding the martyrdom. Based on documents handed down through the generations, Carthage offers a glimpse into the turmoil and testimony of the men whose place in history was forever defined by what was to come—a jailer seeking to protect his charges, a governor caught between the persecuted and their persecutors, and a group of Saints whose faith and brotherhood stands as the ultimate witness of the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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