| − | In 1844, [[Joseph Smith]], the prophet of the restoration, completed his mortal mission. He sealed his testimony with his blood. (See Doctrine & Covenants 135)<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctrine & Covenants 135| url=www.http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/135| publisher=LDS.org}}</ref> Like all those other martyrs spoken of in Revelation, he was slain for the word of God. All he had ever said was what he had seen with his own eyes, and they killed him for it. | + | In 1844, [[Joseph Smith]], the prophet of the restoration, completed his mortal mission. He sealed his testimony with his blood. (See Doctrine & Covenants 135)<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctrine & Covenants 135| url=www.http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/135| publisher=LDS(.org)}}</ref> Like all those other martyrs spoken of in Revelation, he was slain for the word of God. All he had ever said was what he had seen with his own eyes, and they killed him for it. |