18 Come Follow Me 2021 - Doctrine & Covenants - Part 1 of "The Passport to Heaven" 1839-1841.

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18 Come Follow Me with Joseph Smith Historian Kay Godfrey
To contact Kay, email: [email protected]
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Come Follow Me 2021 - Doctrine & Covenants
Kay takes us through Joseph Smith's Part 1 of 
"The Passport to Heaven" 1839-1841.

INTERESTING SEARCH QUESTIONS THIS EPISODE:

1 - What epidemic hit the Saints in Nauvoo in 1839?
2 - What does Kay think was the greatest exercise of Priesthood Healing Power in the History
       of the Church?
3 - Where were some Saints living in Military Barracks and why?
4 - Why did 7 of the 12 Apostles in New York in 1839?  Where did they go after N.Y.?
5 - How many coverts joined the Church with Wilford Woodruff's efforts?
6 - Which apostle sailed the furthest in their Missionary Efforts?
7 - Which President rejected helping the Saints when Joseph Smith wrote to him?
8 - How much did the claims total from the Saints that were sent to the U.S. Congress?
9 - Who was Joseph's greatest mentor and supporter through all challenges, and what 
      blessing did he leave to Joseph when he passed away?
10 - Who was elected the 1st Mayor of Nauvoo, and was he loyal to Joseph and the Church?
11 - Who were the greatest con-men who betrayed Joseph and the Saints?
12 - What did a reporter from New York observe that caused him to write about Joseph Smith and Nauvoo;  things he said "may change the destiny of the race?" 

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Kay Godfrey is a period historian of the life of Joseph Smith.   
He is a graduate of Brigham Young University.  He holds degrees in Historic Archaeology and Anthropology as well as Law Enforcement and Justice Administration.
He has studied and researched the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith for over 45 years.  He has done extensive “on-site” research in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri.  He has spoken to the issue of the “Trials of the Prophet Joseph” at numerous symposiums in Nauvoo, Il. and Independence, Mo. He has edited books and videos for various authors on the historical accuracy of materials pertaining to Joseph Smith. 

He has authored a comprehensive four-part presentation detailing the life of Joseph Smith.  This history is entitled: “Following the Footsteps of Joseph”.  Kay’s material has been requested by such institutions as Oberlin College Archives, (Oberlin, Ohio) to be filed with the Spaulding Manuscript documents, Brigham Young University, in celebration of the bi-centennial celebration of Joseph Smith’s birth, the Joseph Smith Memorial Site, (Sharon, Vermont) as a teaching tool for new missionary couples and the archives department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
Kay has been conducting domestic Church History tours for Morris Murdock and Legacy Travel since 1990.  He also takes groups to Israel and European (Apostle) destinations.  He speaks Hebrew and can read Egyptian hieroglyphs.  His wife, Debra speaks French.  
Kay and his wife Debra recently served a mission to Sharon, Vermont, where they were involved in numerous historical preservation endeavors including having secured permission from Topsfield, MA, to have a monument erected in Pine Grove Cemetery as a tribute to five generations of the Topsfield Smiths.  
Kay retired in 2012 after serving 35 years with the BSA.  He retired as Director of Development/Finance, Support Services and Public Relations for the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America.  He and his wife, Debra, live in Kaysville, Utah and are the parents of 5.

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