7/4/2023 0 Comments Trouble the saints![]() Still, Joseph’s friends believed the arrest attempts were illegal, a shameless scheme by his enemies in Missouri to capture the prophet. ![]() They now expected sheriffs on both sides of the river to be searching for him. His friends had heard that the governor of Iowa had issued an arrest warrant for him and Porter as well, meaning it was no longer safe for Joseph to hide at his uncle’s house. The danger was greater than Joseph had expected. Taking Emma’s hand, Joseph listened as the group sat in the boat and spoke quietly about the situation in Nauvoo. When Joseph and Erastus landed their skiff on the island, Emma, Hyrum, and some of Joseph’s close friends greeted them. He had been hiding there all day, but he had grown anxious to see family and friends. Porter had gone east to leave the state while Joseph had gone west, crossing the river to his uncle John’s house in Iowa Territory, beyond the jurisdiction of the Illinois sheriff and his men. The day before, Joseph and Porter had slipped out of Nauvoo to avoid arrest, worried they would not get a fair trial. Steering between the islands, the men caught sight of another boat beached along a bank and paddled toward it. ![]() Ahead, they could see the outline of two wooded islands in the stretch of river between Nauvoo and Montrose. On August 11, 1842, a sliver of moon reflected in the dark current as Joseph and his friend Erastus Derby silently paddled a skiff down the Mississippi. ![]()
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