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King Follett died in 1844 when a bucket of rocks fell on his head while he was helping dig a well. Joseph Smith spoke at his funeral, for hours, and 4+ people wrote notes of his speech. Let's read it! All The Links The church's official information is here Read along with us at boap.org Support the show at Patreon.com/MyBookofMormonPodcast FBM 7: Reign of Judges - Title of Liberty

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