M`ARTYR, n. [Gr. a witness.] One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel. Stephen was the first christian martyr.
To be a martyr signifies only to witness the truth of Christ.
1. One who suffers death in defense of any cause. We say, a man dies a martyr to his political principles or to the cause of liberty.
M`ARTYR, v.t. To put to death for adhering to what one believes to be the truth; to sacrifice one on account of his faith or profession.
1. To murder; to destroy.
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
Abel, the first martyr, was there, and his brother Seth, one of the mighty ones, who was in the express image of his father, Adam.
I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
...and on the magna charta of the United States, is an ambassador for the religion of Jesus Christ, that will touch the hearts of honest men among all nations; and their innocent blood, with the innocent blood of all the martyrs under the altar that John saw, will cry unto the Lord of Hosts till...
...was thirty-eight in December, 1843; and henceforward their names will be classed among the martyrsof religion; and the reader in every nation will be reminded that the Book of Mormon, and this book of Doctrine and Covenants of the church, cost the best blood of the nineteenth century to bring...
...of Alma the Son of AlmaChapter 14Alma and Amulek are imprisoned and smitten—The believers and their holy scriptures are burned by fire—These martyrs are received by the Lord in glory—The prison walls are rent and fall—Alma and Amulek are delivered, and their persecutors are slain. About...
...June 1844 (see History of the Church, 6:629–31). This document was written by Elder John Taylor of the Council of the Twelve, who was a witness to the events.1–2, Joseph and Hyrum martyred in Carthage Jail; 3, The preeminent position of the Prophet is acclaimed; 4–7, Their innocent blood...
A member of the first Quorum of Twelve Apostles chosen in the latter-day dispensation. David Patten was the first martyr of the restored Church, having been killed at the battle of Crooked River in Missouri in 1838.
An older brother and faithful associate of Joseph Smith. Hyrum was born 9 February 1800. He served as an assistant to Joseph in the Church presidency, as well as being the second Patriarch to the Church. On 27 June 1844, he became a fellow martyr with Joseph in Carthage Jail.
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Personal Definition:I think a martyr is someone who dies for the cause of truth. Like Joseph smith for example.
Atributes of a martyr:
Brave, courageous, determined, faithful.
To apply this to my life, I don't necessarily need to die for truth, but maybe stand up for what I know to be right.
Even when you think it might risk how others think of you, it doesn't matter because if the Lord wants you to do it, then if you do, it'll all turn out ok!
This could even include sharing things in vanguard that you think the Lord wants you to share. You can really bless others, and if that one thing goes unsaid, then you might not have been able to help someone.
So I want to share and be a light!
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