SOTW 4 Anotated for LDS Ch. 4 Resurrection and Rebellion

Italy’s Resurrection

One of the greatest characters to arise from the Italian states’ fight for independence was Giuseppe Girabaldi. A man committed to fighting for freedom, Garibaldi could be found fighting in Africa, South America and Europe; even Abraham Lincoln appealed to him for help in the American Civil War.

Garibaldi said, “The Bible is the cannon that shall set Italy free.” It is important to remember that the freedoms we enjoy are found when we read and study God’s word and obey it.

The Taiping Rebellion

In 1853, missionaries arrived in Hong Kong just as the Taiping Rebellion was getting underway. Within weeks, the Elders realized that they would not find success under the circumstances and left. It would be eleven long, devastating years before the Rebellion was quelled and almost a century before official missionary efforts would resume.