Doctor Smith
Ah, the moment we all been waiting for(drum roll), It’s my Joseph Smith Jr. comparison with the Doctor!!!(Applause) I have been reading the Work and the Glory series,(It’s very good) it has 9 volumes. Joseph Smith was martyred in the sixth on June 27 in the year 1844. In that same volume he says the following to the women of Nauvoo Female Relief Society(Oldest Women Organization in the World BTW), “A shadow crossed Joseph's face now and he seemed suddenly weary. But when he went on, his voice was still firm and powerful. "I do not know that I shall have many opportunities of teaching you. You may not long have me to instruct you. Soon you may be left to yourselves," he went on, more quietly now, "The world has been much troubled by the instruction of Joseph Smith," He smiled sadly. "Well, ere they know it, they will no longer have me to teach them." . . . It was as though he were saying farewell to them." Something of this similar context happens many times within the year before his death. This indicates that Joseph Smith learned from God that his time was coming up fast. The Doctor(Matt Smith) discovered from what he refers as “little people inside a robot suit” that he must die on the 22 of April in 2011 in Utah of all places! Utah as many know have the HQ of the LDS religion(Mormon Church) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The death dates are withing 5 days of each other and Joseph Smith told Brigham Young to lead the Saints into the Rocky Mountains. There is 167 year difference, the only importance of that number that I have found is that a plague broke out in Rome that year. That brings me to my next point, that same day Joseph Smith died the Mississippi River flood eight feet over the averaged flood level of the Mississippi and destroyed much of St. Louis. I’m not saying that that was a natural disaster sent from God, I’m just pointing out an interesting coincidental event.
When River Song refused to kill the Doctor time got stuck around 5:02 pm. And the similarities continue. Joseph Smith died at 5:16 in the afternoon, we know this because a bullet hit John Taylor’s watch stopping it at that time. Also, this isn’t a big thing but Matt Smith and Joseph Smith have the same last name and are in their 30’s(when JS died). Conclusion, Joseph and the Doctor died within 5 days of each other, within 10 minutes of each other and with in a highly LDS populated area! Was this on purpose? Doubt it, but still it’s hard to believe that this was done by mistake or something
One major difference I failed to point out is that the Doctor escaped his death,by so did Joseph in a way. One of the most famous Joseph Smith quotes prove my point, "The Standard of Truth has been erected, no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing. Armies may rage, persecution may follow, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly and nobly until it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear. It will stop stop until the purposes of God are accomplished and the great Jehovah shall say to us, the work is done!" Although Joseph Smith did pass away, his spirit and truths that he restored will never go away til the “work is done”. So I just turn that into a similarity right there.
Another point I wanted to talk about was that Joseph Smith liked the Doctor; he is a leader for whoever is with him, and he does his best to tell everyone about new ideas, and philosophies, like in this quote, "You don't know me; you never knew my heart. No man knows my history. I cannot tell it: I shall never undertake it. I don't blame any one for not believing my history. If had I not experienced what I have, I would not have believed it myself. I never did harm any man since I was born in the world. My voice is always for peace." this line from Joseph sounds so much like what the Doctor would say to his companions. The Doctor would do his best to tell of the Time War and how he doesn’t like guns, but I think the Doctor as harmed more than his fair share of men.(Rose, Capt. Jack, Donna, Rory, etc) Although in the context of that quote from above, Joseph is actually talking about The First Vision not some Time War or any War at all for that matter. ". . . If the Lord has to take us through the fires to find enough metal to do the job, then I say, let the fires begin. I, for one, am ready" Joseph Smith talking to Benjamin Steed, in vol 4. The Doctor would say something along those lines too before some big battle or something in my mind, or one of his companions to him.(Lord=Doctor in that case) “You don’t give up. You don’t just let things happen. You make a stand You say no! You have the guts to do what’s right, even when everyone else just runs away,” as said by Rose Tyler in season one episode 13. I can easily see Emma Smith(Wife of Joseph) saying this to Joseph when he just wants to rage quits and is tired of persecution.
Finally, my last paragraph, The Doctor and Joseph Smith are incredibility alike, and I want others to know this too. I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a fellow Whovian to my friends. The Doctor is clever, smart, and to the point of insanity by all of his wonderful ideas. Joseph Smith, clever, strong, and as that same taste for adventure as the Doctor does, with Emma by his side. Leading people across the Untied States trying to find a safe place to worship God. Joseph Smith communicated with God so that he could lead his people and plan for the future. The Doctor in his 900 years of experience and wisdom takes his companions to new and exotic adventures. They both died with in very near dates and time of each other, and both have a legacy that will last forever.
When River Song refused to kill the Doctor time got stuck around 5:02 pm. And the similarities continue. Joseph Smith died at 5:16 in the afternoon, we know this because a bullet hit John Taylor’s watch stopping it at that time. Also, this isn’t a big thing but Matt Smith and Joseph Smith have the same last name and are in their 30’s(when JS died). Conclusion, Joseph and the Doctor died within 5 days of each other, within 10 minutes of each other and with in a highly LDS populated area! Was this on purpose? Doubt it, but still it’s hard to believe that this was done by mistake or something
One major difference I failed to point out is that the Doctor escaped his death,by so did Joseph in a way. One of the most famous Joseph Smith quotes prove my point, "The Standard of Truth has been erected, no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing. Armies may rage, persecution may follow, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly and nobly until it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear. It will stop stop until the purposes of God are accomplished and the great Jehovah shall say to us, the work is done!" Although Joseph Smith did pass away, his spirit and truths that he restored will never go away til the “work is done”. So I just turn that into a similarity right there.
Another point I wanted to talk about was that Joseph Smith liked the Doctor; he is a leader for whoever is with him, and he does his best to tell everyone about new ideas, and philosophies, like in this quote, "You don't know me; you never knew my heart. No man knows my history. I cannot tell it: I shall never undertake it. I don't blame any one for not believing my history. If had I not experienced what I have, I would not have believed it myself. I never did harm any man since I was born in the world. My voice is always for peace." this line from Joseph sounds so much like what the Doctor would say to his companions. The Doctor would do his best to tell of the Time War and how he doesn’t like guns, but I think the Doctor as harmed more than his fair share of men.(Rose, Capt. Jack, Donna, Rory, etc) Although in the context of that quote from above, Joseph is actually talking about The First Vision not some Time War or any War at all for that matter. ". . . If the Lord has to take us through the fires to find enough metal to do the job, then I say, let the fires begin. I, for one, am ready" Joseph Smith talking to Benjamin Steed, in vol 4. The Doctor would say something along those lines too before some big battle or something in my mind, or one of his companions to him.(Lord=Doctor in that case) “You don’t give up. You don’t just let things happen. You make a stand You say no! You have the guts to do what’s right, even when everyone else just runs away,” as said by Rose Tyler in season one episode 13. I can easily see Emma Smith(Wife of Joseph) saying this to Joseph when he just wants to rage quits and is tired of persecution.
Finally, my last paragraph, The Doctor and Joseph Smith are incredibility alike, and I want others to know this too. I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a fellow Whovian to my friends. The Doctor is clever, smart, and to the point of insanity by all of his wonderful ideas. Joseph Smith, clever, strong, and as that same taste for adventure as the Doctor does, with Emma by his side. Leading people across the Untied States trying to find a safe place to worship God. Joseph Smith communicated with God so that he could lead his people and plan for the future. The Doctor in his 900 years of experience and wisdom takes his companions to new and exotic adventures. They both died with in very near dates and time of each other, and both have a legacy that will last forever.