num_pages: 668
description: In this book President Joseph Fielding Smith, who also acted as Church Historian for several decades of the 20th century, has given a clear-cut guide that is useful to the newest Church member and serves as a reference book to the student of Church history. 
language: English
title: Essentials in church history: A history of the church from the birth of Joseph Smith to the present time,
titlecomplete: Essentials in church history: A history of the church from the birth of Joseph Smith to the present time,
genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Church, Lds, History
ratings_count: 49
series: Classics in Mormon Literature
publisher: The Deseret Book Co. for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints