Title: History of the Latter-day Saints : from their establishment in the year 1823 to the time when three hundred thousand of them were exiled from America because of their religion in the year 1846 /
Authors: Jones, Dan, 1810-1862; Dennis, Ronald D., 1940-
Publisher: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University ; Distributed by Bookcraft,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints History Sources.; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints History; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Mormon Church History Sources.; Mormon Church History; Mormon Church
Contents: Angelic ministry is logical -- present-day ministering of angels is scriptural -- Angelic being and their influences -- Present-day ministering of angels -- Early history of Joseph Smith -- revelation of the gold plates -- Description of the plates -- Persecution concerning the plates -- Story of the translation of the plates -- The book of Mormon- its description -- Early inhabitants of America -- Jewish inhabitants of America -- Appearance of Christ to the American Indians-their wars-and the story of Mormon -- Testimonies about the Book of Mormon -- Additional testimonies to the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon -- Joseph Smith's authority to baptize, preach, &c., together with the establishment of the church -- Establishment of the saints in Kirkland, and the persecution in Missouri -- General Clark's speech in far west -- Establishment of the city of Nauvoo -- Description of the city of Nauvoo and its inhabitants -- History of John C. Bennett -- The martyrdom of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum! -- Story of the assassination "two minutes in the jail" -- Address of Governor Ford to the people of the state of Illinois -- Character of Joseph Smith -- Joseph Smith's prediction of his death -- The American Press turns in favor of the saints.