Title: Joseph Smith's Quorum of the Anointed, 1842-1845
Description: "The Quorum of Anointed (also known as the Holy Order) was the secret, elite group which founding prophet Joseph Smith organized and to which he revealed for the first time the ordinances of washing and anointing, the endowment, and the "fullness of the priesthood"-the foundation of modern LDS temple ritual...This history also adds valuable biographical information for any number of important Navoo Mormons, from Joseph and Brigham to many less prominent but equally intriguing figures...." -- P. ix.
Subjects: Quorum of the Anointed, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, History, Mormon church, history, Smith, joseph, jr., 1805-1844
Places: Nauvoo, Illinois
Time periods: 19th century