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Joseph Smith : rough stone rolling /

Presents the life of the founder of the Church of Latter Day Saints, from his hardscrabble early life in rural New York, to the visions that inspired The Book of Mormon, and his untimely death at the hands of a mob in 1844.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bushman, Richard L.
Other Authors: Woodworth, Jed
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Smith, Joseph, > Jr., > 1805-1844.
Mormons > United States > Biography.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Joseph Smith family: To 1816
  • The first visions: 1816-27
  • Translation: 1827-30
  • A new bible:1830
  • The Church of Christ: 1830
  • Joseph, Moses, and Enoch: 1830
  • The Kirtland visionaries: January-June 1831
  • Zion: July-December 1831
  • The burden of Zion: 1832
  • Exaltation: 1822-33
  • Cities of Zion: 1833
  • The character of a prophet: 1834
  • Priesthood and church government: 1834-35
  • Visitors: 1835
  • Texts: 1835
  • Strife: August-December 1835
  • The order of heaven: January-April 1836
  • Reverses: April 1836-January 1838
  • Trials: January-July 1838
  • War: August-December 1838
  • Imprisonment: January-August 1839
  • Imprisonment: January-August 1839 00 Washington: September 1839-June 1840
  • Beautiful place: April 1840-April 1841
  • Temporalities and spiritualities: 1841
  • Stories of eternity: Spring 1842
  • Perils: May-December 1842
  • Thickets: 1843
  • City and kingdom: 1843-44
  • Confrontations: January-June 1844.