Show literary notice we invite the attention of our readers to elder I 1 S W richards this number of I 1 I 1 I 1 the news headed as above for a further understanding Bt v of the purport of the biographical hes chei of joseph smith the prophet we publish the following preface to the work I 1 11 I 1 the folly following wing pages embracing biographical sketches ches and the gen genealogy kalogy of joseph smith the pro prophet phet and his I 1 progenitors were mostly written pr previous to the death of I 1 the prophet and under his personal persona inspection mo mot most t or of the historical isains and occurrences related have never they will therefore be exceedingly interesting to all saints and sincere inquirers after tuo the truth ff them thein the privilege of becoming mois more extensively acquainted with the private life and character of onel one of the greatest prophets that ver lived upon the earth independent of thit thi i the vents events which have occurred in connection with the history of this remarkable family are jhase jn lve of the most marvellous marcellous marv ellous kind and of I 1 infinite importance in their bearings upon the present and future generations no events th have hop happened ened since the first advent of I 1 i our savior are of mae more birilli thrilling interest than those connected with the history vf of hi 7 jo joseph seph smith lAl life orthe o hr rt jivis ji of his pro geni genitors tors will be eagerly son sought after by all future ture generations generation the geographical mechanical and other scientific discoveries ages sink into cance cance compared with the importance of those descove I 1 made by this great man they are designed by the i almighty to produce the greatest moral and physical re which the inhabit inhabitants ans of this globe ever witnessed revolutions which through t tho ho judgments of god will utterly overthrow and destroy all governments ad d king kingdoms dows that oat will not become subject to chrul under these infinitely important considerations the follow following ing pages page sare are recommended to the careful and ca can R did id perusal of all nations ORSON PRATT from a brief inspection of the sketches we cordially recommend the purchase and perusal al of the book I 1 |