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Show M m ' HORMON CHURCH HISTOBY. UnfA History of tho Church of Jcbus Christ of IEHB Latter-Day Saints. Period I. History of jAMW M Joseph Smith, the Prophet, by Himself. Mmm 1 Volume IL An Introduction and Notes Mm M by B., II. Roberts. Published by the J Church. Deacrct News print, Salt Lake 'Bn S i The first volume of this history, Issued rJI mm lust year, covered the period from tho t At HI j tl.j' ' birth of Joseph Smith, in 1S03, to the closo rl J .) bf the year ylS33, "Including tho cstabllsh- I v i nicnt at Kirtland. Tho narrative Is taken f fi$7 ' up ln lnls second volumo at tho opening of IT -the year 1831, and embraces tho occur- 1 rences of the ensuing four years, 'to tho Y closo of 1S37 tho Kirtland period proper. unl-J The volume is crowded with the events of Ifli that time, and of courso tho account Is y , if, ,' the church account, being widely different I ) fl'i J from the account given by "outsiders." It i uf' '.- Is, though, a most Interesting narratlvo; ,i i mfi'' its statements aro In places very curious, JtW 1 ' but no doubt to those who accept tho sys- I ' ift' tern all Is plain. Arcry many names of , W ' high standing In the church appear in this :h ' volume, and their doings and service aro I UV i full set forth. It Is evident that many I'Jj A persons attached themselves to the new ifi," Iv organization from motives anything but ' serious or pious, and much troublo en- BA?i sued. The, yoke of obedienco was any-' thing but acceptable to many, nnd num- WjMT-J bers were self-seeking and greedy even to Tf tho point of dishonesty. Tho disturbances Hr V, and tribulations of tho tlmo aro fitly dc- h scribed In the final paragraph of the vol- H lime; "Apostasy, persecution, confusion, and mobocracy Btrovc hard to bear rule. at Kirtland, and thus closed the year 1S37." if It Is nn-excellent idea to give the aulo- Mm, biography of Joseph Smith In this form IKT t' (;; and sotting; it makes a stnndard work. VT ' which will be valuable to all students of A i this remarkable and tenacious movement. |