History of the Prophet Joseph, by His Mother by Lucy Smith
"History of the Prophet Joseph, by His Mother" by Lucy Smith is a biography published in 1853. Dictated by the mother of Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith, this family memoir sparked immediate controversy. Church leader Brigham Young condemned it as lies and ordered copies destroyed, possibly due to conflicts with its publisher and the book's portrayal of the Smith family as legitimate church leaders. Despite the opposition, historians later recognized
it as an essential source for understanding Mormon origins. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Smith, Lucy, 1775-1856 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Smith, Elias, 1804-1888 |
| Editor | Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875 |
| Title | History of the Prophet Joseph, by His Mother |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Joseph_Smith_by_His_Mother |
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Produced by the Mormon Texts Project. See mormontextsproject.org/ for a complete list of Mormon texts available on Project Gutenberg, to help proofread similar books, or to report typos. Special thanks to Trevor Nysetvold for proofreading. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements |
| Subject | Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 45619 |
| Release Date | May 9, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 494 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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