The Book Brigham Young Tried To Destroy Reprint of the 1853 Ed.

Original title: Biographical sketches of Joseph Smith the prophet, and his progenitors for many generations. By Lucy Smith, mother of the prophet.

Description

Includes a 15-page introduction by Jerald and Sandra Tanner. Important information on Joseph's early life.

Table of Contents

Chapter

1. Solomon Mack, the Father of Lucy Mack—Extract from his Narrative
2. History of Jason Mack
3. Lovisa and Lovina Mack
4. Life of Stephen Mack
5. Lydia Mack, third daughter of Solomon Mack
6. Daniel Mack—He rescues three men from a watery grave
7. Solomon Mack
8. Early Life of Lucy Mack—Her Marriage with Joseph Smith
9. Seven Generations of the Smith Family—Four Generations of the Mack Family
10. A Present of one thousand dollars, from John Mudget and Stephen Mack, to the Author
11. Sickness in Randolph
12. Joseph Smith, Senior, loses his property, and becomes poor—Receives a visit from Jason Mack—The History of the latter concluded
13. The Author's Dream
14. First Vision of Joseph Smith, Senior—The Box—Second Vision—The Tree and the Spacious Building
15. Sickness at Lebanon—Sophronia's miraculous recovery
16. The Sufferings of Joseph Smith, Junior, with a fever sore—Extraction of large fragments of bone from one of his legs
17. Joseph Smith, Senior, removes to Norwich, thence to Palmyra—His Dream of the Images—of the Judgment
18. History of Joseph the Prophet commences—Seventh Vision of Joseph Smith, Senior
19. The Angel visits Joseph again—Joseph tells his father what he has seen and heard—He is permitted to behold the Plates—Receives further instructions—Communicates the same to the family—Takes the Plates into his hands—They are taken from him, and he is reproved—His disappointment
20. Alvin's sickness and death
21. Religious excitement—Joseph's prophecy—He works for Mr. Stoal—Becomes acquainted with Emma Hale
22. Joseph Smith, Senior, loses his farm—Joseph, Junior, is married—Has another interview with the Angel, by whom he is chastised—Receives further instructions
23. Joseph obtains the Plates
24. Joseph brings home the Breast-plate—Martin Harris and his wife introduced—The Translation commences—Mrs. Harris begins to oppose the work
25. Martin Harris is permitted to take the Manuscript home with him—He loses it—The season of mourning which ensued
26. Martin Harris's perfidy
27. The Urim and Thummim are taken from Joseph—He receives them again
28. Oliver Cowdery commences writing for Joseph—They attend to the ordinance of Baptism
29. Mrs. Harris prosecutes Joseph
30. Joseph and Oliver remove to Waterloo—They finish the Translation
31. The Plates are shown to Twelve Witnesses—Joseph makes arrangements for printing the Book of Mormon
32. The printing is begun—A meeting of the citizens held in reference to the Book
33. Esquire Cole's Dogberry Paper—Second meeting of the citizens
34. The Church organized
35. Joseph Smith, Senior, and Don Carlos visist Stockholm
36. Joseph Smith, Senior, imprisoned—An attempt to take Hyrum
37. The family of Joseph Smith, Senior, remove to Waterloo
38. The first Western Mission—Joseph Smith, Junior, moves to Kirtland
39. The different branches of the Church remove to Kirtland—Miracle at Buffalo
40. Samuel Smith's first mission to Missouri
41. Lucy Smith visits Detroit
42. An Extract from the History of Joseph the Prophet—Sidney Rigdon's transgression—Trouble in Jackson county
43. Lucy Smith builds a School-house—Joseph and Hyrum return from Missouri—They rehearse the history of their trouble
44. The Lord's house at Kirtland commenced—A letter from the Prophet to his uncle Silas
45. The House of the Lord completed—A division in the Church
46. Joseph Smith, Senior, and his brother John go on a Mission to the east—The death of Jerusha Smith
47. The Persecution revives—Don Carlos and his father fly from their enemies—Joseph moves to Missouri
48. Joseph Smith, Senior, moves with his family to Missouri—Commencement of the Persecution in Caldwell
49. Testimony of Hyrum Smith
50. Removal of the Smith family to Illinois
51. Joseph and Hyrum escape from their persecutors, and return to their families
52. A purchase made in the town of Commerce—Joseph the Prophet goes to Washington—The death of Joseph Smith, Senior
53. Joseph arrested at Quincy—Discharged at Monmouth—Joseph charged with an attempt to assassinate ex-Governor Boggs
54. Joseph and Hyrum assassinated

Appendix

• A Journal kept by Don C. Smith while on a mission with George A. Smith, his cousin
• Letters of Don C. Smith to his wife, Agnes
• Elegy on the death of Joseph Smith, Senior, the Patriarch
• Lines on the death of Don Carlos Smith
• Lines written on the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith