Bibliograph

Documents, Dean C. Jessee, Ronald K. Esplin, Richard Lyman Bushman, Matthew J. Grow, general editors

Type

Label

Documents, Dean C. Jessee, Ronald K. Esplin, Richard Lyman Bushman, Matthew J. Grow, general editors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Documents

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

849801109

Responsibility statement

Dean C. Jessee, Ronald K. Esplin, Richard Lyman Bushman, Matthew J. Grow, general editors

Series statement

The Joseph Smith papers

Summary

"Volume 1-July 1828-June 1831, marks the beginning of the Documents series of The Joseph Smith Papers. When complete, the Documents series will publish more than a thousand documents created, authorized, or owned by Joseph Smith, including each of his revelations in its earliest form, reports of his discourses, and correspondence ... Among the contents of this volume are more than five dozen revelations that were presented in the first-person voice of Jesus Christ, including texts later published in the Doctrine and Covenants, the expansive "visions of Moses" (now found in the Pearl of Great Price), and revelations never canonized. In addition, several documents in this volume trace the process of translating and printing the Book of Mormon, as well as early efforts to evangelize using the book and its message."--Deseretbook.com"Volume 2-July 1831-January 1833, opens in the summer of 1831 with the designation of Jackson County, Missouri, as the location of Zion and follows a period of administrative growth and doctrinal development in the church Joseph Smith founded. The volume contains revelations, correspondence, minutes of meetings in which Joseph Smith participated, and licenses provided to church officers. It documents the creation of the United Firm, the decision to print Joseph Smith s revelations, and the first meeting of the School of the Prophets. The volume also illuminates Joseph Smith s family life through two poignant letters from Joseph to his wife Emma"--Amazon.com"Volume 3 ... features primarily minutes of meetings, letters, and revelations but also includes city plats, priesthood licenses, a warrant, a deed, and an attempt to classify the scriptures by topic."--Page xvii

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