The Joseph Smith Papers: Journals Vol. 1 - 1832-1839 (Hard Cover Book) by Dean C. Jessee, Richard L. Bushman, Ronald K. Esplin
Item #9781570088490
The Joseph Smith Papers, comprising dozens of volumes when complete, will be the largest, most authoritative published collection of Joseph Smith documents anywhere. Although broad scope, the Papers project has a relatively simple aim; to make available essential sources for the study of early Mormon history and of Joseph Smith-the church president and prophet, the city builder, the civic and military leader, the husband and father.

With unprecedented access to Joseph Smith texts, including many never before published, this landmark project provides new information and insights about Joseph Smith texts, including many never before published, this landmark project provides new information and insights about Joseph Smith, early Mormonism, and insights about Joseph Smith, early Mormonism, and nineteenth-century American religion. The documents, topically arranged into several series, include journals, correspondence, sermons, revelations, translations, histories, minutes, and legal and business records.

This inaugural volume features Joseph Smith's first five journals and reflects the beginning of Mormon record keeping in the church's earliest years. Joseph Smith began recording his first journal in 1832 in a small pocket-size book that he carried along with him during his missionary travels. Studying these personal entries gives the reader an appreciation for Smith's character, a religious leader, the city builder, the pioneer, the husband and father, a truly visionary man.
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