Glorious in Persecution: Joseph Smith, American Prophet, 1839-1844
Salt Lake City: The Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2016. First printing. Hardcover/dust jacket. 702pp. Reg. Price $39.95. Escaping imprisonment in Missouri in 1839, the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith quickly settled with family and followers on the Illinois banks of the Mississippi River. Under Smith’s direction, the small village of Commerce soon mushroomed.....