The Deseret First Book (Deseret Alphabet)
New York: [Deseret University], 1868. Reprint. Paperback. 36pp. Photoreprint of the original.
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The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance
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Conflict in the Quorum: Orson Pratt, Brigham Young, Joseph Smith
Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002. First printing. Cloth/dj. 312pp. At a meeting of the LDS Quorum of the Twelve in 1860, one of the church’s senior apostles complained that "Brother Orson Pratt has withstood Joseph [Smith] and he has withstood Brother Brigham [Young] many times and he has done.....
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The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith
New York: Random House, 2012. First printing. Paperback. 336 pp With Mormonism on the nation’s radar as never before, religious historian Matthew Bowman has written an essential book that pulls back the curtain on more than 180 years of Mormon history and doctrine. He recounts the church’s origins and explains.....
Reconsidering No Man Knows My History: Fawn M. Brodie and Joseph Smith in Retrospect
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Symbols in Stone: Symbolism on the Early Temples of the Restoration
American Fork: Covenant Communications, 1997. Fifth printing. Cloth. 194pp. Additional shipping is required for this item. Please call us (800-486-3112) to order.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
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Trailing the Pioneers: A Guide to Utah's Emigrant Trails, 1829-1869
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The Worldwide Church: Mormonism as a Global Religion
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The Prophet and the Reformer: The Letters of Brigham Young & Thomas L. Kane
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The Street-Legal Version of Mormon's Book
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The Assassination of Joseph Smith: Innocent Blood on the Banner of Liberty
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