Joseph Smith: A Life Lived in Crescendo, 2 vols.
Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2024. First printing. Paperback. x, 535, 539-1086 pp.
The twenty-one essays in this volume (mostly refined versions of previously published pieces), written by knowledgeable scholars, richly illuminate new findings about Joseph Smith’s history and teachings during his final years in Nauvoo, a glorious culmination to a faithful life.
[ VOLUME 1 ]
Foreword Richard E. Turley Jr.
DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENTS IN NAUVOO
The Man Who Communed with Jehovah Elder Kyle S. McKay
Now That We Have the Words of Joseph Smith, How Shall We Begin to Understand Them? Twelve Challenges and Opportunities Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
“Line upon Line”: Joseph Smith’s Growing Understanding of the Eternal Family R. Devan Jensen, Michael A. Goodman, and Barbara Morgan Gardner
Life before Birth Terryl L. Givens
“For Their Salvation Is Necessary and Essential to Our Salvation”: Joseph Smith and the Practice of Baptism and Confirmation for the Dead Alexander L. Baugh
Understanding the Doctrine of Election: A Closer Look at the Prophet’s 21 May 1843 Discourse on the “More Sure Word of Prophecy” Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
The King Follett Discourse: Pinnacle or Peripheral? James E. Faulconer with Susannah Morrison
TEMPLE, PRIESTHOOD, AND THE RELIEF SOCIETY
Restoring Melchizedek Priesthood John S. Thompson
The Revelatory Origins of Temple Ordinances Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
Doctrine and Covenants 132: Questions and Discussions Brian C. Hales
Thoughts on Reclaiming the History of Relief Society Rachel Cope
What Is Women’s Relationship to Priesthood? Lisa Olsen Tait
“Finishing the Foundation”: The Sacred Site of Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo Store Jacob D. Hawkins and Matthew J. Grow
[ VOLUME 2 ]
THE MARTYRDOM
Road to Martyrdom: Joseph Smith’s Last Legal Cases Joseph I. Bentley
Joseph Smith’s Short Trip to Iowa, June 23, 1844, to Secure Lawyers to Go with Him to Carthage John W. Welch
True to the End: The Culmination of the Earthly Ministry of the Prophet Joseph Smith in His Martyrdom at Carthage R. Jean Addams
SUCCESSION IN CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Authority, Keys, and “the Measures of Joseph”: A Detailed Exploration of 1844 Succession Ronald K. Esplin
Dennison Lott Harris’s Firsthand Accounts of the Conspiracy of Nauvoo and the Transmission of Apostolic Keys Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
Aftermath of the Martyrdom: Aspirants to the Mantle of the Prophet Joseph Smith R. Jean Addams
A Simple Inventory of Joseph Smith’s Contributions Hugh W. Nibley
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