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The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother

Lucy Mack Smith

Paperback | Pages: 328 pages

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Title	:	The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother
Author	:	Lucy Mack Smith
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 328 pages
Published	:	September 1st 2000 by Covenant Communications Inc. (first published June 1st 1844)
Categories	:	Religion. Biography. Christianity. Lds. Nonfiction. History. Church

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Okay, can I just say that I ROCK for finishing this book? It took a lot of perseverence, lemme tell ya.

I picked it up at the library last November or so. “Hey,” I thought to myself. “This would be a good thing to read right now, with all the celebrations of Joseph Smith going on for the 200th anniversary of his birth.” (Remember that? Yeah, it was kind of awhile ago.)

Despite my slow-going approach to reading the book, it was interesting and, for the most part, very readable.

Mother Smith includes lots of things I had heard before through the scriptures (or through The Work and the Glory ;-)), but there’s plenty of interesting tidbits and facts about the Smith family that I learned. I had heard that Alvin, Joseph’s older brother, had died before the church was restored (but after the First Vision), but I had never heard why — he had some minor ailment and an inexperienced doctor gave him something that more or less poisoned him.

It was inspiring to read about Mother Smith, who despite the many trials she faced, remained firm in her faith. Even in her younger years, she lost her sisters; she had stillborn children and babies who only lived a few weeks; her children became sick with typhoid fever (prompting the problems with Joseph’s leg when he was young); her family underwent financial hardship after financial hardship; and her son’s life was sought after even before he had his Vision (and, of course, many times afterwards). Her husband and sons were imprisoned many times and she lost numerous grandchildren. After arriving in Nauvoo, Mother Smith lost a husband, four sons, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren in the course of just a few years. You cannot help but ache with gratitude for this woman’s strength.

The editors of this volume did a nice job with the book, too. There were tons of endnotes which helped place events in context. By reading the notes, I felt like I was getting a better-rounded picture of Church History. I especially appreciated their work on the “characters” of the book. For every figure in Church History mentioned in the book, they included a biographical sketch of that person in the endnotes, including things like when and where they had joined the Church, important events surrounding their service in the Church, and what happened to them following that point in Mother Smith’s story (apostasy, continued service in the Church, martyrdom, etc.) It was a great book to learn more about Church History in just one volume.

This book was long and a little tedious at times — but it was valuable reading.

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Original Title:	The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother
ISBN:	157734720X (ISBN13: 9781577347200)

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I've read many books about the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but this one is unique. Written by the Mother of the Prophet Joseph Smith, it is so personal, and SO heart wrenching. The Smith family gave everything they had, even their lives, to build the Church we know and love today. Reading this story from the perspective of a mother was particularly poignant... I can't imagine that kind of sacrifice. I've always been grateful to Joseph Smith for restoring the

Amazing testimony-building book, detailing many events in the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith. The way his mother writes is compelling and her descriptions and explanations are vivid. She starts off with the history of some of her own family members, which are both heartbreaking and fascinating. Most of the book, however, focuses on Joseph's childhood and events before during and after the Sacred Grove experience. I do wish there were less gaps in time, especially during his life as Prophet,

I read this book while I was in college, but had a desire to go back and read it again now that I'm a mother. Though I'm very familiar with the events of the restoration, there were a number of things that I didn't know and/or had forgotten.The entire Smith family (and nearly all of the early members of the LDS Church) were such incredible people. The trials they endured were so hard for me to even read about. I can't imagine having actually lived them. I loved the footnotes added throughout the

Mother Smith's memoirs have been essential reading for LDS members for over a century. In this edition the editors have utilized an original manuscript neglected by previous editors to bring her narration more into line with her own dictation. Lucy Mack Smith's voice clearly comes through, and the work is well annotated with chapter notes.If you want to learn about the religious atmosphere in early to mid nineteenth century America, then you should put down the textbook. Lay aside the secondary

A fresh new view of events in the early Church. It was interesting to read about Lucy Mack Smith - I think she's somewhat of an unsung hero. What a spitfire!

There is so much to learn from Mother Smiths example.

I have a new hero and her name is Lucy Mack Smith. I had no idea how awesome she was. And her family. Wow.The one complaint I have with this book is that the title is misleading. I thought I was going to learn more about Joseph Smith, but this was actually more about the whole Smith family as well as the history of the church. I actually did not learn anything new about Joseph.However, I really came to appreciate his family and the struggles of the early church. The chapter towards the end that