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The Rocky Mountain saints: a full and complete history of the Mormons, from the first vision of Joseph Smith to the last courtship of Brigham Young ... and the development of the great mineral wealth of the territory of Utah.

Salt Lake City, Shepard Book Co., 1904. xxiv, 761 pages including illustrations, plates, portraits, maps, facsimiles frontispiece, plates, double facsimile 24 cm Contents Note(s): Chapter I. Mormonism explained -- The first faith biblical -- Spiritual enthusiasm of the elders -- Establishment of a literal kingdom predicted -- Polygamy not in the original program -- Mormon errors attributable to the system and leaders -- Argument of the miraculous power of healing -- Difficulty experienced in leaving the Mormon church -- Assumption of infallible priesthood -- Mormonism summed up -- Chapter II. The Mormon Prophet -- His early life -- His visions -- His personal characteristics -- An angel reveals to him the golden plates -- His mission announced -- The story of the stone box -- Chapter III. The gold plates -- Joseph translated the "Reformed Egyptian" -- Martin Harris acts as scribe -- Professor Anthon pronounces the characters and translation "a hoax" -- A prediction of Isaiah fulfilled -- Satan and Mrs. Harris bring the prophet into great trouble -- Oliver Cowdery replaces Harris -- John the Baptist ordains Smith and Cowdery -- They baptize each other, prophesy and rejoice -- Witnes

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