walkingwithgrace Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I am wondering what the best books are for learning about Mormon History? I'm looking for information about the history of the mormon church, prophets, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estradling75 Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 The book Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling: Richard Lyman Bushman: 9781400077533: Amazon.com: BooksIs pretty good. It is a Biography of Joesph Smith which of course means its a lot of early church history is covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingwithgrace Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Thank you! There are just so many books out there that I wasn't sure which ones were more "reliable" or informative for a newbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I would say that biographies are a good source of history. The ones I would recommend are:Mormon Enigma:Emma Hale Smith by Linda King Newell and Valeen Tippetts Avery...andBrigham Young: Pioneer Prophet by John G. TurnerM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 You might also look at the series on CD that Truman Madsen made about Joseph Smith. They are excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janadele Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 "Barry Bickmore's Restoring the Ancient Church: Joseph Smith and Early Christianity is finally here. This is not just a re-release, however, it's an updated edition with a new chapter on Jewish Christianity. This must-have book shows startling parallels between early Christianity and the teachings of Joseph Smith." FairMormon Bookstore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 There's an Institute of Religion manual that you can get through the distribution center with a good overview of Church history. I think it's called, "History of the Church". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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