Books about Mormon History?

[walkingwithgrace]

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.

[estradling75]

The book Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling: Richard Lyman Bushman: 9781400077533: Amazon.com: Books

Is pretty good. It is a Biography of Joesph Smith which of course means its a lot of early church history is covered

[walkingwithgrace]

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.

[Maureen]

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...and

Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet by John G. Turner

M.

[Palerider]

You might also look at the series on CD that Truman Madsen made about Joseph Smith. They are excellent.

[Janadele]

"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

[Guest]

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".