_Notwithstanding what has already been written upon the principles and
doctrines of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by the Latter-Day
Saints, I feel an assurance that this little work will be received with
no little pleasure and a great degree of satisfaction by members of
the true Church, as well as those who are seeking light upon religious
topics._
_The style in which the articles comprised in this little volume are
written, is pre-eminently plain, and peculiarly adapted to the reading
public. Loaded as the articles are, with careful thought and numerous
scriptural quotations and references, itself not only a thought
gatherer but a thought generator, it will come as a valuable aid to
our missionaries and theological organizations, and also to the many
investigators throughout the civilized world. Truth in studied brevity
has been aimed at, without seeking the least embellishment of diction._
_With an intense desire to impart the truth to mankind as widely as
possible, this little messenger is sent forth, trusting that it may
prove a blessing to thousands who are as yet grovelling in darkness and
superstition and lead them to the sunlight of truth._